Ryan Singel reports: What’s Wikileaks, the net’s foremost document leaking site, supposed to do when a whistle-blower submits a list of email addresses belonging to the site’s confidential donors as a leaked document? That’s exactly the conundrum Wikileaks faced this week after someone from the controversial whistle-blowing site sent an emergency fund-raising appeal on Saturday…
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SF Man Accused Of Stealing Mail, ID Theft
A San Francisco man was arraigned Tuesday on identity and mail theft charges in San Francisco Superior Court after allegedly going on a mail-snatching spree that prosecutors said involved several, and possibly up to hundreds of residents. Prosecutors charged Bradley Williams, 31, with counts that included felony and misdemeanor identity theft, one count involving 10…
Man indicted again on fraud and identity theft charges
Chris Smith reports: A federal grand jury in Louisville, Ky., has charged a Clarksville man with crimes similar to those outlined in another indictment that came down last year. In November, a federal grand jury indicted Deldrick Toles, 28, then of Fort Campbell, on charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. He was accused…
NM: Laptop with personal data taken from food pantry
An Albuquerque food pantry is warning its clients that tens of thousands of them are at risk for identity theft after a laptop computer containing their personal information was stolen last week. The Rio Grande Food Project says the computer contained sensitive personal data — including addresses, birth dates and Social Security numbers — of…
FL: United Way Admits To Security Breach
According to CBS, United Way of Miami-Dade’s computer system was hacked. Files and applications were reportedly deleted early Christmas morning. The computer system contained personal information, including credit card information, but UW has not yet been able to determine if files were accessed. Read more on CBS
Cherokee Church GA: Computer Stolen Just Feet Away From Pre-School Class
Members of a Cherokee County church [the Woodstock Presbyterian Church] are furious someone would slip inside their building just feet from a pre-school class and steal a laptop. Church leaders said they worry some members could become victims on identity theft and the church’s bank accounts are vulnerable. […] But it’s more than just hurt…