A worker at UJA-Federation in New York allegedly led a $2 million identity theft ring that targeted top donors to the charitable organization, prosecutors announced Friday. Tracy Nelson, of Brooklyn, worked at UJA-Federation for more than two years processing donations until she was fired last summer as the thefts came to light, the Daily News…
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HI: Tax data infiltrated by state workers (updated)
Rob Shikina reports: The state Department of Taxation placed several employees on administrative leave without pay this week following the discovery of an internal security breach of the department’s tax database. The breach was found during an audit of the department’s security systems and internal controls this year, the department said Thursday. The incidents occurred…
Former RadioShack worker pleads guilty to using customer’s info for identity theft
Dianna Hunt reports: A former RadioShack customer service representative pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to stealing customers’ personal information while trying to resolve their problems. Youlanda Rochelle Wright used the information to file a false income tax return in a client’s name to get a refund of $3,654, according to court records. Wright entered…
Ca: Government investigating confidential information breach at Motor Vehicle Registration
The provincial government says it is taking measures to address the inappropriate access of confidential information at the Motor Registration Division by a government employee. According to a news release, in late October, the division became aware a government employee may have inappropriately accessed personal information pertaining to drivers’ licence and vehicle registration information. The…
Ca: Insider breach at Insurance Corporation of British Columbia linked to shootings, arson
This sounds like it might qualify as one of the worst – if not, THE worst – insider breach of 2011. When people affiliated with the Justice Institute of British Columbia starting seeing their homes shot at or set on fire, the RCMP began an intensive investigation. That probe has now culminated in the firing…
I can just picture it….
Why risk getting caught downloading customer data when you can just take pictures of it? Trilegiant Corporation in Stamford, Connecticut recently notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that a call center vendor’s employee had been caught taking screen shots of customer data (names and debit or credit card numbers) with his phone camera. The…