Michael D. Abernathy reports: A former Alamance County Department of Social Services employee pleaded guilty in federal court this week to using personal information of child abuse victims in a tax fraud scheme. Rakecia Matrese Brame was indicted Oct. 28 on 33 total counts of identity theft, and wire fraud, aiding in tax fraud, according…
Category: Insider
David Nosal sentenced; case narrowed the definition of “exceeding authorized access” under CFAA (update1)
I’ve been following the David Nosal case on this blog since April 2011, when the Ninth Circuit held that an employee who violates his employer’s computer use policy is guilty of “exceeding authorized access” to the employer’s computer under the federal anti-hacking statute, CFAA. In June 2011, Nosal filed a petition for rehearing en banc (see…
SD: Former Citibank employee offered plea deal in ID theft case
The Argus Leader reports: A former Citibank employee accused of stealing customers’ identities has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Terri Jo Huber, 43, of Sioux Falls, was indicted on nine fraud-related counts in August, including bank fraud, identity theft, access device fraud and embezzlement.
Capital One notifies account holders of insider breach associated with fraudulent charges
Capital One is notifying some credit card customers that they may be at risk of fraudulent charges on their card. In a letter sent to those affected, Douglas Woodward, Vice President of Operations, writes: We believe that a former employee may have improperly accessed your account. While we don’t see any potential fraud on your…
Social Security Customer Service Employee Indicted For Stealing Information And Money From Agency
BIRMINGHAM — December 27. A federal grand jury today indicted a Social Security Administration telephone service center employee for using his position to steal identifying information and benefits from Social Security beneficiaries, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General, Special Agent in Charge Guy Fallen. A 14-count indictment filed…
WA: Sumner fires temporary court clerk for sending herself city data on 3,600 people
Eager new employee or something nefarious? Hopefully, the former, but in any event, this breach was detected. Kari Plog reports: The city of Sumner has fired a temporary employee after she sent information about 3,600 people, mostly residents, to her personal email. City spokeswoman Carmen Palmer told The News Tribune on Friday that an investigation…