An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission is mailing checks to 14,023 consumers who were victims of ChoicePoint’s alleged failure to implement a comprehensive information security program to protect consumers’ personal information, as required by a previous court order. As a result, in the spring of 2008, an unauthorized person accessed its database and…
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LA: Credit card fraud investigation centers in Natchitoches Parish
KSLA reports that another restaurant has been hacked. In this case, it’s reportedly the Japanese Sushi Bar & Grill: Reportedly the Japanese Sushi Bar & Grill, located in Natchitoches has become the latest victim of hacking. Upon investigating, detectives have learned that someone allegedly got into the server they use to process credit card transactions….
(update) Two arrested in Roseville restaurant credit card scam
Sam Stanton reports: At least two people have been arrested in connection with the credit card scam pulled at Paul Martin’s American Bistro in Roseville, police said today, but the suspects are considered minor players and the ringleaders may be operating overseas. Read more on SacBee.com
A home invasion leads to a breach for a New Hampshire lawyer
Two heads are better than one. Evan Francen noticed a breach report on the New Hampshire Attorney General’s site that I apparently missed back in July. A laptop containing confidential and personal information of clients of attorney George R. LaRocque, Jr. was stolen during a home invasion. Read more about the incident with Evan’s commentary…
WI: Man Facing 27 Charges for Allegedly Spying on ATM to Steal ID’s
Here’s a case where a would-be thief took the low-tech route and used binoculars to spy on ATM transactions instead of a skimmer: A Racine County man is accused of spying on ATM customers with binoculars, and then using ID numbers to grab money from their bank accounts. 33-year-old Thomas Kasprovich of Mount Pleasant is…
NV AG: Man Arrested For Skimming Credit Cards
Yet another traffic stop that leads to the discovery of an ID theft ring: A Las Vegas man is facing federal charges after being arrested Sunday in connection with the creation and use of counterfeit credit and debit cards from information stolen from gas pumps, announced Daniel Bogden, U.S. Attorney General for Nevada. Zalalem Berhe,…