AP reports: The state government watchdog says confidential personal information was found in documents from a job agency for Ohioans with disabilities that were discovered in an outdoor trash bin. A spokesman for Inspector General Randall Meyer said it was unclear Monday how many Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission records were involved and that the office…
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AT&T Customers Targeted by Hack Attack, Company Says
A handful of AT&T customers were targeted Monday by an organized hacking attack that was ultimately unsuccessful, a company spokesman tells FoxNews.com. “We recently detected what could have been an organized attempt to obtain information on a number of customer accounts,” AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel told FoxNews.com. “The people in question appear to have used…
McDonald’s hat trick of the week: three cases involving insider breaches make the media
It looks like McDonald’s made a media hat trick this week in terms of dishonest employees and card fraud or ID theft. First, employees in Illinois and Washington were caught skimming customers’ debit and credit cards, and now Dave Gibson reports on a case from Georgia: On Wednesday, Eva Ramos, 36, a former McDonald’s restaurant…
16 Indicted In Colorado ID Theft Ring With 100+ Victims
Wayne Harrison reports: CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Sixteen people have been indicted by a grand jury on 168 counts, after law enforcement discovered that the group was responsible for a statewide identity theft ring that victimized over a hundred individuals and businesses across Colorado. Read more on The Denver Channel, but the coverage doesn’t give a…
Owner of tax preparation business pleads guilty to using stolen identity information for fraudulent tax refunds
Marsha Elmore of Wetumpka, Ala., the owner of a tax preparation business called Community Tax, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges related to her use of stolen identities to fraudulently obtain tax refunds, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Elmore pleaded guilty to one count each of filing a false claim, wire…
APEC committee alerted to possible data breach (updated)
Dan Nakaso reports: Members of Honolulu’s APEC Host Committee who represent some of Hawaii’s biggest companies and institutions have been told their personal information may have been stolen after security clearances were requested for them to meet with President Barack Obama Saturday night during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. East-West Center President Charles Morrison sent…