AP is reporting that Stephanie Pyle, 40, has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for fraud and identity theft. She was also ordered to pay more than $2.4M in restitution. Pyle was arraigned in February, 2015 after a grand jury returned a 12-count indictment charging her with six counts of access device fraud and…
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Valley Children’s sues lung doctors for allegedly swiping patients
Barbara Anderson reports: Valley Children’s Hospital is suing lung doctors for allegedly trying to steal patients and take them to University Pediatric Specialists, a rival medical group. According to the lawsuit filed by Valley Children’s Hospital and its affiliated Valley Children’s Specialty Medical Group, Dr. John Moua and Dr. David Lee wrongfully and without permission accessed…
Matthew Keys Convicted of Helping Anonymous Hack The Tribune Company
Kim Zetter reports: An ex-Reuters employee has been found guilty of aiding members of Anonymous so they could hack his former employer. Matthew Keys, who was tried in Sacramento, was an online social media editor for the Reuters news agency when he was indicted in 2013 for allegedly providing a username and password to members of Anonymous to…
CT: Bank Employee Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Stealing More Than $100K from Customer Accounts
The bank was not identified in court documents. Do consumers want to know what bank so they can evaluate whether a bank has sufficient infosecurity checks in place to protect their money and accounts? Withholding the names of victim banks or businesses protects those entities, but does not serve consumers well. Deirdre M. Daly, United…
IT: Faulty file caused Lake Norman High School security breach
It’s nice that the district followed up by publicly disclosing what went wrong. Preston Spencer reports: The Lake Norman High student who obtained an administrative password last week did so by using more sophisticated methods than just simply guessing. Dr. David Blattner, chief technology officer for Iredell-Statesville Schools, said the password, which was spread to six other students…
Chinese businessman pleads guilty to theft of trade secrets
In May, 2015, federal prosecutors arrested Xiwen Huang, and charged him with corporate espionage. At the time, media reported: Huang worked for a company in New Jersey and later a company in Charlotte that he stole trade secret information from, according to court documents. Huang worked on “catalyst” technology for energy technology companies, investigators said. Prosecutors unveiled…