Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia announced that Bryant T. Johnson, aged 26, of Albany, Georgia entered a guilty plea to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft on June 17, 2015 before the Honorable W. Louis Sands, Senior U. S. District Court Judge,…
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PA: Hershey Medical Center notifies 1,801 patients of potential breach
Lancaster Online reports: Penn State Hershey Medical Center said it has notified 1,801 patients of a privacy breach, after it was discovered an employee had been working with protected health information from his home computer. Officials at the hospital said in a press release Friday afternoon that results of an extensive internal investigation give no…
Green Tree Services notifies mortgage applicants of 2013 breach that was discovered 10 months ago
Green Tree Services is mailing breach notification letters that begin: I am writing to explain a recent security incident that may involve your personal information. Green Tree Servicing LLC (“Green Tree”) has learned that personal information relating to some customers may have been accessible in a security incident involving potential unauthorized access to certain computer…
Breach of patient records investigated by UC Irvine Medical Center
Statement from UC Irvine Medical Center: June 17, 2015 On March 13, 2015, officials at UC Irvine Medical Center discovered that an employee, whose job required access to some patient records, had looked at additional records without a job-related purpose between June 2011 and March 2015. As far as it is possible to determine, the…
Armenian Skimmer Leader Pleads Guilty
Wes Mayer reports: Davit Kudugulyan, the leader of an Armenian group that stole financial information from hundreds of victims throughout multiple states, including numerous victims in Coweta County, pleaded guilty in New York County on Wednesday. Last March, Kudugulyan and three other suspects, Garegin Spartalyan, Hayk Dzhandzhapanyan and Aram Martirosian, were arrested in New York…
NC: Skimmers steal CMPD gas card info; police warning public
Coleen Harry reports: Charlotte Mecklenburg Police are reminding people to be vigilant when paying for gas at the pump after officers with the department fell victim to card skimmers at local pumps. Police say four of the department’s Fuelman credit cards were skimmed at a local gas station in April. Officers have not said where…