Shell Muniz reports: An Orlando woman is angry after finding out her private information was tossed into a dumpster without being shredded — and hers wasn’t the only information that got treated that way. The files appear to belong to clients of Frank Bartolomeo at The Baldwin Park Law Firm. The attorney passed away last…
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AL: Hardee’s worker busted for stealing credit card numbers at Greenville drive-thru
Lindsey Rogers reports: A Greenville woman is accused of stealing credit card numbers from customers at a Hardee’s fast food restaurant. Investigators say she then used the information to buy thousands of dollars worth of clothes, shoes and jewelry online. Tanya Powell, 41, of Greenville, was arrested Monday and charged with fraudulent use of a…
MI: ID thieves hack into Grand Avenue parking ramp system in Lansing
Scott Davis reports: Computer hackers have stolen credit card information from patrons of the Grand Avenue parking ramp in downtown Lansing. One of the ramp’s owner is urging users to replace their cards. Shawn Elliott, an owner of the ramp, said he shut down the ramp’s credit card processing system Friday after a patron told…
AU: Police make state’s first bitcoin arrest in League of Legends hack
Kristian Silva reports: Queensland Police have made what is believed to be the state’s first bitcoin-related arrest. Police say about $110,000 worth of the digital currency was in the possession of Kingaroy man Shane Duffy, who is accused of hacking a US-based gaming network and selling player information to the highest bidder. […] Police allege…
Cupid Media found culpable for password data breach
Paris Cowan reports: Australian online dating operator Cupid Media breached the Privacy Act last year when its lax security provisions were exploited by hackers and the personal details of up to 245,000 of its customers stolen, the Privacy Commissioner has found. Cupid Media operates a number of niche dating forums based on ethnicity, sexual orientation…
California DMV concludes investigation into alleged breach
The California DMV has confirmed that there was no breach of its systems. A breach had originally been reported in March by Brian Krebs, but the DMV quickly denied it was their breach, leading Krebs to suggest that it was at their payment processor, Elavon, who also denied any breach. Today, Jeanne Price of idRADAR.com reports…