Juan Lozano of Associated Press reports that scammers have obtained the personal information of unaccompanied young immigrants at two U.S. military bases – and they’re using that info to get relatives to pay nonexistent fees: The FBI is trying to determine how many people have been victimized by the scheme, in which con artists use…
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Possible Card Breach at Goodwill Industries – Krebs
Brian Krebs reports: Financial institutions across the country report that they are tracking what appears to be a series of credit card breaches involving Goodwill locations nationwide. For its part, Goodwill Industries International Inc. says it is working with federal authorities on an investigation into these reports. […] In a statement sent to KrebsOnSecurity, Goodwill industries said it first learned about a…
AK: Mallott campaign computer stolen
Rosemarie Alexander reports: A laptop computer with donors’ financial information has been stolen from the Anchorage office of the Byron Mallott gubernatorial campaign. […] PDF copies of checks and credit cards were on the computer, including each contributor’s name, mailing address, phone number, bank account, or credit card and security code numbers, as well as…
Vermont architects report identity theft
Eric Blaisdell reports: The head of the state’s chapter of the American Institute of Architects says around 40 Vermont architects just discovered they were all the victims of identity theft. Read more on Times Argus. Keep in mind that the AIA is a professional association, not the state licensing board, and the national AIA application…
American Dental Association notifies some DENTPIN users of breach
The American Dental Association is notifying some professionals and students who have DENTPIN identifiers that their personal information may have been exposed to others. DENTPIN identifiers are used to enable professionals and students to register for tests or request their test scores. On April 30, the ADA upgraded its website, including the DENTPIN database. That…
Major School Research and Assessment Provider Hacked
Benjamin Herold reports: The American Institutes for Research, a major research and testing organization with a significant presence in K-12 education in the United States, suffered a serious data breach earlier this month. After one of the organization’s servers was hacked, the sensitive personal information of as many as 6,500 current and former employees, including Social…