Jeffrey Washington, 36, of New York, NY, pled guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to a statement of facts filed with his plea agreement, Washington was a leader of a group that conspired to steal identity and financial information from Wells Fargo Mortgage offices. There were twelve Wells…
Category: ID Theft
Mississippi woman sentenced for her role in stolen identity fraud case
Ladonna Cooper, age 30, of Jackson, was sentenced earlier this week to 20 months for conspiracy to defraud the United States. Cooper, a former employee of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, previously pled guilty to stealing personal identifying information, including names and social security numbers, from the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility located in Rankin County….
Double whammy? Central Valley Target stores hit with credit card security breach
News10 reports that some Target customers in California have had their card numbers breached, but it’s not clear yet if there’s any connection to Target’s massive hack disclosed last year. Central Valley Target stores have been hit with a credit card security breach, according to information contained in a search warrant affidavit filed by U.S….
UT: Summit County sees credit card breach after fair, rodeo and demolition derby
Benjamin Wood reports: Hundreds of personal bank accounts are at risk after a security breach was discovered involving ticket sales for the Summit County Fair rodeo and demolition derby. Summit County spokeswoman Julie Booth said officials became aware of the breach Sunday after a number of county employees and members of the community reported experiencing…
Dairy Queen joins list of retailers hit by hacker attack
Mike Hughlett provides an update: Dairy Queen has become the latest victim of computer hackers bent on pilfering customers’ credit and debit card information. The Edina-based ice cream and fast-food chain confirmed Wednesday that “customer data at a limited number of stores may be at risk.” The company didn’t disclose how many customers or how…
UK: Personal details of 47,000 Brent residents for sale on the dark web
Emma Youle reports: The personal information of more than 47,000 people living in Brent has been put up for sale on the dark web, according to new data revealing the startling scale of online identity fraud. […] C6 Intelligence, which works with leading financial and retail companies, has penetrated more than 50 criminal websites and…