Brian Krebs reports: The Trump Hotel Collection, a string of luxury hotel properties tied to business magnate and now Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, appears to be the latest victim of a credit card breach, according to data shared by several U.S.-based banks. Contacted regarding reports from sources at several banks who traced a pattern of fraudulent debit and credit…
Category: U.S.
Miami Resident Pleads Guilty in Identity Theft Tax Fraud Scheme Involving Thousands of Deceased and Other Individuals’ Personal Identifying Information
A Miami resident pled guilty for participating in an identity theft tax fraud scheme involving thousands of deceased and other individuals’ personal identifying information (PII). Yovaris Pardo, 40, of Miami, pled guilty to one count of possessing a counterfeit access device, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(a)(1), one count of possessing…
NY IG: Group home supervisor charged with identity theft
Rick Karlin reports: The supervisor of a cluster of Long Island group homes for the disabled is charged with stealing the identity of a client. Blossom Officer Thame is charged with using a client’s name to open a PSE&G electricity account. She is a treatment team leader for the State Office of People with Developmental…
JPMorgan Reassigns Security Team Leader a Year After Data Breach
Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley report: The executive in charge of protecting JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s computer network from hackers has been reassigned, after a year on the job that included controversy over his handling of a massive data breach and the departure of several top security team members. Greg Rattray, a former U.S. Air…
Spies Warned Feds About OPM Mega-Hack Danger
Shane Harris reports: Five years ago, U.S. officials refused to merge a database containing classified personnel records of intelligence agency employees with another run by the Office of Personnel Management, fearing that if the two systems were linked up, it could expose the personal information of covert operatives to leakers and hackers. Those concerns look…
FL: Personal information stolen for hundreds of people
Kristen Sanchez reports: A local business had the personal information stolen for hundreds of people, including driver licenses, Social Security numbers and bank records. Kree Kirkman, owner of DK Real Estate MGMT says private information for nearly 400 people is now in the wrong hands. Last week, someone broke into his home office in Punta…