Barry Petchesky writes: The New York Yankees accidentally distributed a file containing information on more than 20,000 season ticket accounts. The spreadsheet contains account numbers, names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses, and was mistakenly sent to thousands of current clients. Precisely 21,466 season ticket plans are listed in the document, representing all of the…
Category: Business Sector
ID thieves target 87 Schield employees
At least 87 cases of identity theft have been reported by employees of Schield Family Brands. Schield includes four central Wisconsin window and door manufacturers, Medford-based Weather Shield and Mosinee-based Peachtree, Vetter and Crestline. Current Schield employees and those who have worked for the company at any time since 1992 were targeted in the thefts,…
MN: Allianz temp worker accused of identity theft
Susan Feyder reports: A 30-year-old Minneapolis woman has been accused of using her job as a temporary employee of Allianz Life Insurance Co. to steal the identities of five people in a scheme that resulted in losses of more than $50,000. Monique Fletcher, who worked for from October 2008 until April 2009, is scheduled to…
Sony game user accounts breached; 77 mil. may be affected
Looks like we have a new addition to the Top 10 list of all-time biggest breaches. Taro Koyano of Yomiuri Shimbun reports: The personal information of about 77 million users worldwide of Sony Corp.’s PlayStation and Qriocity online services may have been leaked, the company said Tuesday. Sony said its PlayStation Network services for online…
(follow-up) Former nail salon employee sentenced on credit card fraud
A former employee of a Mason City nail salon has been sentenced to five years in prison on each of two counts of credit card fraud. Nam Huu Nguyen, 37, was charged with three counts of unauthorized use of a credit card and one count of ongoing criminal conduct for allegedly stealing credit card information…
Seattle Police Say ‘wardrivers’ Are Hitting Small Businesses
Robert McMillan reports: Seattle police are investigating a group of criminals who they say have been cruising around town in a black Mercedes stealing credit card data by tapping into wireless networks belonging to area businesses. The group has been at it for about five years, according to an affidavit signed by Detective Chris Hansen,…