WGAL reports that Security Savings Systems of New Cumberland mailed 1099-G forms to taxpayers that exposed others’ Social Security numbers: On Tuesday, taxpayers in Derry Township received sheets of paper in the mail with the information of two taxpayers on it. These 1099-G forms list the amount of the person’s tax refund that they received…
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OH: Greene Co. website hacked; users warned
Mark Gokavi reports: Greene County residents who have used an email address, user name and password on any Greene County website may want to change that information in other applications because the county’s web server was hacked into Monday night. Greene County Auditor David Graham said the breach at about 9:30 p.m. Monday did not…
Salt Lake City Police Department hacked in “OpPiggyBank” (updated)
A hack of the Salt Lake City Police Department this week has raised concerns after hackers claimed to have acquired information that might jeopardize the identities of confidential informants and operations. On Tuesday, the hackers, known as @CabinCr3w and @ItsKahuna on Twitter, dumped some data on PasteBin and PasteBaythat included 1,073 names, usernames, e-mail addresses,…
TX: Lakeway restaurant customers victimized by cybercrime credit fraud
Matt Olsen reports: Police say hackers stole credit card information from dozens of diners who all ate at a restaurant. While investigators have cleared the restaurant of any wrongdoing, the owner tells KVUE he is taking steps to restore the business that’s been lost due to the fraud. By all appearances it was business as usual…
NY: Mamaroneck Staples Cashier Charged in $181K Fraud
Brian Donnelly reports: A cashier at the Staples in Mamaroneck has been charged with stealing, then selling, 50 customers’ credit card numbers, leading to $181,800 in credit card fraud, according to a Westchester County Police press release. Valerie Fajardo, a 21-year-old from the Bronx, was arrested at the store on 2444 Boston Post Road on…
Key Internet operator VeriSign hit by hackers
Joseph Menn reports: VeriSign Inc (VRSN.O), the company in charge of delivering people safely to more than half the world’s websites, has been hacked repeatedly by outsiders who stole undisclosed information from the leading Internet infrastructure company. The previously unreported breaches occurred in 2010 at the Reston, Virginia-based company, which is ultimately responsible for the…