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Category: U.S.

Target fails to end banks’ lawsuit over data breach

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Dissent

Jonathan Stempel reports: A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Target Corp’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by banks seeking to recoup money they spent reimbursing fraudulent charges and issuing new credit and debit cards because of the retailer’s late 2013 data breach. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson in St. Paul, Minnesota said Target played a…

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Sony Breach May Have Exposed Employee Healthcare, Salary Data

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Dissent

Brian Krebs reports: The recent hacker break-in at Sony Pictures Entertainment appears to have involved the theft of far more than unreleased motion pictures: According to multiple sources, the intruders also stole more than 25 gigabytes of sensitive data on tens of thousands of Sony employees, including Social Security numbers, medical and salary information. Several files being…

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German Constitutional Court Rejects the Extradition of “World’s #2 Hacker” to US

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Dissent

Germany’s top court won’t agree to extradite an alleged hacker to the U.S. until it is assured the hacker won’t face a “disproportionate” sentence, if convicted. The Associated Press reports that the  Federal Constitutional Court overturned a lower court’s approval of Ercan Findikoglu’s extradition: It said Frankfurt’s regional court needs to obtain assurances from U.S. authorities that…

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New Hampshire Employment Security mailing gaffe discloses 2,700 benefits recipients’ info

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Dissent

Kathryn Marchocki reports that the New Hampshire Employment Security experienced a “software glitch” that resulted in 2,700 people collecting unemployment benefits having their personal information – including SSN – accidentally mailed to employers for whom they never worked. You can read more on The Nashua Telegraph if you have a subscription. I do not see any notice up on…

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NY: Former Branch Manager Of Bank Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Cashing Over $400,000 In Fraudulently Obtained Tax Refund Checks

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Dissent

Edwin Mejia pled guilty yesterday to participating in a scheme to cash more than $400,000 in fraudulently obtained federal tax refund checks issued in other people’s names. He was arrested in March 2014 and pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer. According to the allegations in the Complaint and Information filed in Manhattan federal court, and statements…

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KY: Former jail employee pleads guilty to identity theft charges

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Dissent

Marla Toncray reports: A former employee of the Mason County Detention Center has entered a guilty plea to charges of identity theft. In May, Belinda A. Morton, 43, was indicted on four counts false statement as to identity, for the purpose of procuring the issuance of a credit card using the name and identity of…

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