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Category: ID Theft

FL: Sheriff: DCF employee behind data breach affecting 2,000

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Dissent

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.

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Medical Insurance Fraud: Doctors’ identity info for sale on dark web marketplace

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Dissent

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?…

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NY: Operator of Global Cybercrime Marketplace Sentenced to 90 Months’ Imprisonment

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Dissent

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…

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Criminals are putting up old tax returns for sale on the dark web

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Dissent

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…

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Three Romanian citizens plead guilty to participating in a multi-million dollar “vishing and smishing” scheme

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Dissent

ATLANTA – Robert Codrut Dumitrescu pleaded guilty to federal charges of wire fraud conspiracy, computer fraud and abuse, and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme, orchestrated from Romania, which resulted in the illegal intrusion into computer servers in the United States, deployment of phishing messages to thousands of victims, and subsequent theft of…

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New charges filed in HIV data leak

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Dissent

Whitney Leggett reports: A Winchester man charged in Singapore with leaking the confidential information of more than 14,000 HIV patients is facing new federal charges in Kentucky.  Mikhy Farrera-Brochez, 34, was arrested in Clark County December and charged with third-degree criminal trespassing for allegedly refusing to leave his mother’s property. According to court documents, it…

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