Farrah Fazal reports: … Hundreds of documents with personal information were found tossed near a bridge and could have ended up in the wrong hands. In the pile of papers were receipts, invoices and canceled checks. There were also phone numbers, addresses, drivers licenses and a Social Security card. Most of the papers that were…
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FL: Thousands of voters’ personal information left in dumpster
Michael George reports that 1,000 to 2,000 voters’ petitions were dumped, unshredded, in a dumpster in Hillsborough County. … The petitions are essentially meaningless, since Norman got on the ballot anyway, but they contained voters’ names, voter registration numbers, addresses, dates of birth, political affiliation, and signature. […] So who dumped the petitions? The Hillsborough County…
Former Louisville mortgage broker pleads guilty to identity theft
As a follow-up to a breach initially covered here, the Courier-Journal reports: Former mortgage broker Brett Howard pleaded guilty Monday to one count of aggravated identify theft and 19 counts of bank fraud for using customers’ stolen credit card numbers on a spending spree that included luxury purchases. Under a plea agreement, the government agreed…
Stonewalled? Guttenberg housing residents still worried
Back in August, I reported a breach involving the Guttenberg Housing Authority in New Jersey that had reportedly left many housing residents and housing applicants on the waiting list confused and worried due to the lack of information in the notifications. Three months later, Tricia Tirella of the Hudson Reporter reports that residents are still…
PA: Identity theft, counterfeit ring busted by Upper Darby cops
Linda Reilly reports: A chance arrest for the alleged use of a bogus credit card led police to a major nationwide identity theft and counterfeiting ring, officials said. […] “We called the Secret Service due to the number of credit cards,” Chitwood said. “Apparently the Greater Philadelphia area has been hit hard with stolen credit…
Credit Card Fraud Warning Issued in Virginia
From NBC Washington, this report: The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating 50 cases of credit fraud. Investigators said they may be connected. In many cases, the victim’s credit cards are being used throughout the United States and even overseas. And that’s all they wrote in the way of details. Stay tuned, I guess….