Ray Kisonas reports: A Monroe High School student is facing possible felony criminal charges after the district’s computer system was hacked and its Internet service disrupted several times over the past two weeks. The alleged cyber-hacker, a senior, has been removed from school and faces disciplinary action in addition to legal troubles. Monroe Public Schools…
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FL: Broward Resident Pleads Guilty to Stealing Personally Identifiable Information of Magazine Subscription Customers
Eartha Ann Worthy, 29, of Broward County, Florida pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for her participation in an identity theft fraud scheme involving the personally identifiable information of magazine subscription customers. According to court documents, law enforcement agents executed a search warrant…
Former lab technician at Children’s Heart Center Nevada arrested in suspected ID theft case (UPDATED)
Ricardo Torres reports: A lab technician at the Children’s Heart Center Nevada who had access to patient files containing personal information was arrested two months ago on suspicion of identity theft, the center’s attorney said Friday. Read more on the Las Vegas Review-Journal. CHCN issued a statement on their website today that says, in part:…
Philadelphia Fire Department Warns of Data Breach Affecting EMS Transport Patients (updated)
Kim Glovas reports: The Philadelphia Fire Department has issued a warning that anyone who received ambulance services during an eight-month period in 2012 may have had his or her personal information compromised. The fire department says a rogue employee sold patient information to a theft ring in 2012, but the theft did not come to…
Miami-Dade Police Department Officer Indicted On Fraud Charges
We’ve seen this exact same scheme before, but this case is in Florida. I wonder how many other cases there are like this out there that we haven’t found out about yet: A Miami-Dade Police Department Officer, Rafael Duran, 43, of Miami, has been arrested for participating in a fraud scheme. His arraignment is scheduled for April 16, 2015….
CA: Former Chico State student accused of “bizarre and twisted” crimes
Almendra Carpizo reports: A former Chico State University student is accused of a series of “bizarre and twisted” crimes that include urinating on his roommates’ bedding, hacking a student’s school account to drop the person’s classes and stealing nude photographs from a female student. Daniel Deluna-Martinez, 27, of Hamilton City, pleaded not guilty Thursday in…