How big a problem is ID theft/tax refund fraud? Well, the government says it’s to the tune of $5.2 billion. In human terms, here’s some interesting stats: Among major U.S. cities with the most fraud-related tax filings: Tampa (88,724 returns, with refunds of $468,382,079); Miami (74,496 returns, with refunds of $280,509,449) and Atlanta (29,787 returns,…
Category: ID Theft
AU: 23,000 Australians had their tax file numbers compromised last year
For perspective, given the massive tax refund fraud/ID theft in the U.S. Isabelle Oderberg reports: Over 23,300 Australians had their tax file number compromised in the 2012 financial year, according to data from the Australian Taxation Office, up from 22,000 last year. “Certainly, the delay in many tax refunds is because they have to go…
Marine pleads guilty to federal identity theft fraud
Wayne K. Roustan reports: A 23-year-old U.S. Marine is looking at up to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges in an identity theft case that victimized fellow Marines stationed with him in Afghanistan, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer announced Wednesday in Miami. Jobson Cenor, of North Miami, plotted with Dorothy…
PA: Nemacolin Woodlands Resort reports security breach during summer (update3)
WTAE in Pennsylvania reports that guests who stayed at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort between May and July may have had their credit card numbers, expiration dates, and CSC numbers exfiltrated by a POS compromise. Read the statement from Nemacolin Woodlands Resort on WTAE. One intriguing statement in their release was this: A private firm investigating this…
FL: 3 held in ID thefts from Apollo Elementary employees
Andrew Ford reports: Three people suspected of being a part of an organized theft ring in north Brevard County face charges with making thousands of dollars in purchases after investigators said they stole the identities of several current and former employees of Apollo Elementary School in Titusville…… Hearon said the trio may have obtained the…
Apex Laboratory notified by law enforcement of system compromise in July; notifying patients
A reader sent me a link to a breach notice that a relative had received from Apex Laboratory on Long Island. I’m reproducing the contents below: Apex Laboratory, Inc. 110 Central Ave – Farmingdale, NY 11735 RE: Important Security and Protection Notification. Please Read This Entire Letter. Dear Valued Clients of Apex Laboratory, Inc., We are…