Michelle Robyn Freytag, 47, was arrested last week, following the return of a 20-count federal indictment alleging wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The indictment, returned Feb. 11, 2015, alleges Freytag was hired in April 2009 to be the executive assistant for a Houston businessman. Freytag was hired in April 2009, according to the indictment. As…
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No longer gagged by law enforcement stay, Kaplan University begins notifying students of breach (updated)
On June 4, 2014, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General, Criminal Investigative Division notified Kaplan University (KU) that a former KU employee had stolen some students’ information, but placed a stay on notifying the affected students because of the criminal investigation. That stay was lifted this month, and KU began notifying affected students…
NC: Lost thumb drive had personal info of 5,300 former Pitt Community College students
WITN reports: Thousands of former Pitt Community College students could have their personal information at risk after the college says a computer thumb drive was lost. PCC says some 5,300 full names, social security numbers, and addresses of the former students were on the drive that was lost January 21st.. Rick Owens, vice president of…
Hack Attack That Hit NYC Emails May Have Come from Russia: Sources
Jeff Mays and Murray Weiss report: The hacking attack that left city agencies unable to receive some emails last week may have originated from somewhere near Russia and was an attempt to scam city employees and others out of money, according to law enforcement sources. And it may be more widespread than previously believed, with workers at…
Police probe video of possible data hack at the National Archives
Did hackers access protected data at the National Archives or didn’t they? It’s not clear, as Elise Viebeck and Cory Bennett report: The National Archives acknowledged Wednesday that it has alerted law enforcement to a suspicious video posted online by hackers who purport to have gained access to agency files. Released on YouTube earlier this month,…
Target Says Credit Card Data Breach Cost It $162M In 2013-14
Ingrid Lunden reports: When it comes to data breaches, retailers are one of the biggest targets these days, and today we have some detail on the costs around one of the more high-profile attacks. Target today said that it has booked $162 million in expenses across 2013 and 2014 related to its data breach, in which hackers…