As a small follow-up to the Radisson breach covered here, a copy of Radisson’s notification to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is now available online here (pdf).
Category: Business Sector
Two major German websites report data theft
AP/Reuters reports two data breaches out of Germany: SchülerVZ, an online forum for German teenagers and high school students, has said it has identified the person it suspects of stealing the data, which include the name, age, school, gender, and photo of thousands of users. A more serious breach involves the names, client numbers, addresses,…
Debit card breach is traced to Cheers Liquor Mart
Wayne Heilman reports: A debit card breach affecting thousands of Colorado Springs area cardholders resulted from outside hackers gaining access to Cheers Liquor Mart’s computer system sometime last month, owners of the Springs-based retailer said Friday. Cheers hired Cyopsis LLC, a Denver-based information technology forensics and investigations firm, to determine the source of the breach…
CA: Pizza Delivery Man Arrested in ID Fraud Scam
KTLA reports: A Fountain Valley pizza delivery man is accused of stealing credit card information from his customers to buy products on-line which he would then sell on Ebay, according to Costa Mesa police. 23 year old Jason Le Tran has been charged with grand theft and identity theft. […] Detectives say Tran, a Domino’s…
Computer Hacker Fugitive Extradited for Cybercrimes Relating to VOIP Telephone Services
A Venezuelan citizen arrested in Mexico last February on hacking and wire fraud charges has been extradited and is expected to appear in court today in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman, announced. Edwin Pena, 26, is scheduled to appear today at 2 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Claire C. Cecchi for an initial…
WI: Fabric store customers warned of debit card fraud
Liz Welter reports: Officials are alerting residents that debit/credit cards used at two central Wisconsin fabric stores during late August and early September might have been compromised. During the weekend, numerous complaints came into law enforcement agencies in Wood and Portage counties reporting fraudulent activity on debit cards that appear to be automated teller machine…