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NY Department of Financial Services Issues Cyber Fraud Alert to Regulated Entities Using Instant Quote Websites

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Dissent

Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On February 16, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) issued a Cyber Fraud Alert (the “Alert”) to regulated entities in light of a growing campaign to steal Nonpublic Information (“NPI”), as defined under New York law, from public-facing websites that provide instant quotes for products like auto insurance (“Instant Quote…

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Food server accused of stealing customers’ credit card information will plead guilty

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Dissent

Manola Morales reports on a case where the criminal activity occurred in 2017: A former food server accused of stealing credit card information from his customers will plead guilty in federal court on Tuesday. Prosecutors say Walter Padua conspired with another man and a woman to skim the credit cards and make purchases. Padua’s attorney…

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Follow-up: Data from the Toledo Public Schools attack by Maze reportedly being misused

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Dissent

In September, DataBreaches.net reported that Maze threat actors claimed to have attacked an Ohio public school district, but the district was not responding to inquiries from this site about the claims.  One month later, this site named the district as Toledo Public Schools and reported that while Maze had dumped files with student and employee…

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MN: School district employees falls for phishing attack; W-2 forms of 677 employees now compromised

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Dissent

David Colburn reports: REGIONAL- ISD 2142 fell prey to a common online phishing scheme on Feb. 4 when a scammer posing as Superintendent Reggie Engebritson used a fraudulent email to obtain the W-2 forms of 677 district employees. Engebritson sent a letter to staff the same day, informing them of the data breach. Read more…

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Nigerian National Sentenced to Prison for $11 Million Global Fraud Scheme

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Dissent

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Nigerian national was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for his involvement in a computer-based intrusion fraud scheme that caused approximately $11 million in known losses to his victims. “Through subterfuge and impersonation, Obinwanne Okeke engaged in a multi-year global business email and computer hacking scheme that caused a…

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NYS Department of Financial Services Announces Cybersecurity Fraud Alert

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Dissent

Cyber Criminals Targeting Websites to Steal Private Consumer Information and Use for Benefits Fraud Regulated Entities Are Advised to Review Security Controls for Public-Facing Websites The New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) today issued a cybersecurity fraud alert (“Alert”) to all of its regulated entities.  The Alert describes a widespread cybercrime campaign to steal consumers’ nonpublic information (“NPI”) from…

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