Tony Plohetski reports: The credit card numbers of dozens of recent guests at the downtown Driskill Hotel were stolen after thieves hacked into the accounting network for the hotel’s management company, officials said. Austin police said they are still trying to determine the exact number of local victims, but that up to 700 people who…
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Hacker jailed over complex web scam
UKPA reports: A young computer hacker who carried out a sophisticated and lucrative online fraud operation to feed his gambling habit has been jailed. Alistair Peckover, 21, bought a Porsche, expensive watches and more than £30,000 worth of gold bullion using the proceeds from his complex scam. Detectives said he systematically defrauded legitimate online businesses…
iPad Breach Update: More Personal Data Was Potentially At Risk
Kevin Mahaffey says that there was more personal information at risk in the recent iPad/AT&T breach than originally revealed: The iPad security breach last week potentially exposed the emails of 114,000 AT&T customers, but that is not the only information that could have been discovered by clever hackers. iPad owners will be surprised to know…
Il: Hacker Arrested for Stealing Bank Info
Short item from Israel National News: A 21 year old Or Akiva resident has been arrested on suspicion that he hacked into computers and stole personal details – including bank account details – from dozens of people. The hacker used a trojan horse, working in the background and collecting data from its victims, and forwarding…
CO: Credit card fraud rising Havasu residents reporting more cases each year
Jayne Hanson reports: A credit card fraud phenomenon sweeping the nation has caused concern for Lake Havasu City Police Department’s white-collar crimes experts. […] “What we are seeing is some new type of activity,” said Lake Havasu City Police Det. Scott Cheshire. When merchants use virtual credit card systems to batch charges at the end…
Crooks Steal $644,000 from NYC Department of Education
Michael Cheek reports: Hackers have defrauded the New York City’s Department of Education of more than $644,000 by targeting an online bank account used to manage petty cash expenditures, according to investigators. The Department of Education’s bank account with JPMorgan Chase was supposed to have a $500 limit but, due to an oversight, any amount…