Tresa Baldas reports that a McDonald’s employee in Oak Park has been charged in federal court in Detroit after being caught on video surveillance skimming customers’ credit or debit cards at the drive-thru window. It was the store manager who noticed the problem and contacted the Secret Service. Baldas reports: [Teresa] Pulliam, who was questioned…
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NYS suspends 16 workers who snooped in colleague’s file
Rick Karlin reports: Sixteen employees of the state Office of Children and Family Services have been suspended for allegedly snooping in confidential files relating to a co-worker. The victim of the alleged snooping, Kristen Trapalis, was arrested in May and charged with possession of marijuana and endangering the welfare of a child, but those charges were later dropped. Ironically,…
Former Austin hotel employee accused of stealing guests’ bank card information
KVUE reports that after receiving complaints from guests about fraudulent charges on their credit or debit cards, hotel security at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel managed to catch an employee skimming hotel guests’ cards. The hotel released the following statement Monday afternoon: “InterContinental Stephen F. Austin holds the safety, comfort and well-being of all guests and…
NJ: Rogue SSA employee provided Social Security Numbers for a bank fraud scheme
Another insider breach involving the Social Security Administration has come to light. In a federal court in New Jersey this week, Syed Rehman, 44, of Jersey City, admitted his role in a bank fraud scheme in which he used unlawfully obtained Social Security numbers to obtain credit cards and mortgages, causing four banks to lose…
UK: Gambling worker guilty of selling 65,000 bingo players’ details
A former gambling industry worker who unlawfully obtained and sold personal data relating to over 65,000 online bingo players has been found guilty of committing three offences under section 55 of the Data Protection Act. Marc Ben-Ezra, of Finchley, was given a three year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £1,700 to Cashcade Limited as…
Fannie Mae notifies 1,100 of a security breach – but it’s a puzzlement
On October 28, Fannie Mae notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office of a security incident involving personal information of over one thousand individuals. In their letter, they explain that in mid-October, they became aware that an employee may have been attempting to sell handwritten copies of the financial information of approximately 1,100 people. The…