When Heartland Payment Systems announced a major breach on January 20, some banks and credit unions decided to replace cards proactively. Others decided to just monitor the cards flagged. Now, one week after the deadline for submitting claims to Visa, some banks may be regretting their decision not to replace cards. For example, consider this…
Category: ID Theft
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In the justice system: Four San Fernando Valley men were charged with ID theft and other charges in an alleged electronic crime scheme in which more than two dozen victims — including two banks — lost more than $400,000 via phony ATM withdrawals. More. As a follow-up to a breach reported in November, Luis Corona…
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In the justice system: In a follow-up to a case reported last year, former Texas lottery worker Joseph Mueggenborg was arrested and charged with illegally “possessing” personal information on 140 lottery winners and employees, including their names and Social Security numbers. How he got hired by another state agency after being fired by another one…
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In the justice system: Vicky L. Munn, a former supervisor with the St. Tammany District Attorney’s Office and Todd Kelly, a local private investigator, were each sentenced to three years’ probation for conspiracy to exceed authorized access to a governmental computer. According to court records, Munn sold over 48 criminal records to Kelly between 2003…
ID theft lawsuit filed in China
Lawsuits in the U.S. are a dime a dozen, but here’s a lawsuit filed over an identity theft case in China that I linked to earlier this week: Luo Caixia, a student of Tianjin Normal University whose identity was stolen by her classmate to enter another university, has launched a lawsuit to demand compensation and…
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In the justice system: Four Romanian men were arrested in Florida after being accused of skimming a Chase Bank ATM in Cicero, NY. They have been linked to similar schemes around the country. More. In Utah, Frank Miranda and his wife Valerie Pena were sentenced for conspiracy to commit access device fraud. Some of the…