Tripp Messick reports: Someone stole a laptop from Spartanburg Regional. Mark Aycock, the executive vice president, said the laptop had a password-protected file with Social Security numbers, as well as names, addresses, dates of birth and medical billing codes. Aycock says the laptop was taken out of an employer’s car on March 28th. Hospital officials…
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AZ: Member’s Personal Information Found in LA Boxing Dumpster
Amanda Hernandez reports: It’s a criminal’s dream. Hundreds of names, addresses, credit card numbers and everything else someone would need to steal your identity tossed into a dumpster. The trash behind the LA Boxing on Warner Road in Ahwatukee held a lot of what was once inside the building from memorabilia to customers personal information….
Personal data exposed for 4,000 employees of San Juan school district
Diana Lambert reports: If you had Googled the name Darlene Geist in the last six months, you might have been able to find her Social Security number online. Geist is among 4,000 San Juan Unified employees and former employees who are receiving letters from the district this week informing them that their confidential information was…
NC: Charges mount in Asheville credit card fraud case
And yet another where we don’t yet know how data were stolen or acquired. Sabian Warren reports: Police working in conjunction with the U.S. Secret Service have filed additional charges against a Florida man who police say is involved in a multistate crime operation involving the theft of credit card information. Abe Nassar, 39, of…
GA: Camden sheriff among victims of recent debit card fraud
There have been a rash of debit/credit card fraud reports in the media recently. In none of the situations has the point of compromised yet been identified, but I’m including them on this blog when I come across them in the hopes that one day, we will find out what happened. Here’s another one from…
DA Announces Bust of Brooklyn-Based Identity Theft, Check Forgery Ring
Authorities announced the bust of a Brooklyn-based identity theft ring that stole personal information of customers at various banks, using it to create and cash fake checks. In one case a bank worker was even involved in the scheme, according to the DA. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said 28 people were indicted Wednesday in…