Brian Krebs writes: In October 2013, KrebsOnSecurity published an exclusive story detailing how a Vietnamese man running an online identity theft service bought personal and financial records on Americans directly from a company owned by Experian, one of the three major U.S. credit bureaus. Today’s story looks deeper at the damage wrought in this colossal misstep by one…
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CA: San Juan Unified School District notifies parents of information security breach
Sharokina Shams reports: Officials at a Sacramento school district are notifying parents that records containing personal identifying information were found at the Southern California home of a wire fraud suspect. The San Juan Unified School District posted the information on its website Friday, one day after KCRA 3 informed the district that an FBI investigation had…
Leader Of Identity Theft Ring Targeting Government Employees And Others Sentenced To 12 Years
A follow-up to a case reported previously on this blog: Jenaro Blalock, 31, of Clinton, Md., was sentenced today to 12 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. Blalock also was ordered to pay full restitution to the victims. Blalock pleaded guilty on Oct….
PA: Johnstown Man Pleads Guilty In Stolen Identity Tax Refund Scheme
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Johnstown, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud and identity theft, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. John M. Chapman, 33, pleaded guilty to 26 counts before David S. Cercone, United States District Judge. According to the information presented to the court, between 2007…
Mississippi woman pleads guilty in stolen identity fraud case
Jackson, Miss – Marietta Harris, 38, of Jackson, pled guilty on March 5, 2014 to conspiring to defraud the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis. She will be sentenced on May 15, 2014 by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate and faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and a $250,000…
MN: Third defendant sentenced in ID theft ring using state employees’ info
WCCO reports: A 32-year-old St. Paul woman has been sentenced to prison for her role in a wide-ranging identity theft ring. In Ramsey County District Court Thursday morning, Shauntell Burg was sentenced to 88 months – over seven years — in prison. She pleaded guilty in October 2013 to one count of identity theft. Burg and…