Christopher Palmeri reports: Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS), the world’s largest casino operator, was attacked by hackers who defaced at least one company website and posted personal information about employees. The unidentified intruders temporarily took over the home page of the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, posting statements criticizing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sheldon…
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Email Attack on Vendor Set Up Breach at Target
Brian Krebs reports: The breach at Target Corp. that exposed credit card and personal data on more than 110 million consumers appears to have begun with a malware-laced email phishing attack sent to employees at an HVAC firm that did business with the nationwide retailer, according to sources close to the investigation. Read more on KrebsOnSecurity.com
Statement on Target data breach by HVAC vendor Fazio Mechanical Services
Statement on Target data breach Fazio Mechanical Services, Inc. places paramount importance on assuring the security of confidential customer data and information. While we cannot comment on the on-going federal investigation into the technical causes of the breach, we want to clarify important facts relating to this matter: Fazio Mechanical does not perform remote monitoring…
Alabama Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Role In Identity Theft And Tax Refund Scheme
Kevin Jackson of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced to serve 102 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release, along with an order to pay $150,840.49 in restitution, for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama George L. Beck…
Miami-Dade Resident To Be Sentenced In Identity Theft Scheme
Jean-Elguentino Cayo, 26, of Miami Gardens, pled guilty in December for his participation in a stolen identity scheme. Sentencing is scheduled for March 5, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. before U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez. The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Internal Revenue Service Criminal…
Broward County Resident Sentenced In $2 Million Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
Lee Ervin Dale, 31, of Fort Lauderdale, was sentenced for his participation in a tax refund scheme using stolen identities. United States District Judge Kathleen M. Williams sentenced Dale to 120 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered restitution in the amount of $275,740. Dale was indicted in October 2012 was convicted in…