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UK: Barclays cybertheft involved cooperation of employee

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Dissent

Steve Gold has an update to a breach noted previously on this blog involving a gang that transferred funds from some Barclays customers’ accounts. At the time, it was suspected that one of the gang members had posed as an engineer to install a KVM device that enabled them to access the bank’s computer and…

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Ex-employee of Birmingham Social Security office pleads guilty to stealing from beneficiaries

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Dissent

Kelsey Stein reports a follow-up to an insider breach for tax refund fraud involving the Alabama Social Security Department:  A former employee of the Social Security Administration office in Birmingham at a hearing Tuesday pleaded guilty to stealing information and benefits. Tabaris Archie Brown, 35, of Montgomery, entered a guilty plea at a hearing Tuesday morning…

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KR: Shinhan Bank allegedly snooped into accounts of politicians

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Dissent

Na Jeong-ju reports: Shinhan Bank may face punishment by regulators for allegedly illegally accessing hundreds of bank accounts held by its customers, including politicians, sources said Monday. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) is currently looking into claims by an opposition lawmaker last year that the bank accessed bank accounts held by 22 people, including 16…

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Wachovia customer sues bank for failing to protect his account and then falsely fingering him to the feds

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Dissent

Jay Weaver of the Miami Herald has a must-read piece about what Carlos Gomez, a Wachovia Bank customer, went through after becoming a victim of ID theft by a bank employee, and how he’s suing Wachovia, which has since been taken over by Wells Fargo: Just before dawn, insistent pounding on the front door jolted…

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Arizona pension system admits data was taken last year by former high-ranking employee

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Dissent

Craig Harris reports: The statewide trust that manages pensions for police officers, firefighters, politicians and corrections officers notified its members and their employers this week of a potential security breach even though trust managers have known about the issue since last fall. Christa Severns, a spokeswoman for the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, said Friday…

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FL: Three Jailed for role in tax refund fraud scheme using prisoners’ identity info

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Dissent

Jeff Goldman reports that Rodney St. Fleur’s (aka Rodney Saintfleur) co-conspirators have been sentenced for their roles in the tax refund fraud scheme: Frantz Pierre, 34, Terry Pierre, 29, and Christmanie Bissainthe, 33, were recently sentenced to prison for their participation in a stolen identity tax refund (SIRF) scheme involving approximately $2.2 million in fraudulent…

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