Kathy Thompson reports: A second suspect being sought in a statewide licensing and identity fraud scam turned himself in Friday to the Zanesville Police Department. […] Kevin Miller, director of the Ohio State Board of Cosmetology said the two were charged after a yearlong investigation by the cosmetology board into fraudulent driver’s licenses being used…
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Thousands of stolen iTunes accounts for sale in China
Tens of thousands of fraudulent iTunes accounts are for sale on a major Chinese website, it has been revealed. Around 50,000 accounts linked to stolen credit cards are listed on auction site TaoBao, the country’s equivalent of eBay. Buyers are promised temporary access to unlimited downloads from the service for as little as 1 yuan…
Heraeus breach: missing tapes may be buried in landfill
Through its lawyers, Heraeus Incorporated notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office on December 29 of a security breach. According to the letter, the company noticed on November 18 that a steel cabinet that contained a safe with backup tapes was missing. The company believes (but cannot be sure) that the cabinet was discarded as…
Seabury & Smith service reports security breach
Marsh U.S. Consumer, a Seabury & Smith service, recently reported a security breach to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. The benefits plan provider reported that due to a programming error and transmission of incorrect URLs, a dedicated server for its client, ITT Corporation, was exposing some ITT employees’ benefits plan personal information to other employees…
MI: One of two suspects in Taco Bell credit card scheme pleads guilty
John Tunison reports: Onil Rivas-Perez, a man police say took part in a scheme to digitally skim credit card numbers from Taco Bell customers, has pleaded guilty to identity theft. Rivas-Perez, 36, of Byron Center, entered the plea Tuesday before Kent County Circuit Court Judge Dennis Lieber and will be sentenced Feb. 24. Police said…
Numbers on EVG Quality Gas breach continue to climb
UPI is reporting that there are now 230 reports of credit card fraud associated with EVG Quality Gas in Sierra Madre. The breach was mentioned in previous reports on this blog. Chief Marilyn Diaz of the Sierra Madre Police Department said authorities want to question the owner of EVG Quality Gas, which closed down during…