Oh what a very tangled web we weave… Four members and associates of the Armenian Power gang and four other individuals pleaded guilty late yesterday to charges relating to the activities of the Armenian Power criminal enterprise, including racketeering conspiracy, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, drug trafficking, and illegal possession of firearms. The following defendants…
Category: Business Sector
Vodafone Hacker Accesses 2 Million Customers’ Banking Data
Richard Weiss reports: An intruder hacked into a Vodafone Group Plc (VOD) server in Germany, gaining access to 2 million customers’ personal details and banking information. A person with insider knowledge stole data including names, addresses, birth dates, and bank account information, the world’s second-biggest mobile-phone carrier said in a statement today. The hacker had no access to credit-card information,…
Vermont Attorney General Sorrell Requires Security Upgrades And Assesses Penalty For Security Breach Violations
Attorney General William Sorrell has reached a settlement with Natural Provisions, a grocery store in Williston, Vermont in which Natural Provisions agreed to spend $15,000 to significantly upgrade its computer security system to exceed minimum legal protections, and to pay $15,000 to the State, in addition to other injunctive relief. The settlement resolves allegations that Natural Provisions…
NY: Brewster salon owner stole from customers to pay for vacation, flight – Feds
Lee Higgins reports: A Brewster salon owner stole more than $17,000 from customers, using their credit and debit card numbers to pay for a 10-day trip to a Georgia resort and a flight to North Carolina, the Secret Service said in court documents. Pamela Pinchbeck, 43, of Carmel, who owned Matthew David Hair Design on…
Trade Secret Theft Case Nets 5-Year Prison Term for North Texas Exec
A press release provides the latest development in a case involving insider wrongdoing: A civil trade secret theft case initiated by Dallas attorney Matthew Yarbrough has resulted in a five-year federal prison term for a former North Texas CEO following his conviction for computer hacking. Michael Musacchio, 62, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison on Sept. 5 by U.S….
UK: Transfer firm denies online security breach claims
Resorthoppa and A2B Transfers have insisted their websites are secure following complaints posted online from customers claiming to have been victims of fraud. The customer claimed their credit cards were used to make fraudulent transactions after booking with the sister transfer companies. Clients writing on internet forums said hundreds of pounds worth of unauthorised payments,…