Patrick Donahue reports: German authorities in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg are examining tax information offered by an informant detailing what may be illicit funds stashed in Swiss accounts, though they said they won’t buy stolen data. Finance Ministry officials in the southwestern region received an offer from an informant who claimed to have information on…
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Judge approves Countrywide Financial ID theft settlement
A federal judge on Monday granted final approval to a settlement between Countrywide Financial Corp. and millions of customers left at high risk for identity theft because of a security breach. The breach and terms of the settlement have been previously covered on this site and in PogoWasRight.org’s archives, but the Associated Press story provides…
Former Wachovia employee in Atlanta gets prison for bank fraud
Atlanta Business Chronicle provides a follow-up on a case previously covered on this site. A former Wachovia Bank employee from Hampton, Ga., was sentenced Monday to four and half years in federal prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with selling customers’ bank account information and Social Security numbers while employed in…
Data breach demonstrates need for access control policies
Remember the breach reported a few weeks ago when a Freedom of Information request uncovered that a Canada Revenue Agency employee had been mining the database to identity high-wealth individuals that she might recruit as customers for her side business? The individuals whose data were accessed were never notified of the incident because the government…
TX: Former loan employee charged with theft from customers
Tricia Rosetty reports: A former Taylor Check ‘N Go employee is facing two charges of identity theft from using former client information to obtain loans. Randall Parker, 46, allegedly obtained about $1,000 in loans using information from former Check ‘N Go clients. Read more in the Taylor Daily Press. From the report, it seems that…
AU: Officer sacked over internet site
Tim Dornin reports: A senior South Australian police officer has been sacked for helping set up a lurid internet dating profile that encouraged men to pursue his ex-girlfriend for sex. Detective Sergeant Darren James Clohesy lost his job on Monday after failing to attend a police disciplinary hearing in response to his court conviction. Police…