Look at where/how they allegedly obtained taxpayer identity information in the release below. October 15, 2014 TALLAHASSEE – Five defendants have been charged with conspiring to commit wire fraud in connection with the filing of false income tax returns. The 21-count indictment, unsealed today, also charges substantive counts of wire fraud, theft of government funds, and aggravated…
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CO: HuHot Mongolian Grill employee accused of skimming customers’ credit card info
Jennifer Kovaleski and Alan Gathright report: Sheridan police say they arrested an employee at HuHot Mongolian Grill who is accused of stealing customers’ credit card information. Sheridan Police Chief Mark Campbell said investigators arrested 31-year-old Michael Alexander Stephens on Wednesday afternoon. He works at the HuHot Mongolian Grill at 3698 S. Natches Ct. in the…
LA: New Orleans student Social Security numbers found on auctioned-off laptops
Danielle Dreilinger reports: State officials announced Friday that the Social Security numbers, names and birthdates of 210 students were left on at least two laptops sold at auction Oct. 11. Those laptops were surplus equipment from the Future Is Now charter group sold after the organization ended its program at John McDonogh High in New…
OH: Former Laurelville police chief gets probation for system snooping
Mary Beth Lane reports: A former Laurelville police chief was sentenced yesterday in Hocking County Common Pleas Court to a year’s probation for unauthorized use of property. Judge John T. Wallace sentenced James E. Taylor, 45, of Circleville, to six months in prison, suspended for a year’s probation. Taylor also surrendered his Ohio peace-officer certificate,…
Sourcebooks suffers credit card data breach (update2)
Dave Lewis writes: It wouldn’t be a Friday afternoon without a company sharing that they had suffered a data breach. Normally, I’m the first person to be sympathetic in this type of situation but, I have seen enough of these Friday disclosures that I’m starting to call bull spit on these. Just “starting,” Dave? What…
National Domestic Workers Alliance notifies employees of email intrusion that may have compromised their information
The National Domestic Workers Alliance is notifying employees that their personal information – and/or that of their spouse or dependents – may have been accessed in an email intrusion breach. In a notification letter dated October 16, Tara Ellison, Finance and Operations Director, writes: The types of personal information that may be contained in the email accounts include…