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MA: Property Management Firm to Pay $15,000 in Civil Penalties Following Data Breach – But Why?

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Dissent

A follow-up to a breach reported on this blog (but not in the mainstream media) in November 2011: A property management firm will pay $15,000 in civil penalties following the theft of a laptop containing the personal information of over 600 Massachusetts residents, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today. “It is incredibly important that businesses…

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MilitarySingles.com hack exposes over 160,000 users’ information (updated to include ESingles denial of breach)

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Dissent

MilitarySingles.com has apparently been hacked. The hack was announced on Twitter earlier today by Operation Digiturk and a database of 163,792 names, usernames, e-mail addresses, IP addresses, and passwords has been dumped on the Internet.  The tweet was accompanied by the hashtags #anonymous #antisec #infosec I  don’t know if the site is aware of the hack and eSingles Inc.’s…

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Armenian Power Member and Three Armenian Power Associates Convicted in Los Angeles for Roles in Identity Theft Ring

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Dissent

After a five week trial, four defendants have been convicted for their roles in one of the largest bank fraud and identity theft schemes in California history, with dozens of victims in four states and millions of dollars in losses. The convictions were announced by Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s…

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Police: Man stole 100 debit and credit cards from Sixth Street bar

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Dissent

Somewhat bizarre case in Austin, Texas. Patrick George reports: A man charged with burglary is accused of stealing nearly 100 debit and credit cards from Pure, a downtown Austin bar, according to an arrest affidavit. You can read about the case on Statesman.com while I scratch my head and wonder why there would be 100…

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H&R Block Manager Arrested for Identity Theft of Tax Clients

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Dissent

Michael Cohn reports: An H&R Block manager in Southern California has been arrested for using the identities of his former tax preparation clients in an identity theft scheme. Read more on Accounting Today.

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TX: Lake Worth school district alerts workers of potential computer breach

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Dissent

Mitch Mitchell reports: Employees of the Lake Worth school district were notified Thursday of a potential computer security breach, Superintendent Janice Cooper said. In a statement e-mailed to the Star-Telegram, Cooper said the district has no indication that a breach occurred, but has notified law enforcement officials and is investigating. The concern has to do…

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