Another follow-up to a previously reported case. Emily Miller reports: A Pompano Beach woman faces up to 32 years in prison for her participation in an identity theft fraud scheme involving personal identifying information from AT&T customer files. Monique Smith, 31, of Pompano Beach, has pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to commit…
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Judge revokes US citizenship of woman possibly involved in data security breach
Well, this is a bit different. Andrew Becker has an intriguing side note to a breach involving the Arizona Counter Terrorism Center that he previously reported with ProPublica: A federal judge in Arizona has ordered the U.S. government to revoke the citizenship of a woman at the center of a 2007 security breach involving a…
UK: Computer hacker shut down Derbyshire holiday firm website in dispute over payment
Martin Naylor reports: A computer hacker shut down the website of a Derbyshire holiday firm with which he was in dispute “in an act of petty revenge”. A judge told Glyn Berrington that what he had done to Ashbourne-based Menorca Private Owners “was like stealing a workman’s tools”. Derby Crown Court heard how Berrington, 49, had that…
Cybersecurity specialist at Scott Air Force Base commits suicide after FBI seizes his personal computers; “I am a good person at heart, even if I let my (curiosity) get the better of me”
Beth Hundsdorfer reports: A Mascoutah man stationed at Scott Air Force Base and hired to ensure the security of Department of Defense computers was being investigated for hacking before he took his own life, according to recently unsealed federal court records. FBI Agent Christopher Trifiletti showed up to question Jamie Magers, 33, who worked as…
Two California Residents Sentenced To Prison For Computer Theft From LendingTree; Former Employee Sold Unauthorized Access
U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. sentenced two California residents to prison on Tuesday, August 26, 2014, for their role involving computer theft from a nation-wide online mortgage broker (the “company”). Brian Matthew Rich, 40, of Laguna Beach, Calif., was sentenced to 24 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. Marcus…
Mississippi woman sentenced for her role in stolen identity fraud case
Ladonna Cooper, age 30, of Jackson, was sentenced earlier this week to 20 months for conspiracy to defraud the United States. Cooper, a former employee of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, previously pled guilty to stealing personal identifying information, including names and social security numbers, from the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility located in Rankin County….