Andrew Galvin reports: A former payroll manager at Advanced Medical Optics was sentenced to five years in state prison today after he pleaded guilty last month to charges that he stole more than $487,000 from his employer, prosecutors said. Robert Lee Winn, 43, of Norco, used the Santa Ana company’s payroll computer system to make…
Category: Breach Incidents
NC: Piedmont Credit Union members report fraud
Yet another payment processor? Is this related to other incidents reported this past week or something else? Who knows…. they don’t tell us. Denice Thibodeau reports: About 15 members of Piedmont Credit Union reported fraudulent purchases on their Visa-issued debit cards Tuesday, according to credit union president Tom Shields. Shields said people reported money missing…
WV: Local health department warns 11,000 people of possible ID theft
Eric Eyre reports: The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department is sending 11,000 letters to people who received flu shots from the agency since October, warning them that their personal information may have been stolen by a former department temporary worker. Jameelah Jossiah, 24, a former flu clinic billing clerk, was charged with computer fraud after allegedly making…
IN: Call centre manager in the frame over ID scam
John Leyden reports: An Indian call centre manager is under investigation over allegations he used the identities of Brits to run an insurance fraud scam. Edward Burn, 30, has reportedly confessed to using the details of 12 people to make fictitious insurance claims valued at £56,900 through insurance firm Aviva, whose brands include Norwich Union….
Heartland Payment Systems Uncovers Malicious Software In Its Processing System (updated)
From their press release: Payments processor Heartland Payment Systems has learned it was the victim of a security breach within its processing system in 2008. Heartland believes the intrusion is contained. […] No merchant data or cardholder Social Security numbers, unencrypted personal identification numbers (PIN), addresses or telephone numbers were involved in the breach. Nor…
VOIP hacked to the tune of $120k
Slightly o/t, but for the second time in one month, we’re seeing reports of phone system hacks leaving businesses with huge bills.