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Woman Sentenced For ID Theft From Texas Hotel Computers

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Dissent

KWTX reports that Courtni Heryford, 29, was sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing personal information from people who used public computers at some Galveston, Texas hotels. Heryford pleaded guilty Monday in Galveston to fraudulent possession of identifying information. Read more on KWTX, although they don’t explain which hotels or what kind of contact…

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Zillow fighting lawsuits alleging theft of trade secrets

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Dissent

I came across two cases in the news this morning, both involving Zillow, that allege insider data theft/trade secrets theft: Move and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) filed additional court documents Friday following receipt of a letter from an anonymous whistleblower, presumably a Zillow employee, who alleges widespread misappropriation of trade secrets and data theft by…

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U. New Hampshire notifies 26 students after professor’s computer accessed by unauthorized individual

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Dissent

The University of New Hampshire has notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office of a breach that occurred on March 16. According to the letter, a professor’s computer was accessed by an “unauthorized non-UNH agent.” It’s not clear from the letter  whether someone had physical access to the computer or if this was a hack, but…

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Miami Dade College Student Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Involving Student Financial Services Accounts

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Dissent

A Miami Dade College student was sentenced to 51 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $29,289, for his participation in a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme involving student financial services accounts. Smith Jean, 23, previously pled guilty to one count…

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Ex-Virginia Wesleyan student sentenced for ID theft

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Dissent

There’s a follow-up to a case previously noted on this site. Scott Daugherty reports: A former Virginia Wesleyan College student was sentenced Monday to two and a half years in federal prison for stealing the identities of several classmates and applying for more than 100 credit cards. Upon her release, Katecha “Tisha” Thomas will have…

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Homebridge (formerly IHSS) notifies home service providers of data compromise and possible misuse of their information

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Dissent

In May 2012, California’s Dept of Social Services notified over 700,000 In-Home Supportive Services providers and recipients that their payroll data, including Social Security numbers, had been lost in the mail. In December 2012, 14,000 In-Home Supportive Services were notified that their personal information, including Social Security numbers, had been exposed on the Internet. Now Homebridge (formerly…

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