A former U.S. State Department employee pleaded guilty today to perpetrating a widespread, international e-mail phishing, computer hacking and cyberstalking scheme against hundreds of victims in the United States and abroad. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney John A. Horn of the Northern District of Georgia, Director…
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NY: Husband, Wife Steal Info From Lenox Hill Hospital Emergency Room Patients, Spend Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars at Saks: Prosecutors
NBC reports: A husband-and-wife pair have been arrested for allegedly stealing the personal information of dozens of Manhattan hospital patients to take control of their bank accounts and buy hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise at luxury retailers like Saks Fifth Avenue, authorities say. Kyle Steed, 30, who was employed at Lenox Hill…
Massachusetts RMV reports ‘accidental loss’ of personal information of 120 people (Updated)
WHDH reports: The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles has notified approximately 120 individuals about an “accidental loss” of their personal information. The report stated that on July 26, documented information including names, addresses and driver information contained in a safe at the Natick RMV branch had been lost. Read more on WHDH. So how does…
Wyndham caves, settles charges with FTC (updated)
I did not see this coming. Wyndham has settled FTC charges, bringing an end to a closely watched court case involving FTC’s authority to enforce data security. The case was the first one that hadn’t resulted in a consent order. Today’s settlement leaves only the LabMD as a challenge to FTC’s authority to enforce data…
TX: Woodland Heights employee investigated for stealing 450 patients’ info
Jeff Awtrey reports: A Texas Ranger and a Lufkin hospital are investigating an employee after the Ranger reported discovering approximately 450 patients’ information in their home. A letter to a patient dated on Dec. 1 states Woodland Heights Medical Center became aware of the unauthorized removal on Oct. 15 after Texas Rangers told them they…
Ex-Monterey Park resident prison-bound for identity theft and tax refund scheme
Hillary Johnson reports: A former Monterey Park resident was sentenced Monday to 40 months in federal prison for filing bogus tax returns using names and Social Security numbers of people whose identity information had been stolen to fraudulently collect refunds. Sang Hwoon Shin, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge George H. King, who also…