Hundreds of Bermudians may have been the victims of credit card fraud stemming from a US security breach in January. Many people have had their cards cancelled due to suspicious activity as criminals are using credit cards cloned from information stolen from a credit card processing company in the US. Capital G President and CEO…
Category: ID Theft
More breaches we didn’t read about
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office web site update reveals a number of breaches in the past few months that were never reported in the media. In addition to other news items reported earlier today on this site, here are some more newly revealed breaches: Pension Fund of the U.S.W.U. Local No. 74 reported that in…
Wachovia teller accused of stealing info
A Hampton woman stands charged in Williamsburg of using her Wachovia bank teller position to access customer information and open fraudulent credit card accounts in their names for a commission. On the severity scale of identity theft — a crime the Federal Trade Commission says victimizes nine million Americans each year — the case involving…
Man stole identities from prison inmates
He had at least five names, but just one that belonged to him. The others, authorities say, he stole with exquisite skill and confounding cunning from prison inmates in Mississippi. Then Johnny Peden, a balding, smooth-talking 45-year-old, used those names to steal and steal, investigators say, concocting one of the most elaborate and long-running one-man…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: A medical student at Saint Joseph College from Nigeria, was charged June 29 in federal court with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft affecting 80 victims. Cambridge police arrested Wayne Deleveaux for using government accounts from Mount Auburn Hospital to fraudulently buy hundreds of BlackBerry Storms last week. He reportedly had…
Two arrested in UCM breach
As a follow-up to a University of Central Missouri breach reported in June, digitalsburg.com reports that two arrests have been made: a former campus police officer and his wife, James and Amanda Drake. According to the web site, 15 of the students’ information has been used to commit fraudulent activity including opening bank accounts and…