Police are hoping that citizens can help catch some men suspected of attaching credit card ‘skimmer’ devices at local banks….. The devices have been discovered on ATM machines at both branches of Bank of Colorado in Grand Junction. Read more on WesternSlopeNow.com.
Category: Financial Sector
Update on Sterne Agee Group laptop breach
Last July – and I missed this one at the time – Stan Diel reported; A laptop computer including some Sterne Agee Group Inc. clients’ account numbers, Social Security numbers and other personal information has been missing since the end of May and the firm has offered some customers free identity theft protection services as a result, a…
The Bank of England reminds us why it is important to check recipients before sending an email
Steve Myers gives us a winner for email gaffe of the month: The Bank of England has been the latest victim of the internet. Well, no. They’re not a victim of the internet as much as they are a victim of their own human error, but read on…. They have taught all of us a very…
U.S. House panel issues subpoena to Fed over 2012 information leak
Michael Flaherty and Emily Stephenson of Reuters report: The chairman of a U.S. congressional committee on Thursday subpoenaed Federal Reserve documents and communications related to a 2012 leak of monetary policy information, ramping up his attack of the central bank’s handling of the case. Jeb Hensarling, a Republican of Texas who chairs the U.S. House…
Ringleader and Former Bank Teller in Orange County Bank Fraud and Identity-Theft Scheme Re-Arrested
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the re-arrest of ringleader Tyrone “Reece” Lee and former bank teller Nadia Figueroa on a 50-count indictment in Orange County Supreme Court. The defendants, who are charged with running an identity-theft ring that stole over $457,000 from customers of Wachovia Bank (now Wells Fargo), both pleaded guilty earlier…
Female hacker arraigned for hacking and bank fraud in Lagos
Last month, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced the arraignment of an individual on charges of hacking a bank. This week, they announce an arraignment in a second hacking case: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday May 14, 2015 arraigned one Mary Ozala before Justice Kudirat. A. Jose of the Lagos State High…