AP reports: More than 40 state attorneys general have announced a $1.5 million settlement with The Neiman Marcus Group LLC over a data breach the Dallas-based retailer disclosed in January 2014. The breach exposed customer credit card data at 77 Neiman Marcus stores nationwide. Over a three-month period in 2013, about 370,000 Neiman Marcus credit…
Category: ID Theft
TN: Dickson attorney charged with fraud, identity theft of clients and law partners
Joey Gill reports: A Dickson attorney is facing federal charges after a Department of Justice investigation uncovered $1.3 million stolen from clients and false tax returns filed. Jackie Lynn Garton, 54, was charged Thursday with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and tax fraud related to a years-long scheme during which money was stolen from clients…
SD Calif. Dismisses Data Security Breach Class Action Against Mortgage Company
Christopher P. Hahn. writes: The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California recently dismissed a consumer’s putative class action lawsuit against a mortgage lending and servicing company for purported damages sustained as a result of a security breach wherein his personal information was compromised, and the hackers attempted to open credit cards in…
PA: Judge revives employee lawsuit against UPMC after 2014 data breach
Rachel Z. Arndt reports the latest development in litigation stemming from a 2014 data breach disclosed by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Within a year, more than 800 employees had reportedly become victims of tax refund fraud/identity theft. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week revived an employee lawsuit against UPMC stemming from a data…
Hackers offer ‘Black Friday’ discounts for stolen credit card details
Matthew Field reports: Hackers are offering Black Friday discounts for stolen credit card details being bought and sold on the dark web as they seek to cash in on an online shopping bonanza. Security experts including the FBI, the UK’s cyber defence agency and online security firms have warned of a wave of hacking and fraud as criminals…
Lemoore Navy man convicted of scamming 2,500 credit card numbers
Joshua Yeager reports: A U.S. Navy man will spend three years and six months in prison for his involvement in an identity theft ring that stole more than 2,500 credit card numbers and fraudulently purchased $340,000 in consumer products in 2012. Jarrod Langford, 27, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft while he…