Keith J. Kelly reports: Mansueto Ventures, publisher of Inc. and Fast Company magazines, was the victim of a massive data breach that exposed employees’ wage information and Social Security numbers to hackers. The hackers have already used the illegally obtained information to file fraudulent federal and state tax returns, one worker said. Read more on…
Category: ID Theft
California man hacked CMU student’s account, prosecutors say
Brian Bowling reports: A California college student hacked the student account of a Carnegie Mellon University student to steal her identity and attempt to get credit cards and personal loans in her name, federal prosecutors said. A federal grand jury indicted Dennis C. Liu, 23, of San Marino, Calif., in May on three counts of…
Vantage Credit Union employee helped steal thousands from customers
Bailey E Kinney reports: A Vantage Credit Union employee has been charged with identity theft after stealing banking information from customers. Charging documents say 28-year-old Tiara Franklin transferred funds totaling $29,600 into three accounts without the knowledge or consent of the account holders. Franklin was an employee at Vantage Credit Union’s call center located on West…
PH: Police arrest 27 sextortionists
Francis Wakefield reports: The Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group arrested 27 persons allegedly involved in sextortion activities in an operation in Cabanatuan City Tuesday. Senior Supt Guilermo Lorenzo Eleazar, PNP-ACG director, said that the suspects were arrested inside the office of TLS Synergy Group, an online marketing firm in Cabanatuan City. Read more on Tempo.
Texas man found with personal info belonging to dozens of identity theft victims
FOX News reports: A man is facing forgery charges after police say they found him with the personal information belonging to dozens of people. Antonio Moreno, 27, was arrested at a hotel in the Medical Center area when investigators say he used someone else’s credit card to pay for the room. Moreno was with others…
Miami Resident Pleads Guilty to Participation in an Identity Theft Tax Fraud Scheme Involving the IRS “Get Transcript” Service
A Miami resident pled guilty for his participation in an identity theft tax fraud scheme where he used stolen personal identification information (PII) to access the IRS “Get Transcript” service and obtain tax records of his identity theft victims. Marvin Ricardo Herard, 26, of Miami, pled guilty to one count of wire fraud, in violation…