You might think this is from one of the known major breaches that have been recently disclosed, but investigators don’t seem to think it is, and 170 victims have come forward in the past three days. WSFA has the story, and notes the reports started emerging on October 8: All of the victims patronized Tallassee businesses…
Category: ID Theft
South Korea at a crossroads with ID card, data theft losses
AP reports: After an avalanche of data breaches, South Korea’s national identity card system has been raided so thoroughly by thieves that the government says it might have to issue new ID numbers to every citizen over 17 at a possible cost of billions of dollars. The admission is an embarrassment for a society that…
Travelers Says Liability Policy Doesn’t Cover P.F. Chang’s Data Breach
Here we go again. Matthew Sturdevant reports: The Travelers Indemnity Co. of Connecticut is asking a federal court to rule that it is not responsible for legal expenses and losses stemming from a data breach at P.F. Chang’s Chinese Bistro. On Oct. 2, the insurer filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Connecticut, seeking…
Five indicted in Saks Fifth Avenue customer info theft scheme
Following up on a previously noted breach, five people have been indicted in the acquisition and misuse of nearly two dozen Saks Fifth Avenue customers’ information.
Trial in massive ID theft case postponed
AP reports that the trial for nine people from Alabama and Georgia accused in a massive identity theft case has been postponed at the joint request of the prosecution and defense. The nine are accused of stealing IDs from the Alabama Department of Corrections, a credit card processing center in Columbus, Georgia, and the military…
VA: Beach inmate filed false tax returns using prisoners stolen identities
13NewsNow reports: An inmate at Virginia Beach Jail was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison Thursday for fraud after he stole the identity of fellow prisoners and filed false tax returns, officials said. Travis Hager, 24, of Norfolk, Virginia, was sentenced for wire fraud and false claims against the United States. Read more on 13NewsNow