Dan Browning covers what sounds like a huge fraud ring prosecution: A world map splattered with red dots shows the reach of a massive identity-theft case that went to trial this week in federal court in Minneapolis. Jurors will hear testimony about what prosecutors describe as a sophisticated international conspiracy that stole and counterfeited thousands…
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IN: AG Investigates Cardinal Fitness Dumped Documents
I love when local media report on breaches and the state then investigates. Here’s another example: Deputy Attorney General Chuck Taylor launched an investigation after a Dumpster containing credit card numbers and receipts was found sitting outside a closed Indianapolis fitness center. Viewers first contacted RTV6 when the discarded personal information was found outside of…
Hackers attack three more law enforcement-related sites, dump data
A few more law enforcement-related web sites were hacked this past week, to add to the growing list: Travis Crum reports that the West Virginia Chiefs of Police Association site was hacked and officers’ data dumped online: The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking for the people responsible for leaking the home addresses, home phone numbers…
IN: Computers stolen from government office had encryption in place
Daniel Miller reports that 10 laptops loaded with classified and personal information were swiped over the weekend from the Department of Child Services in Hendricks County, Indiana, but thankfully, they were encrypted. Read more on WISH.
Hackers Target Your Personal Info in DMV Database
Steven Dial reports from South Carolina: Hackers are trying to steal personal information from the DMV database and most of them are from another country. “It is cause for alarm for us and our information technology folks,” said JR Sanderson. Since January hackers have tried to get into the DMV database more than 100 times….
FL: Valencia College apologizes after student personal information exposed online by contractor error
Valencia College is apologizing after a mistake allowed the personal information of 9,000 current and prospective students to be posted online. The school said an Excel spreadsheet with the students’ names, address, date of birth, and student IDs was listed online on a password-protected website. Eventually, it lost its password protection, which means anyone could…