Amy Quesnel, 29, of Georgia, Vermont was sentenced yesterday to six months imprisonment to be followed by four months of home detention. Quesnel had previously pled guilty to a violation of the Telephone Records Privacy Protection Act, which carries a maximum sentence of ten years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine. U.S. Attorney Coffin stated that…
Category: Breach Incidents
NY: Ex-MCC student Terry Zimmerman says he stole others’ refunds to find HIV cure
Gary Craig reports: A 19-year-old former Monroe Community College student maintains he stole from other college students via identity theft because he wanted to find a cure for the AIDS virus, authorities allege. Rochester resident Terry Zimmerman, who assisted other MCC students with computer problems, used his access to steal their financial aid refunds, court…
Escrow Co. Sues Bank Over $440K Cyber Theft
Brian Krebs writes: An escrow firm in Missouri is suing its bank to recover $440,000 that organized cyber thieves stole in an online robbery earlier this year, claiming the bank’s reliance on passwords to secure high-dollar transactions failed to measure up to federal e-banking security guidelines. The attack against Springfield, Mo. based title insurance provider…
(follow-up) Tulsa woman’s sentence nearly 4 years for credit-card fraud
David Harper reports the follow-up to a case previously reported here and here: A Tulsa woman was sentenced Tuesday to three years and nine months in prison for her role in a credit-card fraud case that involved personal identifying information being taken from St. Francis Hospital’s computer system. Teresa Browning, 36, also was ordered by…
KY: Broker Accused Of Using Clients’ Credit Cards
A Louisville mortgage broker is accused of using his clients’ credit cards to make thousands of dollars in purchases. Brett Howard spoke with WLKY News about the charges filed against him on Tuesday. Howard said he started working as a mortgage broker for Homequest Mortgage in May 2009. He said that by mid-August, he wasn’t…
Ca: Laptop theft could be massive file breach
The local public school board is scrambling to alert some students and their parents whose records and personal information are reportedly on a stolen laptop computer. Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board communications officer Kerry Donnell outlined, in a statement released to the press Tuesday, the steps being taken to alert those who may…