Mary Katherine Westmark reports on a second ring that has been broken up in Florida: Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office investigators, with assistance from state and federal law enforcement agencies, have captured two men who were allegedly involved in a massive scheme to defraud hundreds of victims across the United States and other jurisdictions of millions…
Category: Breach Incidents
Federal agents uncover Palm Beach County-based ID-theft ring
Michael LaForgia reports that the FBI has busted an ID theft ring based in Palm Beach County, Florida. Seven arrests have been made. In June and July, the ring made 32 fake IDs using information stolen from people in Florida, California and other states and showed agents a list of 110 real identities to choose…
FL: More credit card skimmers found at Gainesville gas pumps
Nathan Crabbe and Karen Voyles report: More credit card skimming devices were found Friday at a Gainesville gas station near Interstate 75, leading authorities to warn residents against paying at the pump at any area stations. “The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office cannot guarantee the security of the citizens’ personal credit card information at the gas…
(follow-up) Former Broward teacher gets house arrest for stealing students’ identities
Jon Burstein reports: A former Broward high school teacher was sentenced Friday to six months on house arrest for stealing students’ identities. Sheyla Diaz, 44, had pleaded guilty in May to a federal identity theft charge, admitting she filled out credit card applications using the names of former high school students. She resigned in January…
Police detains hacker, who attacked server, network of big company in North Bulgaria
Authorities detained a hacker, who attacked the local network and servers of a big company based in the Northern town of Ruse, the press office of the Interior Ministry announced. […] The investigation revealed that the hacker used to make attempts against company’s network and server in the time period between June 26 – July…
Cn: Student data bought and sold online after gaokao
Liu Meng reports: Recently a news report uncovering the theft of personal data from thousands of registered gaokao (the national college entrance exam) examinees in one province has sparked concern of millions across the country. According to the Qianjiang Evening News report, the personal data of gaokao examinees in Zhejiang Province data were available for…