The Immigrant Legal Resource Center was apparently hacked (pdf) at some time prior to April 10, but there’s no indication in their notification to the NH Attorney General’s Office as to how many people had their names and credit card numbers compromised.
Category: Miscellaneous
United Food and Commercial Workers International employee data on stolen laptop
A laptop stolen from a United Food and Commercial Workers International (“UFCW”) office on March 10 contained personal information of UFCW members, former members, and retirees including names and addresses, Social Security numbers, phone numbers, birth dates, and e-mail addresses, but no financial information, according to a notification (pdf) filed by their lawyers with the…
WV: Bar association reports hack; members’ personal info at risk
The Associated Press is reporting that the West Virginia State Bar’s web site and network were hacked and that members’ names, mail and e-mail addresses, lawyer identification numbers, and Social Security numbers of some members and former members may be compromised. The breach was reportedly discovered “recently” and there is no indication as to when…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: The teenage hacker known as “Dshocker” was sentenced to 11 months in a juvenile detention center. More. In FL, Patrice Thomas is charged with opening a credit card in someone else’s name to obtain cosmetic surgery. More. In NC, Brenda Denise Small was indicted for filing false tax returns and identity…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Ashley Johnson was arrested in Memphis for trying to open a store account under a false name. When police searched her vehicle, they discovered cards in dozens of other identity cards. Johnson allegedly used names and identification numbers she found on employee applications that she took from trash containers behind such…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: A 25-count indictment was issued against Timothy Kuskowski on charges of stealing the identities of nearly two dozen Coloradans and using them to pass fake checks in 10 counties across Colorado. More. Frederick Eugene Wood will be arraigned later this week. He is accused of using file-sharing software to steal information…