Mohammed Keita, age 42, of Silver Spring, Maryland, was sentenced yesterday to 76 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, in a credit card fraud scheme resulting in over $135,000 in losses. Keita was also ordered to forfeit and pay restitution of $136,838.30. Keita was convicted by a federal jury on August…
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Labelmaster notifies customers after e-commerce site hacked
American Labelmark Company (dba Labelmaster) recently reported an intrusion involving their e-commerce site (labelmaster.com) that affected customers’ names, addresses, and credit card numbers and expiration dates. In a letter dated October 17 to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, Dwight Curtis reported that on September 12, TrustWave confirmed that they had suffered a breach involving…
Bob Ward & Sons notifies online customers of security breach (updated)
Montana-based Bob Ward & Sons report that customers who ordered online between May 31 and August 3 had their names, addresses, and credit card information acquired by unauthorized individuals who used at least some of the data for fraudulent purposes. In a letter dated October 23 to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, Chad Ward…
The FTC Fires Back Against Wyndham
I continue to look for coverage of the FTC lawsuit against Wyndham, a topic I’ve covered in a number of blog posts. I’m glad to see that my uploading some of the court documents may have encouraged or facilitated discussion. Adam M. Veness of Mintz Levin discusses the FTC’s response to Wyndham’s motion to dismiss:…
GA: Stolen credit card numbers linked to Somewhere in Augusta customers
Bianca Cain Johnson reports: Richmond County investigators are looking into reports of credit card numbers being stolen from Somewhere in Augusta. Investigator Joshua Faison said a bank notified the sheriff’s office that several customers complained of fraudulent transactions and had used their cards at the Washington Road bar and restaurant. Faison said it does not…
Strategizing the lawsuit against South Carolina
While I was offline, the lawsuit(s?) apparently commenced against South Carolina over their monster data breach. According to Meg Kinnard of Associated Press, however, plaintiffs might receive only a matter of pennies, as the state limits/caps how much a state agency can pay out for a breach, and that cap is $600,000. It may…