John Leyden writes: Luxury cosmetics firm Lush has ditched its UK website in response to a sustained hacking attack which left users vulnerable to credit card fraud. The firm warns that credit card details submitted to the Lush.co.uk site between 4 October and 20 January may have been compromised by the assault by unknown hackers….
Category: ID Theft
CA: Three arrested for credit card fraud
San Luis Obispo Police arrested three people who allegedly stole $58,000 from at least 100 people by strategically placing small cameras and card readers at several county banks. For several months, police have been investigating local credit card skimming operations. On January 13, a Chase Bank investigator told police he had captured video images of…
FL: Suspect in statewide credit card fraud ring arrested in Hernando
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man suspected of being part of a group that has engaged in identify theft by creating fraudulent credit cards throughout Florida. Juan Tato Echemendia, 26, of Miami has been accused of being responsible for numerous identity crimes throughout the Tampa Bay area, including Hernando County, according to…
Beverly Hills spa owner pleads guilty to credit card scam targeting celebrities
In a follow-up to a breach that was previously mentioned on this blog, David K. Li reports: A crooked Beverly Hills stylist will cop a plea bargain tomorrow n a hair-raising, million-dollar, credit-card scam that could land her for a long appointment behind bars. Maria Gabriela Hashemipour, 51, has already signed papers to plead guilty…
(follow-up) Woman who victimized 50 people pleads guilty to 140 financial fraud charges
Minna Sugimoto reports: A Kailua woman accused of going on shopping sprees after stealing the identities of nearly 50 people pleaded guilty to 140 financial fraud charges Wednesday. With sunglasses hanging from her prison jumpsuit, a former beauty queen took center stage to admit that she led a lavish lifestyle at the expense of nearly…
Running an ID theft ring from inside prison adds 14 years to sentence
A man who lead an identity-theft ring that ran up a quarter-million dollars worth of charges from inside a federal prison – and who continued the criminal activity even after pleading guilty to the charges – as sentenced to more than 14 years in prison, Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District…