Bob Mercer reports: A federal judge has sentenced Manaen Dean Matthews to prison for six and a half years for his role in a widespread data-theft scheme that included victims on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Viken of Rapid City said the 35-year-old Brooklyn, New York, man must…
Category: ID Theft
Former Desjardins president falls victim to identity theft after data breach
Colin Harris reports: As millions of Quebecers worry about a data breach at Desjardins Group, the former president of Canada’s biggest federation of credit unions says that he himself is a victim of identify theft. Claude Béland, president of Desjardins from 1987 to 2000, told Radio-Canada that three companies wrote to him saying that he…
FL: Sheriff: DCF employee behind data breach affecting 2,000
AP reports: Investigators say a Florida Department of Children and Family Services employee is accused of leaking personal data to six people in an organized fraud ring. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports that the data breach affected 2,000 people, and has already amounted to $260,000 in retail theft. Read more on SFGate.
Medical Insurance Fraud: Doctors’ identity info for sale on dark web marketplace
There have been numerous estimates over the years about how much a patient’s information sells for on dark web marketplaces. But what about a doctor’s information? If you had the necessary documentation on a physician who could bill electronically for their services, how much could you make by sending fraudulent bills to Medicare or insurers?…
NY: Operator of Global Cybercrime Marketplace Sentenced to 90 Months’ Imprisonment
Defendant’s “Codeshop” Website Sold Troves of Stolen Credit Card Data and Bank Account Logins on the Black Market April 17 – Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Djevair Ametovski, a Macedonian citizen, was sentenced by United States District Judge Eric N. Vitaliano to 90 months’ imprisonment after previously pleading guilty to access device fraud…
Criminals are putting up old tax returns for sale on the dark web
Irina Ivanova reports: Most people trust their accountant. But security breaches at accounting firms and legal firms are contributing to the plethora of tax information available at rock-bottom prices online, according to a cybersecurity executive. These documents—which include prior years’ tax returns and forged W-2s—can now be had for rock-bottom prices, according to a report…