Police say they have identified nearly 30 people who had their credit card information stolen by a former fast food employee. Andrey Mudryak was arraigned in Multnomah County court Wednesday morning after he was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Gresham police say Mudryak used to work the overnight shift at a Burger King on Southeast…
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LA: Ouachita Parish Sheriff Royce Toney arrested and must take leave
More on that case out of Ouachita Parish first reported in October 2011. Ouachita Parish Sheriff Royce Toney must take a leave of absence from his position following his arrest Friday by federal officials. Toney was arrested around 10 a.m. at his Courthouse Annex office without incident following an investigation by the federal officials that…
Firms prosecuted over welfare data
Elaine Edwards reports: Three large insurance companies have pleaded guilty to illegally using social welfare information on individuals which they obtained through a private investigator. FBD, Zurich and Travelers Insurance all pleaded guilty to 10 sample charges each after they were prosecuted for breaches of the Data Protection Act. The prosecutions followed a complaint from…
Ca: Privacy Breach at Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission
There has been a privacy breach at Workers’ Compensation [WHSCC]. An employee accessed the records of twelve injured workers without a justifiable work purpose over a three-year period. Those affected are in the process of being contacted. The Workplace, Health, Safety and Compensation Commission is apologizing to all those affected, saying it has zero tolerance…
Follow-up: Man gets seven years in prison for Navy credit card scam
Here’s a follow-up to a breach previously noted on this blog: Tim McGlone reports that the leader of a credit card skimming operation who enlisted an employee of McDonald’s on Norfolk Naval Station in Virginia was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison. Read more on The Virginian-Pilot. Thanks to Information Privacy Professionals for…
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…