Bob McMillan reports: It was a bad idea from the start, but even as bad ideas go, this one went horribly wrong. A a 38-year-old Avon Lake, Ohio, man is set to plead guilty to federal charges after spyware he allegedly meant to install on the computer of a woman he’d had a relationship with…
Category: Miscellaneous
Phisher who victimized tens of thousands pleads guilty
Tien Truong (“Tim”) Nguyen, 30, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy, access device fraud, aggravated identity theft, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The case began in 2007 when Nguyen was indicted (pdf) for being part of a phishing scheme ring that victimized tens of thousands of individuals between October 15,…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Terrence Chalk, CEO of Compulinx Managed Services, pleaded guilty to stealing the identities of his employees and faces up to seven years in prison. More. Fontana police arrested three people in what they called one of the biggest counterfeit credit card and identity theft rings they’ve ever encountered involving hundreds of…
Ex-BNP man fined over names leak
A former member of the British National Party has been fined £200 after admitting publishing the details of some 10,000 party members online. Matthew Single, 37, formerly of Church Lane, Brinsley, Notts, was fined by Nottingham magistrates after admitting disclosing data without consent. The names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of some party supporters…
Administrative services provider holding databases hostage – law firms
Courthouse News reports: A group of law firms that offer advice to debtors says a company it hired to provide administrative services took $9 million in profits and is holding sensitive client records hostage. Persels & Associates, of Towson, Md. dba Consumer Law Associates and Legal Advice Line, sued My Professional Advice in Baltimore County…
In wake of breach, vehicle repair organization agrees to improve security
Blackburn-based Repair Management Services Ltd (formally MVRA), a trade body that provides advice to businesses involved in motor vehicle repair, has taken remedial steps to improve data security following the theft of an unencrypted laptop containing the personal information of approximately 36,800 individuals. The laptop, which also held details of 1,900 motoring convictions, was stolen…