Jeremy Clements reports: The owner of an Alton restaurant is reaching out to customers to let them know that they have stepped up security to prevent another credit card scam from occurring. Two years ago five people, including two employees of Amarillo Tex’s Steakhouse and Saloon were caught skimming customers credit card numbers. Since that…
Category: ID Theft
West Jordan police release list of ID theft victims
KSL in Utah reports: Police in West Jordan say they need help contacting more that 250 people whose identities were stolen. Investigators found hundreds of passports, credit cards and birth certificates in a stolen motor home on Tuesday. They arrested one woman in connection with the theft, but are still looking for Joseph Chatwin, who may also…
Albert Gonzalez co-conspirator sentenced to 7 years in prison for Dave & Buster’s hack and other crimes
Aleksandr Suvorov, of Estonia, was sentenced yesterday to seven years in prison for his role in two separate hacking schemes involving a total of more than 240,000 stolen credit card numbers. Suvorov, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sandra J. Feuerstein in Central Islip, N.Y. Suvorov was an accomplice to Albert Gonzalez, one of…
MN: Bankers’ breaches to help ID theft ring lead to prison
Dan Browning reports: Two former bankers convicted of aggravated identity theft and helping an international crime organization based in the Twin Cities to bilk more than $50 million from U.S. banks apologized for their crimes Wednesday and pleaded with a judge to go easy on them. But Chief U.S. District Judge Michael Davis flatly rejected…
CA: Customers at Orcutt Burger Restaurant Hit With Debit Card Fraud
Rachel Laine reports: Customers at a local restaurant are hit with debit card fraud. The Coast Hills Federal Credit Union is sending out an alert about the Orcutt Burger Restaurant. The credit union says it has stopped all signature-based debit transactions to prevent further theft from any debit card activity. Coast Hills says customers can still…
California Rap Artist Arrested On Indictment For Purchase And Use Of Hacked Credit And Debit Card Information
A rap artist who performs under the name “Guerilla Black” was arrested at his Los Angeles home this morning on a twenty-two count indictment from the Western District of Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. CHARLES TONY WILLIAMSON, 33, is alleged to have purchased and used stolen credit and debit card numbers that were…