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MN: 3 indicted for aggravated identity theft, bank fraud

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Dissent

A recent federal indictment alleges that three Minnesotans used stolen identification information to create counterfeit checks to obtain cash and items from financial institutions and retail outlets. The indictment, which was filed Tuesday, charges Kari Lynn Goodman, 40 of Savage, and Nathan Allen Miller, 26 of Isanti, with one count of conspiracy to commit offenses…

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Laptop stolen from Methodist Theological School in Ohio contained personally identifiable information

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Dissent

The Methodist Theological School in Ohio notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that a laptop stolen on October 13 from a locked off-campus site contained personal information on “some individuals with a connection to MTSO.” The personal information for any one individual may have included name, date of birth, Social Security number, letter grades…

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Alberta’s Privacy Commissioner shocked over digital devices (updated)

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Dissent

A rash of theft and loss of digital devices has Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner scratching his head. In the past month, there have been seven self reported breaches of personal information, each involving a stolen or lost laptop or digital device. Two of those are government computers and personal information is at risk. Frank…

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Stolen storage device contained credit card info for Dartmouth freshmen or parents

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Dissent

Dartmouth College has notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that a storage device stolen from a secure room on or about Nov. 8 contained credit card information on 147 freshmen or their parents. According to the letter sent Nov. 22, data on the stolen device contained some combination of student and/or parent names,  phone…

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(update) Ringleader pleads in S.A.’s largest ID theft case

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Dissent

The 2006 theft of 17,000 customers’ credit card receipts from the Emily Morgan Hotel in San Antonio, Texas resulted in the largest case of ID theft the city has seen, as noted in previous coverage.  A few elements of the case really struck me at the time the case made the news in 2009:  (1)…

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TX: Man found with 20 pounds of stolen checks, mail

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Dissent

Lauren Lea reports: Police busted a man inside a hotel room with about 20 pounds of stolen checks, personal mail, and numerous debit and credit cards. 35-year-old Steven Alcala is charged with fraudulent use or possession of identifying information. An officer discovered the stash after a hotel manager complained that Alcala hadn’t paid his bill….

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