Jai Vijayan reports: Memory-scraping tools that surreptitiously copy and export data from running processes have pretty much been the only malware that threat actors have used in recent years to steal credit and debit card data from Point-of-Sale (POS) systems. But that doesn’t mean that other options don’t exist. Security vendor SecureWorks this week said…
Category: ID Theft
AlphaBay vendor, IcyEagle, sentenced to four years and two months imprisonment
There’s a follow-up to a case previously noted on this site. From the USAO, Northern District of Georgia: Aaron James Glende a.k.a. IcyEagle has been sentenced to four years and two months’ imprisonment for access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. Glende sold stolen personally identifying information and login credentials on AlphaBay Market, a website…
Victoria Gardens Verizon Wireless store focus of ID theft ring investigation
Doug Saunders reports: A domestic violence investigation uncovered a large ID Theft ring working out of the Victoria Gardens Verizon Wireless store, sheriff’s officials announced Wednesday. Chino Hills deputies responded to a domestic violence incident Sept. 27 involving Daniel Henry Mitchell, 39, of Chino Hills. As deputies searched Mitchell’s car they found blank credit cards,…
Former Owner of Florida Pharmacy Convicted at Trial of $700,000 Medicare Fraud Scheme
More medical identity theft for fraud: The former owner of a Miami based retail pharmacy was convicted, following a three-day trial, for his participation in a scheme that involved the fraudulent submission of approximately $700,000 dollars in false billing to Medicare. Andres Alfonso, 54, of Miami, was convicted of three substantive counts of health care…
Miami-Dade County, Florida, Man Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Health Care Fraud
Here’s a case of insurance info theft to fuel a fraud scheme: NEWARK, N.J. – A Florida man has been charged in connection with his role in establishing fake medical facilities in New Jersey and billing insurance companies for services that were never performed, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Eduardo Arango Chong, 21, of Hialeah,…
Teenage Birmingham brothers quizzed over £1million credit card fraud
Nick McCarthy reports: Two teenage Birmingham brothers have been quizzed over a £1million credit card fraud that sparked co-ordinated raids in England, Finland, Spain and Canada. West Midlands Police swooped on a house in Great Barr and arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of fraud and cybercrime offences. Officers also spoke to the teenager’s 15-year-old brother at the…