Gavan Reilly reports: The University Observer can exclusively reveal major security flaws within the UCD [University College Dublin] Registry, which allow an individual to gain access to the detailed academic records of any UCD graduate. UCD’s Student Desk supplied The University Observer with copies of full academic statements for two recent graduates, after this newspaper…
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Personal records of 1,400 residents found in B.C. government employee’s home
Lindsay Kines and Rob Shaw report: The British Columbia government is investigating a major security breach after police discovered the personal records of 1,400 income-assistance clients in the home of a government employee, the Victoria Times Colonist has learned. The records covered a period from December 2006 to April 2007 and included names, addresses, birth…
Gaping security hole turned 64,000 Time Warner cable modems into hacker prey
Tim Greene reports: A blogger helping to tune a friend’s wi-fi network uncovered a gaping security hole in Wi-Fi cable modem routers installed in 64,000 Time Warner subscribers’ homes, leaving them open to attack. Time Warner says that within the past week it has patched the problem until the manufacturer can provide a permanent fix,…
AmEx scammer pleads guilty
Alexsandr Bernik, 28, of Roseville, California pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to two counts of wire fraud relating to a scheme to extract funds from American Express cardholders by assessing small fraudulent charges on thousands of American Express cards. This case is the product of a joint investigation by the United States Secret Service…
Two charged in superseding indictment for their roles in a $30 million bank fraud and ID theft ring
A Miami Beach, Fla., man and his driver were charged Thursday in a Superseding Indictment for their roles in a telemarketing fraud and identity theft scheme that attempted to defraud financial institutions and their account holders throughout the United States of millions of dollars through the unauthorized and fraudulent debit of customer bank accounts. Acting…
Two men indicted for ID theft and wire fraud
A federal grand jury had indicated a Georgia man and a Maryland man on charges they possessed 15 or more counterfeited credit cards and equipment for making fraudulent credit or bank-debit cards, United States Attorney Joyce White Vance announced. Sinzinkayo Haji Sinzinkayo, 38, of Jonesboro, Ga., and Damilola Odegbile, also known as “Tony Allen,” 22,…