In the justice system: Federal prosecutors in Virginia have leveled conspiracy and bank-fraud charges against the alleged leader and nine members of a national organization of high-tech pickpockets called “Cannon to the Wiz” that’s been the scourge of police around the country since at least early 2007. Personal info on over 120 victims was found…
Category: Financial Sector
Pointer: Commentaries on Merrick Bank v. Savvis
Last week, people started talking about a lawsuit first filed last year by Merrick Bank against Savvis Inc. The basis for the suit is that when Savvis audited CardSystems Solutions for compliance with the CISP security standards of the time, they gave them a clean bill of health. Merrick sued them after the breach, and…
Pointer: Judge backs Halifax in Chip and PIN clone case
John Leyden of The Register reports that Halifax Bank customer Alain Job has lost his lawuit against the bank in a case that ” put the security of Chip and PIN on trial.”
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Tamra Williams and Destiny Barron are accused of stealing and using the credit card information of customers at a Valdosta Applebee’s restaurant, where Williams was employed. More. Marla A. Arinze, a St. Louis police officer who resigned while under investigation, was sentenced to probation and 40 hours of community service for…
AU: Westpac ‘stuff-up’ puts confidential customer details online
Mark Hawthorne of The Brisbane Times reports: A security breach has allowed confidential Westpac shareholder information to be included in an official document published on the Australian Securities Exchange website. A document Westpac released to the ASX in March contains the security holder reference numbers (SRN) and holder identification numbers (HIN) of up to 20…
Eighteen charged in NY bank fraud, ID theft scheme
Reuters reports that 18 people have been indicted in New York City for operating a bank fraud and identity theft scheme that resulted in the cashing of more than 1,000 counterfeit checks at several large banks. The defendants are accused of obtaining bank customers’ personal data with the help of insiders who they recruited for…