There’s an interesting – and messy – case that I covered over on PogoWasRight.org that I should also mention here because one of the charges against Kristin Nyunt involved identity theft. She was reportedly able to obtain her victims’ identity information because her then-husband, a Pacific Grove police Commander, allowed her to login to an…
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CO: HuHot Mongolian Grill employee accused of skimming customers’ credit card info
Jennifer Kovaleski and Alan Gathright report: Sheridan police say they arrested an employee at HuHot Mongolian Grill who is accused of stealing customers’ credit card information. Sheridan Police Chief Mark Campbell said investigators arrested 31-year-old Michael Alexander Stephens on Wednesday afternoon. He works at the HuHot Mongolian Grill at 3698 S. Natches Ct. in the…
JP: Ex-systems engineer arrested over doctors’ data leak
Kyodo News reports: Police on Tuesday arrested a former employee of a Tokyo medical recruitment agency on suspicion of illegally copying the personal data of around 17,000 doctors and nurses. Kengo Mikami, 36, is suspected of copying the confidential information on or around May 30, 2012, while working as a systems engineer for the company…
OH: Former Laurelville police chief gets probation for system snooping
Mary Beth Lane reports: A former Laurelville police chief was sentenced yesterday in Hocking County Common Pleas Court to a year’s probation for unauthorized use of property. Judge John T. Wallace sentenced James E. Taylor, 45, of Circleville, to six months in prison, suspended for a year’s probation. Taylor also surrendered his Ohio peace-officer certificate,…
KY: Warren County Public Schools system hacked
Daily News reports: A Warren County Public Schools student gained access to electronic files that contain personally identifiable information. WCPS released today that a student gained unauthorized access to the files that contain information like Social Security numbers of board employees and students. Administrators notified law enforcement of the breach. The Kentucky State Police are…
MN: Ex-Mayo Clinic exec accused of stealing trade secrets
Jeff Kiger reports: A former top Mayo Clinic executive is being sued for allegedly hiding his hiring by a competitor of Mayo Medical Laboratories for months while he continued to work for Mayo while stealing trade secrets. Mayo Clinic filed a lawsuit alleging misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract against Dr. Franklin R. Cockerill…