Naomi Wolf has followed up on her recent column about her experiences with WaMu and fraud by describing her shock at discovering how widespread such problems are and the e-mails she received from readers. Well, I certainly now felt less alone — but far more outraged and alarmed, on behalf of all of us, especially…
Category: U.S.
OH: Woman Charged With Stealing ID of Job-Seekers
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says a woman preyed on people who were down on their luck and looking for work. On Wednesday, prosecutors announced charges against Chantay Ware, 26. Ware was indicted on one count each of access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to investigators, Ware worked for HMS Host, which operated the…
NYC D.A. announces 147-count indictment in case involving 800 stolen credit reports
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. announced the indictment of Iguosade Osahon, 28, for stealing more than $500,000 by exploiting stolen identity information over a three-year period. Osahon stole the names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers of more than 750 individuals to obtain at least 800 credit reports, which in turn he…
Disused hard drives strewn about at Oak Ridge, says IG
David Perera reports: Disused hard drives potentially carrying sensitive unclassified information have been scattered in unsecure locations within the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, says a new Energy Department inspector general report. The report, dated August 16 and based on work auditors conducted from January through April of this year, says the lab has lacked internal…
GA: Confidential files found in City Hall East sales items
Ernie Suggs reports: The Atlanta Police Department has launched an investigation into how documents containing sensitive material were left in furniture sold during a liquidation sale of merchandise at City Hall East. At least two people have reported that they found personnel documents among the items they purchased. The documents contained Social Security numbers, addresses…
UPDATE: Idaho Power says Mercer breach affected over 375,000
The Mercer Health & Benefits breach involving a backup tape lost in transit after being shipped by FedEx is one of those multi-client breaches that comes out in dribs and drabs. But if Mercer hoped to keep the total number affected under wraps, one of their clients may have spilled their beans. On August 12,…