Mainichi reports: The culprit behind the theft of customer data from correspondence education giant Benesse always intended to sell the information, and did so almost immediately, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) believes. A source close to the case has told the Mainichi Shimbun that a systems engineer from a subcontractor managing a Benesse Holdings Inc….
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CT: Westport Cellphone Store Worker Arrested in ID Theft
A 23-year-old New York man turned himself into police after learning there was a warrant for his arrest for allegedly selling personal information gathered while working at a Westport cellphone store, police said. Stefano Pascente of Richmond Hills, N.Y. was arrested Wednesday after an investigation that began in December 2013, police said. Court documents showed…
AU: Police swoop on alleged taxi credit card fraud syndicate in Sydney
Rose Powell reports: A fraud racket with the potential to steal the credit card details of hundreds of Sydney taxi users has been dismantled following police raids. Several members of the group were arrested last week in a card-cloning den set up in a motel room in Chullora. Some 800 blank credit cards, as well as…
FL: Former corrections officer pleads guilty to wire fraud, identity theft
TBO has an update on a breach previously reported on this blog: A state corrections officer accused of using inmates’ identities to file fraudulent tax returns pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Jerry St. Fleur, 26, of Zephyrhills, faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s…
BBC’s Panorama team loses confidential information relating to a secret British Army unit
Ian Burrell reports: Highly sensitive and confidential information relating to a secret British Army unit which is alleged to have shot unarmed civilians in Northern Ireland has been “lost” by the BBC’s investigative team on the Panorama programme. The material, which includes information on former soldiers from the controversial Military Reaction Force, leaked out following…
Charles Schwab Accuses Ex-Employee of Stealing Confidential Info
Law360 reports that Charles Schwab & Co. has sued a former employee, alleging he violated his contract with the company by stealing confidential client information and trade secrets to help launch his own rival company. Read more on Law360.com (subscription required).