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Ph: Cebu ATM Credit Card Scam Ring Busted

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Dissent

Mars W. Mosqueda Jr. reports: Authorities yesterday warned credit card owners to be extra careful when transacting business using their credit cards following the arrest of six people allegedly belonging to a “highly-organized” syndicate with capabilities to capture credit card users’ information and use fake cards from stolen data. Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) Director…

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Update: Ukranian police arrest 5, targeting brains behind Zeus botnet

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Dissent

Robert McMillan and Grant Gross report: Ukrainian police on Thursday arrested five people thought to be the brains behind a scam using the Zeus Trojan to siphon money from small businesses in the U.S. The operation is part of an ongoing effort to take down a criminal empire that stole $70 million from victims’ bank…

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FL: Bus driver pleads guilty to stealing disabled passengers’ IDs‎

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Dissent

Amy L. Edwards reports: A bus driver accused of stealing the identities of her disabled passengers and opening credit accounts with their personal information pleaded guilty to more than two dozen federal charges this week. Watreka Ligon pleaded to 27 counts of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and trafficking in a counterfeit device, court records…

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(Update) ALDI breach reports mushroom, customers in 11 states affected

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Dissent

The breach involving ALDI grocery stores is apparently larger than earlier reports suggested as reports trickle in from Pittsburgh and other areas. The chain has updated its statement on its website today: October 1, 2010 ALDI Inc. recently learned that, from approximately June 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010, tampered payment card terminals were illegally…

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Zeus Trojan bust reveals sophisticated ‘money mules’ operation in U.S.

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Dissent

Jaikumar Vijayan provides some interesting details on yesterday’s indictments over on Computerworld. Jai reports: All of the individuals charged in the U.S. so far are from Russia and East European countries and were either money mules who helped transfer stolen money out of the U.S., or individuals who managed or recruited them. Most of those charged…

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More on the Johns Hopkins Hospital-related indictments

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Dissent

Yesterday, when indictments were announced in an ID theft case involving a former employee of Johns Hopkins Hospital, I contacted the hospital to ask whether this was an incident that we had previous knowledge about in the media or blogosphere or if it was news to us. A spokesperson for the hospital just emailed me the…

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