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Capital One notifies customers that rogue employee accessed their information

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Dissent

As Attorney General Kamala Harris’s annual data breach report noted, some breach notifications are written on a level that exceeds the average consumer’s reading level. Here’s one from Capital One that’s in a bit more plain English: We’re writing to let you know that your personal information may have been compromised. A former employee, while still…

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28 Charged, $2 Million Potentially Stolen in Minn. ID Theft Ring

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Dissent

Stephen Tellier reports: Two bank employees, a meat salesman going door to door, and Instagram. Investigators say those were the keys to the largest and most sophisticated identity theft ring in Minnesota. And on Tuesday, officials announced it’s been busted. Investigators say the alleged operation went on for at least six years, at least 28…

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Accokeek Fraudster Sentenced To Over 7 Years In Prison For Using Stolen Bank Account Information While In Prison To Buy Cars And Other Items

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Dissent

U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Lamonte X. Smith, age 30, of Accokeek, Maryland, to 92 months in prison followed by six years of supervised release for conspiring to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft arising from a scheme in which, while he was incarcerated, he obtained access device account information of others…

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Massachusetts Man Sentenced To 21 Months In Prison For Role In Multimillion-Dollar International Cybercrime Scheme

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Dissent

There’s an update to a case previously noted on this blog. A member of an international cybercrime, identity theft and credit card fraud conspiracy was sentenced yesterday to 21 months in prison for using information hacked from customer accounts held at more than a dozen banks, brokerage firms, payroll processing companies and government agencies in an attempt…

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RBS WorldPay Hacker Sentenced to 11 years, 3 months in prison + $8.4M restitution

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Dissent

Sergei Nicolaevich Tšurikov has been sentenced to eleven years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and computer intrusion for his involvement in an elaborate scheme which stole over $9.4 million from a credit card processor. “A leader of one of the most sophisticated cybercrime rings in the world has been brought to justice…

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Fidelity National Financial notifies title insurance customers of breach

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Dissent

From a letter sent by Fidelity National Financial to customers on September 23: Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (“FNF”) is writing to inform you of an incident that may have involved your personal information. FNF is the parent company of Ticor Title Company of Oregon, Ticor Title of Nevada, Inc., Lawyers Title Company, and Lawyers Title…

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