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Bits ‘n Pieces

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Dissent

In the justice system: Yomi Jagunna, one of 8 people arrested last year as part of a New Jersey ring, pleaded guilty for his part in setting up a phony collection agency to obtain access to commercial databases where they obtained Social Security numbers and info. Jagunna pleaded guilty to selling 39 SSN, but prosecutors…

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Branch Banking & Trust employee arrested for selling client information

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Dissent

On January 14, law enforcement officials investigating another matter discovered client information from Branch Banking & Trust Co. (BB&T) in the possession of unauthorized individuals. Once alerted to the breach, BB&T conducted an internal investigation and discovered that a former employee who had legitimate access to client accounts had abused the access and had sold…

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Bits ‘n Pieces

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Dissent

In the justice system: Susan Shaw has been charged with multiple counts of theft and identity theft. Investigators say she gained access to a financial database and that there are at least 11 victims. More. Mark Pinella, owner of Dino’s Pizza in Fayetteville, has been charged with multiple counts of ID theft for skimming his…

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UK: Sensitive data on eBay computers, Part 2

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Dissent

Yesterday, I posted a story from BBC about how patient data from two hospitals was found on hard drives being sold to the public. That same study by BT and University of Glamorgan also found corporate data. Channel4 News in the UK summarizes some of what was found. To excerpt from their summary as it…

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Bits ‘n Pieces

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Dissent

In the justice system: Eric Christopher Thorsen was sentenced to five years in prison for a scheme in which he and Amy Ruth Bergquist advertised for sex partners on Craigslist in order to steal their identities. Berquist was previously sentenced to prison for her part. More. Laura Althouse, formerly employed at an Iowa slaughterhouse where…

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Bits ‘n Pieces

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Dissent

In the justice system: Nakeshia Brown, a former patient care assistant at Memorial Hermann Hospital,  is facing charges of identity theft and bank fraud for allegedly stealing patients’ info to use to open credit cards.  More.  In 2003, the hospital was also involved in data breach involving a dishonest employee who stole patient information and…

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