Ernie Garcia reports: Hackers stole customers’ credit card numbers from the DeCicco’s supermarket in Ardsley. The cyber-attack is believed to have occurred around April 17 because two customers contacted the store about suspicious activity on their cards, said Danielle Thomas, DeCicco’s legal clerk. After the customers’ calls, staff in the store reported that they too…
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Compass Group USA notifies consumers of NEXTEP-related payment card breach
As noted previously on this site, Point-Of-Sale (POS) vendor NEXTEP confirmed that they were investigating a potential breach after being notified by law enforcement that some of its customer locations had been compromised in a potentially wide-ranging credit card breach. Brian Krebs broke the story, here. Today, Compass Group USA submitted a copy of an April 16th notification…
FL: Numerous skimming devices found on local gas pumps
Ari Hait reports that the Florida Department of Agriculture checked more than 6,000 gas stations across the state and found 81 skimmers attached to the pumps. Here’s a list of where they found them.
CA: Pittsburg residents charged with stolen identity refund fraud
OAKLAND –A federal grand jury indicted Michael Johnson and Nicole Berry with conspiracy to file false claims, filing false claims, theft of public money, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and effecting fraudulent transactions with access devices. According to the indictment, between February 2012 and May 2012, Johnson and Berry, both from Pittsburg, California, conspired to…
TX: Killeen Trio Sentenced to Federal Prison for Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
Three Killeen, TX, residents were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a tax refund scheme with an estimated intended loss of $1.8 million. United States District Judge Lee Yeakel sentenced 34-year-old Albert Powell, 32-year-old Paris Stephens and 34-year-old Ronnie Cole to 54 months, 36 months and 18 months in federal prison, respectively. Judge Yeakel…
Sony files Motion to Dismiss class-action; argues no ID theft = no standing
Josh Dickey reports: No one has been the victim of identity theft in the five months since the cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment exposed reams of sensitive data, so a class-action lawsuit should be dismissed, the studio argues in court documents acquired Friday by Mashable. Read more on Mashable.