Margie Manning has an update to an insider breach first noted on this blog in May 2011: A federal judge in Tampa sentenced a former personal banker for Regions Bank to seven-and-a-half years in prison for her role in an identity theft scheme. The court also entered a money judgment of $1.17 million against the former banker, Howayda Hamdan….
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Civilian employee for Coast Guard accused of stealing personal information
Kaitlyn Naples reports: A Connecticut man who is an information technology contractor for the United States Coast Guard has pled guilty to stealing personal information. The United States District Attorney said Larry Mathews, 34, of Pawcatuck pled guilty to stealing information found on hundreds of computers and personal electronic devices that had been brought to…
Coca-Cola sued over stolen laptops breach
Law360 reports that Coca-Cola was hit with a putative class action in Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday over the stolen-and-recovered laptops breach disclosed in January. I’m not finding the complaint in PACER yet. Law360 may have it, but a subscription is required.
UK: Employee at Bradford-based Morrisons faces fraud charge over staff data theft
There’s an update to a breach reported earlier this year. Telegraph & Argus reports: A Morrisons employee has been charged with fraud after an investigation into the theft of payroll data from the supermarket firm relating to thousands of members of staff. Andrew Skelton has also been charged with an offence under the Computer Misuse Act and…
FL: Key Largo resort staff accused of stealing from guests
David Goodhue reports: Workers at a popular Islamorada resort are accused of stealing guests’ credit card information and using it for personal shopping sprees. Victims identified by police and hotel management reported a total of $4,186.97 in fraudulent charges. The alleged ringleader of the operation, Anthony Burley, 38, reportedly used his and other employees’ passwords…
Lyft Accuses Former COO Of Stealing Confidential Documents Before Joining Uber
Ryan Lawler reports: On-demand rides startup Lyft is taking its former COO Travis VanderZanden to court for breach of his confidentiality agreement and fiduciary duty weeks after the executive joined arch-rival Uber. In a complaint filed this afternoon in San Francisco Superior Court, Lyft claims VanderZanden downloaded a number of non-public company documents to his personal Dropbox account…