Morgan Tanabe reports: Glendale police arrested a credit card company worker and her boyfriend suspected of identity theft and the use of a stolen credit card, according to a court document. Las Vegas resident Amanda Shepherd, who works as a customer service representative at Citi Cards, was arrested Tuesday. George Nelson was arrested on Sept….
Category: U.S.
Yet another former employee of Electronic Data Systems convicted for participation in ID theft and tax fraud conspiracy
The other day I posted information on an insider breach at Electronic Data Systems that had pretty much flown under the media radar. Today, I came across this subsequent press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama that names yet another Electronic Data Systems employee who appears to have been…
Some retirees’ personal information lost in mail
Associated Press reports: The personal information of thousands of U.S. Steel Mining retirees and their dependents has been lost in the mail. Benefits Administration Services said Friday that a password-protected CD it had put in the mail in August never reached its destination. BAS is a provider of benefits administration services for the United States…
UTSA Honors College informs students of computer security incident
The University of Texas at San Antonio has posted a breach notice on the university’s site: The University of Texas at San Antonio is informing 688 students and prospective students who either enrolled in or applied to courses in the Honors College that an unauthorized user may have gained access to information about them. Those…
(follow-up) OH: Silence not broken nearly a year after security breach
The student paper at Ohio State University has continued to try to get answers to their questions about a breach at OSU last year that affected 760,000. You can read Ally Marotti’s recent update on The Lantern. The coverage paints an unflattering picture of the university in terms of transparency following the breach. Could the…
TX: Two George’s at Center of Credit Card Fraud Investigation
Keaton Fox reports: Tonight there are more questions about what was going on at Two Georges Restaurant, now the center of a credit card abuse case. Police say several people filed reports that their credit card was charged hundreds of dollars, months, even years after they had visited the restaurant. Now the businesses has been…