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Wyndham Execs Escape Derivative Suit Over Cyberattacks

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Dissent

Beth Winegarner reports that a shareholder’s lawsuit filed against Wyndham over its data breaches has been dismissed: A New Jersey federal judge on Monday threw out a Wyndham Worldwide Corp. shareholder’s derivative action over a series of security breaches, finding no evidence that Wyndham’s Kirkland & Ellis LLP attorneys had a conflict of interest when…

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Russia ruled out as culprit in Chase cyber security breach, U.S. officials say

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Dissent

And THIS is why I don’t jump on all on the early allegations. Jim Finkle reports: The Russian government has been ruled out as sponsor of a cyber attack on JPMorgan Chase & Co disclosed in August, U.S. law enforcement officials said on Monday. Read more on Reuters.

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Banks: Credit Card Breach at Staples Stores

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Dissent

Brian Krebs reports: Multiple banks say they have identified a pattern of credit and debit card fraud suggesting that several Staples Inc. office supply locations in the Northeastern United States are currently dealing with a data breach. Staples says it is investigating “a potential issue” and has contacted law enforcement. According to more than a half-dozen sources at banks operating on the East…

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Grim statistics: Officials warn 500 million financial records hacked within past 12 months

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Dissent

Erin Kelly reports: Federal officials warned companies Monday that hackers have stolen more than 500 million financial records over the past 12 months, essentially breaking into banks without ever entering a building. “We’re in a day when a person can commit about 15,000 bank robberies sitting in their basement,” said Robert Anderson, Jr., executive assistant…

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Pacific Grove police commander allowed wife to use police database to access identity information for ID theft

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Dissent

There’s an interesting – and messy – case that I covered over on PogoWasRight.org that I should also mention here because one of the charges  against Kristin Nyunt involved identity theft. She was reportedly able to obtain her victims’ identity information because her then-husband, a Pacific Grove police Commander, allowed her to login to an…

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Five defendants charged in Florida tax refund fraud scheme

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Dissent

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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