Police have arrested both people wanted in connection with several hundred cases of identity theft uncovered by 9Wants to Know. Many of the thefts originated in the emergency room of a local hospital. […] Philbin is accused of stealing the hospital records of at least 150 patients at St. Anthony Central Hospital who went into…
Category: Breach Incidents
State Reaches Settlement With BNY Mellon
[…] BNY Mellon was directed to immediately notify each affected bank customer by mail and provide 24 months of credit protection for the financial accounts that might be affected by the data breach. In addition, BNY Mellon was presented and complied with numerous subpoenas from the Department of Consumer Protection concerning its actions before and…
Attorney General Brown Announces Charges Against Physician Accused of Prescription Drug Fraud
From the press release: Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that charges were filed against Dr. Lisa Barden of Rancho Cucumonga, who broke the law and “wrecked havoc” on the lives of patients whose identities she stole to obtain highly addictive pain killers. “This physician wrecked havoc on the lives of dozens of…
FBI Uncovers Worldwide $9M ATM Card Scam (RBS WorldPay)
John Deutzman reports: A Fox 5 investigation exposes a worldwide ATM scam that swindled $9 million and possibly jeopardized sensitive information from people around the world. Law enforcement sources told Fox 5 it’s one of the most frightening well-coordinated heists they’ve ever seen. (Watch my video report at left.) Photos from security video (see photo…
Beach woman sentenced for stealing hospital patients’ information (follow-up)
Cindy Clayton reports: A Virginia Beach woman was sentenced to a year and one day in prison today for stealing the personal information of hospital patients. Nichole Easton, 23, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in September to aggravated identity theft, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Easton had worked as…
MA: Laptops stolen from Baystate Medical
Several laptops were stolen from Baystate Medical Center’s Pediatrics department. Some of those computers had patient information on them. Letters went to all of the affected parents to notify them of the situation. Read more on WWLP