Richard Duke contributed to this report from the Benton Courier: Arkansas State Police have served two search warrants and seized computers and other items from the home and office of a local bail bondsman, apparently in relation to its investigation of the alleged misuse of police passwords to illegally obtain private information on local residents….
Category: Breach Incidents
(follow-up) Moscow gets tough on cybercrime as ID theft escalates
Joseph Menn reports: Russia has quietly arrested several suspects in one of the world’s biggest cyberbank thefts, raising hopes of a previously unseen level of official co-operation in a country that has been a haven for criminals. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB)has detained suspects including Viktor Pleshchuk, an alleged mastermind behind a £6m (€6.6m,…
Firm denies hacking, stock manipulation charges
Elinor Mills reports: A Cyprus-based company accused of manipulating stocks on U.S. exchanges via compromised trading accounts denied the allegations on Friday, placing blame on “Russian swindlers.” A U.S. federal judge in New York agreed to freeze the assets of BroCo Investments on Tuesday, after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint alleging…
New 5/3 debit cards ‘safety precaution’
WOOD-TV reports: A security breach through a third-party payment company prompted Fifth Third Bank to send new debit cards to its customers as a safety precaution. Bank officials sent a letter to customers and said the debit cards may have been compromised, but other sensitive information, such as Social Security numbers, were not accessed. The…
Dumped documents lead to internal investigation
Jennifer Emert reports from Georgia: Albany Police have launched an internal investigation after sensitive city documents were found near an alley garbage can. APD Chief John Proctor says that violates the department’s policy to shred or burn documents containing sensitive information. It may even be in violation of state law that requires businesses to shred…
Town recovers $378,470 stolen by hackers (updated)
Michael Valkys reports: Town of Poughkeepsie officials Thursday night announced the town has recovered more than $378,000 in town funds alleged to have been stolen by cyber thieves. Supervisor Patricia Myers announced the recovery at a special Town Board meeting at Town Hall. She read a brief statement after the board’s approximately one-hour executive session….