Junko Fujita of Thomson Reuters reports that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s brokerage unit experienced a data breach when a former employee took records on 1.5 million customers home. Records on 49,159 customers, including personal and salary details, were sold to data list agents. The firm says that most of the records have been retrieved.
Category: Financial Sector
Memo: remember to lock the bank
In February 2008, a news story from the UK caught my eye. A 5 year-old boy had wandered into a branch of HSBC that had been left essentially open overnight due to what the bank subsequently described as a malfunction with the door catch. Now there’s another story out of the UK that also involves…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Three agents of RE/MAX Tri City Realty in Rockingham were arrested on misdemeanor charges for unauthorized computer access of their competitor, Exit Realty, who apparently did not know that they had been breached. More. In the UK, a gang is on trial for cloning credit cards. They allegedly struck when Barclaycard…
Credit Card Fraud Reported at Clearstar
Kellene Stockwell of Channel2 News reports that the Reno Police Department is investigating nearly 30 reports of credit card fraud affecting Clearstar Financial Credit Union members. The reports began March 25th and all of the victims report unauthorized charges at Chicago-area stores. [name and headline corrected to “Clearstar”]
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Glenn Love II pleaded guilty to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft for stealing more than 80 people’s identities by pretending to be a fraud investigator. Charges are pending against Vickie Parks Sheppard, who allegedly assisted him. More. Faced with a mountain of medical bills for her ailing husband, the lending director…
NY: Police investigating cases of identity theft
Daniel Pye of of Tonawanda News reports: A rash of identity theft cases have led police to investigate whether criminals are using a device called a card skimmer to steal information from unsuspecting bankers. Town of Tonawanda police reports show several cases among Citizens Bank customers in the past few weeks. Lt. Nick Bado said…