Steve Jefferson of WTHR reports that during a burglary and ransacking of a business building, the burglar stole a file cabinet full of sensitive information including names, Social Security numbers, and birth dates. Stealing a file cabinet…… for the information? Could this be the second report this week of burglaries specifically going for information?
Category: U.S.
WV: Bar association reports hack; members’ personal info at risk
The Associated Press is reporting that the West Virginia State Bar’s web site and network were hacked and that members’ names, mail and e-mail addresses, lawyer identification numbers, and Social Security numbers of some members and former members may be compromised. The breach was reportedly discovered “recently” and there is no indication as to when…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: In AZ, Sheila McCarthy and Christina Hansen were charged with aggravated identification theft involving stealing personal information and credit card information from an employer and an unnamed hair salon’s customers. More. In VA, Karen Priscilla Jones has been charged with aggravated identity theft as well as other crimes for stealing the…
CA: Thieves Targeted Computers For Credit, Tax Data
CBS News reports that thieves with a master key stole scores of computers from approximately 60 out of 80 tenant businesses in the Chateau Office Building on Ventura Blvd. They estimate that at least 7,000 credit card numbers, 800 tax documents and other sensitive files were stolen. Unlike other thefts which are described as being…
VA: Personnel records from trucking company found in dumpster
Eric Harryman of WAVY reports that eight boxes with thousands of personnel records from Warrior Xpress trucking company were left in a dumpster. The documents included medical records, tax forms, voided checks and copied credit cards. Warrior Xpress had been bought by Celadon Trucking, who told WAVY, “For those who met our hiring criteria, we…
Feds: NYC Employee Stole Credit Card Info
The North Country Gazette reports that Evelyne Miracle, a former employee of the New York City Office of Vital Records has been arrested for stealing the credit card information of those who used credit cards to pay for copies of their birth certificates. The number of people victimized was not reported.