The other day I posted information on an insider breach at Electronic Data Systems that had pretty much flown under the media radar. Today, I came across this subsequent press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama that names yet another Electronic Data Systems employee who appears to have been…
Category: Business Sector
Some retirees’ personal information lost in mail
Associated Press reports: The personal information of thousands of U.S. Steel Mining retirees and their dependents has been lost in the mail. Benefits Administration Services said Friday that a password-protected CD it had put in the mail in August never reached its destination. BAS is a provider of benefits administration services for the United States…
TX: Two George’s at Center of Credit Card Fraud Investigation
Keaton Fox reports: Tonight there are more questions about what was going on at Two Georges Restaurant, now the center of a credit card abuse case. Police say several people filed reports that their credit card was charged hundreds of dollars, months, even years after they had visited the restaurant. Now the businesses has been…
AU: Credit card data hacked from retailers
Wes Hosking reports: At least two credit card merchants in Victoria have had data hacked, with fraudsters racking up huge bills overseas. Australian Federal Police were investigating as banks yesterday moved to assure customers illegal transactions would be refunded. The Warrandyte Supa IGA supermarket is among retailers caught up in the drama, and suspect Eftpos…
Feds: Wi-Fi hacking burglars targeted dozens of Seattle-area businesses (updated)
Levi Pulkkinen reports: A federal grand jury has indicted three Seattle men accused of hacking the wireless networks of more than a dozen businesses to steal money and employees’ personal information. Also claiming the trio was behind 41 burglaries, federal prosecutors contend Joshuah A. Witt, Brad E. Lowe and John E. Griffin used the fruits…
Guilty plea in case involving identity info; Electronic Data Systems employee involved
An insider breach at the former Electronic Data Systems flew pretty much flew under the media radar, it seems. A recent press release notes: Alchico Grant, a resident of Montgomery, Ala., pleaded guilty to his role in two tax fraud and identity theft conspiracies, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today….