An insider breach at Home Depot that I reported last week had reportedly affected 300 employees. But in a letter sent today to the California Attorney General’s Office, lawyers for Home Depot explain that that they are now sending notifications to 1,246 employees and job applicants in California as well as 11 employees in California…
Category: ID Theft
Traffic stop uncovers stolen personal information of hundreds of people
Call it a “hunch,” but I wouldn’t be surprised if this breach might belong on PHIprivacy.net. Associated Press reports: Authorities have recovered hundreds of pages of stolen personal information after pulling over a vehicle going 111 mph in a 65 mph zone near Farson in southwestern Wyoming. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says a trooper pulled the…
South San Francisco Embassy Suites Hotel notifying guests of card breach (update2)
If you stayed at the San Francisco Airport- South San Francisco Embassy Suites Hotel in 2013, check your mail for a breach notification letter. It seems the hotel recently discovered that two computers at their front desk were compromised by skimmers during 2013 and guests’ names, card numbers, expiration dates, and CVV2 codes were captured….
FL: Two Found Guilty Of Tax Fraud, Wire Fraud, And Identity Theft
PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA – Following a six-day trial, a jury found Versiah M. Taylor, 33, and Tracy L. Collier, 48, guilty yesterday evening on multiple counts of tax fraud, wire fraud, and identity theft. Taylor and Collier are both from Panama City. Evidence presented at trial proved that between September 9, 2011, and August 15, 2012,…
Former Claims Representative For The Social Security Administration Indicted For Stealing Personal Identifying Information And Money From Agency
BIRMINGHAM — A federal grand jury has indicted a former Social Security Administration claims representative for using his position to steal identifying information and benefits from Social Security beneficiaries, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General, Special Agent in Charge Guy Fallen. A 10-count indictment filed in U.S. District…
FL: Plant City Woman Sentenced to Prison in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme
U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Jennifer Meier Hunt to two years and six months in federal prison for committing stolen identity refund fraud. As part of her sentence, the court also entered a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $97,238, representing the proceeds of the tax fraud. Hunt pleaded guilty to…