Here we go again – law enforcement decides that they can withhold information from consumers to protect a business. The Secret Service said more than 100 cases of credit card fraud reported in Gallatin was the work of a criminal enterprise that hacked into a local business computer. They are not releasing the name…
Category: U.S.
Dozens of U. North Carolina student records stolen during break-in
UNC-Chapel Hill campus police are investigating a breaking and entering case where 30 confidential student records were stolen from the student judicial system office. The break-in was discovered at 8 a.m. Monday. Campus police say it appears the suspect or suspects broke in to the office and took the files. University student affairs officials are…
Identity thieves hit 29 City of Pittsburgh employees
Joe Smydo reports: At least 29 city employees from multiple departments are victims of identity theft, according to an e-mail that Pittsburgh police sent Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and other top city officials over the weekend. The employees received bills from PayPal for purchases they didn’t make, Detective Christopher Jordan of the computer crimes unit said…
IN: Man nabbed for data theft
S Ahmed Ali reports: MUMBAI: A private data consultancy firm employee, who quit the job after allegedly selling data to a rival company for money, was arrested by sleuths of the Mumbai Cyber cell on Thursday. Sagar Deepak More, 28, a data executive with a US-based company in Mumbai, was arrested under the Information Technology…
Miley Cyrus hacker pleads guilty to federal charges
Brandon Gee reports: A 21-year-old who once bragged of hacking Miley Cyrus’ email and MySpace accounts told a federal judge today that he is addicted to the Internet and pleaded guilty to charges of credit card fraud and hacking. Josh Holly was not charged for hacking Cyrus’ accounts and publishing racy photos he found in…
PA: Former TD Bank worker indicted in fraud scheme that included county branches
Jeannie O’Sullivan reports: A federal grand jury has indicted a former TD Bank employee for her alleged role in a scheme involving fraudulent withdrawals totaling nearly $70,000 from branches in Burlington and Camden counties between October and February. Jennell Digby, 27, of Philadelphia, was charged with conspiracy, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to…