Brian Krebs reports: Organized cyber thieves took roughly $600,000 from the coastal city of Brigantine, New Jersey this week after stealing the city’s online banking credentials. The break-in marks the second time this year that hackers have robbed the coffers of an Atlantic County town: In March, a similar attack struck Egg Harbor Township, N.J., which lost…
Category: Breach Incidents
CA: Former Has-Camino Travel Agency employee accused of theft of computers, customer info
A husband and wife from South Pasadena have been arrested on suspicion of breaking into a travel agency where the woman formerly worked and stealing computers and people’s personal information, authorities said Friday. Maureen Hizon, 35, is also being investigated on suspicion of embezzling about $100,000 from the Has-Camino Travel Agency, where she had worked…
FL: Ex-Waiter Accused Of Skimming Credit Cards
Carey Codd reports: A former waiter at a Southwest Ranches restaurant is accused of stealing the credit card numbers of more than two dozen customers. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Cristobal Chavez, 29, stole the credit card numbers by copying them with a device called a skimmer while working at the Romeus Cuban Restaurant….
Ph: Cebu ATM Credit Card Scam Ring Busted
Mars W. Mosqueda Jr. reports: Authorities yesterday warned credit card owners to be extra careful when transacting business using their credit cards following the arrest of six people allegedly belonging to a “highly-organized” syndicate with capabilities to capture credit card users’ information and use fake cards from stolen data. Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) Director…
Higher Damages Possible in Prison Privacy Breach Lawsuit – Court
Courthouse News reports on the latest legal development in a lawsuit that started with a privacy breach in 2001 involving employees at the Federal Medical Center in Kentucky: Staff members at a prison hospital in Kentucky might be entitled to more than $1,000 each for the breach of privacy that occurred when a federal investigator…
Update: Ukranian police arrest 5, targeting brains behind Zeus botnet
Robert McMillan and Grant Gross report: Ukrainian police on Thursday arrested five people thought to be the brains behind a scam using the Zeus Trojan to siphon money from small businesses in the U.S. The operation is part of an ongoing effort to take down a criminal empire that stole $70 million from victims’ bank…