PITTSBURGH – A resident of Johnstown, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud and identity theft, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. John M. Chapman, 33, pleaded guilty to 26 counts before David S. Cercone, United States District Judge. According to the information presented to the court, between 2007…
Category: Breach Incidents
Russian Defence Export Hacked, 500+MB Data Leaked By @Rucyborg (UPDATED)
Updated below with basic analysis of the data. Today Russian hacktivist @Rucyborg has announced a big leak of files from Russian Defence Export ROSOBORONEXPORT (https://www.roe.ru/). The leak was announced just a short time ago from twitter and has been posted to cyberguerrilla. The leaked files are just the first part of a few to come…
Thermo Fisher Scientific notifies employees after laptop with their SSN is stolen
Thermo Fisher Scientific is notifying 93 employees that their unencrypted names and Social Security numbers were on a laptop stolen from an employee in Boston on December 23. The firm learned of the breach on January 4. Those affected are being offered a year of free credit monitoring with EquiFax’s Credit Watch Gold service. You…
Commentary: Repeated insider breaches at TD Bank should trigger federal regulator investigation (update 1)
Update 1: March 9, 2014: Added some other incidents that were reported to NYS in 2012 and early 2013. These additions are underlined for your convenience. In the process of reviewing other materials, I have also identified two other banks that have recurring reports of insider wrongdoing. Eventually, I will write up my findings on…
Florida Woman Arrested On Identity Theft And Tax Fraud Charges, Found in Possession of Identity Info of 700
Tia Lashonda Miller, 39, of West Palm Beach, was arrested on charges of unlawful possession of unauthorized access devices, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(3), and five counts of aggravated identity theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1)). Miller made her initial appearance in court on Monday, February 24, 2014, before U.S. Magistrate…
More details emerge on 80sTees breach disclosed in 2013
Back in April 2013, 80sTees (80sTees.com) notified a number of state attorneys general that their customer payment card data had been compromised. According to reports to New Hampshire, Vermont, Maryland, and California: on January 29, 2013, the Pennsylvania-headquartered firm was asked by Discover to examine their system after suspicious charges were noted on customers’ cards following purchases…