Maury Glover reports: It’s been months since hackers stole the credit and debit card information of millions of Target customers, but the effects are far from over. In fact, thousands of Minnesota credit card numbers are currently for sale. […] In the wake of the breach, Target told customers not to cancel their credit cards…
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OH: H&R Block Customer Records Stolen, Used By Fraudsters
ABC22 reports: Police are investigating several reports of identity theft stemming from information stolen from H&R Block records. The information has been used, Huber Heights police say, to open credit card accounts and make Internet purchases. Police and H&R Block say they have sent out hundreds of letters to people potentially affected. Read more on…
Prêt a Manger worker gets up to four years in prison for stealing more than 100 customers
A follow-up to an insider skimming breach noted here in August 2013. Shayna Jacobs reports: A former Chelsea Prêt a Manger employee who was behind the identity theft of over 100 of the eatery’s customers was sentenced to up to four years in prison Wednesday. Nigel McCollum, 23, previously pleaded guilty to identity theft, forgery,…
Solano County Dept. of Child Support Services letters lost by courier
The California Department of Child Support Services is notifying some individuals of an incident that occurred last month. From their notification letter: On April 7, 2014, several letters from the Solano County Department of Child Support Services were misplaced while in the custody of a contracted courier who was transporting mail to the US Post Office. Although…
In his words: How a whitehat hacked a university and became an FBI target
Sean Gallagher reports on the hack of U. Maryland that got a contractor’s former employee in hot water with the FBI: David Helkowski stood waiting outside a restaurant in Towson, Maryland, fresh from a visit to the unemployment office. Recently let go from his computer consulting job after engaging in some “freelance hacking” of a…
In wake of massive data breach, Target CEO steps down
In the wake of its massive data breach, Gregg Steinhafel, Chairman of the Target board of directors, president and CEO, steps down.