Sean O’Sullivan reports on an ID theft spree that started low-tech and became more sophisticated: A Bear man admitted today to stealing more than 93 Social Security numbers — most belonging to children — to fraudulently obtain more than 340 credit cards and steal $1 million to $2.5 million. Lord Joseph H.M. Aughenbaugh, 41, who…
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Wells Fargo reports two insider breaches in 6-month period
Although it seems to have flown under the mainstream media radar, Wells Fargo reported at least two breaches involving insider wrongdoing in a six-month period. On November 12, 2009, its subsidiary, Wells Fargo Advisors (WFA) advised the New York State Consumer Protection Board that when a stock broker for Wachovia Security left the firm in…
District food servers charged in theft of patrons’ credit card numbers
Josh White reports: Three servers at the Cheesecake Factory restaurant on Wisconsin Avenue in the District allegedly stole credit card numbers from patrons as part of a scheme that racked up more than $117,000 in fraudulent charges between 2008 and last year, authorities say. Investigators with the U.S. Secret Service allege the servers were working…
VA: Middle school students’ info stolen
Monica Norton reports: A USB drive containing the personal information of students at a Woodbridge middle school was stolen during a burglary last week, according to a notice sent to parents on Friday. The drive, used by Lake Ridge Middle School administrators to contact parents in the event of an emergency, contained students names, identification…
OR: Sales files of PDX boat firm left in Dumpster
A tip to KGW led to the discovery of a Dumpster full of personal financial information of past customers of Staff Jennings boats in Southwest Portland. Some files went back 20 years, including a boat purchased by David Moravik, who called the carelessness “unprofessional.” Better Business Bureau spokeswoman Kyle Kavas said it’s the law for…
PA: Feds look into CTC bank theft
Mark Guydish reports: Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Solicitor Anthony Lupas said Friday that there is a federal investigation into possible theft from a center bank account done by a computer hacker, but investigators had asked him not to release any details. Lupas would not say how much money might have been stolen, but…