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NJ: Bulgarian hacker admits role in $6M IRS refund scheme, feds say

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Dissent

Thomas Zambito reports:  A Bulgarian national on Monday admitted his role in a $6 million IRS tax refund scheme that involved hacking into the computer networks of major accounting firms. Vanyo Minkov, 32, pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiring to file fraudulent tax returns during an appearance Monday before U.S. District Court Judge…

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Judge overturns ex-Goldman programmer’s conviction

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Dissent

Fred Imbert reports: A Manhattan judge on Monday tossed out ex-Goldman Sachs Groupprogrammer Sergey Aleynikov’s conviction in a code theft case. “With today’s decision, Sergey Aleynikov has been acquitted of every single crime two sets of prosecutors could conjure in their zeal to do the bidding of Goldman Sachs,” Kevin Marino, Aleynikov’s attorney, said in…

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NY: Cybercriminal Sentenced To 50 Months For His Role In Hacking Campaign

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Dissent

The following press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York provides an update on a case noted previously on this site involving a hack of JP Morgan Chase to alter prepaid debit cards issued by the American Red Cross for disaster relief victims: June 29 – Earlier today at the…

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ME: Windham Man Sentenced to Three Months for Fraud and Identity Theft

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Dissent

Portland, Maine:  United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Manuel J. Arruda, 46, of Windham, Maine was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to three months in prison and two years of supervised release for mail and access device fraud and identity theft.  He was also ordered to pay $11,962.85…

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Insurer Claims That Hi-Tech Thieves Had Inside Help In Record Eli Lilly Heist

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Dissent

Edmund H. Mahony reports: In an effort to recover tens of millions in losses, the insurer for pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is trying to prove that lax control over confidential, computer data by Lilly’s security contractor enabled thieves to use detailed schematics to carry out brazen warehouse burglaries in Enfield and elsewhere across the country….

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Stolen laptop contained UCSF research participants’ health & insurance info

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Dissent

The University of California – San Francisco posted this notice on their site on July 2: UC San Francisco is alerting individuals about a burglary involving an unencrypted laptop belonging to a faculty member in the Cardiac Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia Service that contained some personal, research and health information. While there is no evidence of…

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