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Former Superget[.]info hacker to publish autobiography

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Dissent

Vietnamnet reports: Ngo Minh Hieu, or Hieupc, who once operated a massive international hacking and identity theft scheme, has revealed that he will publish a book about his life, especially the time in jail in the US. […] Hieu, born in 1989 in Gia Lai, was well known as a hacker behind one of the…

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Tampa Bay Area Medical Biller Pleads Guilty To Healthcare Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, And Tax Offenses

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Dissent

The following is an update to a case previously noted on DataBreaches.net when the defendant was first indicted. Joshua Maywalt (40, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to four counts of healthcare fraud, four counts of aggravated identity theft, one count of filing a false federal income tax return, and two counts of failing to file federal…

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Two Georgia men sentenced for using Dark Web to steal identities of elderly victims

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Dissent

ATLANTA – Durrell Tyler and DeShawn Johnson have been sentenced for access device fraud and aggravated identity theft related to their use of stolen identities to open accounts with credit card companies and various retailers. “Criminals using dark net markets to steal identities wreak havoc on the lives of individuals and compromise the financial security…

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Jury Convicts Maryland Man for Membership in Computer Fraud and Identity Theft Ring that Targeted State Governments

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Dissent

November 23 — A jury yesterday voted to convict Guy Cuomo a/k/a “John Monaco,” age 54, of Frederick, Maryland, of computer fraud, misuse of a social security number, aggravated identity theft and related conspiracy charges for his role in a scheme to sell information unlawfully obtained from the New York State Department of Labor and…

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UK: Tesco worker compensated after supermarket lost 15 years of her medical records

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Dissent

Tristan Cork reports: A woman from Bristol has been awarded £3,000 in compensation after discovering Tesco had lost 15 years of her employment records, including sensitive medical information. Jacqueline Ogborne worked for the supermarket chain for 30 years but said the data breach left her ‘feeling violated’. The 55-year-old only discovered Tesco had lost her employment…

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Atlanta man arraigned on federal charges in connection with an international cyber-fraud scheme

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Dissent

Christian Akhatsegbe has been arraigned on federal charges of wire and computer fraud conspiracy, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft related to a multi-million-dollar cyber-fraud scheme allegedly perpetrated through email phishing, credential harvesting, and invoice fraud.  Emmanuel Aiye Akhatsegbe, who is believed to be residing in Nigeria, was also charged in the scheme. “The…

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