Although it seems to have flown under the mainstream media radar, Wells Fargo reported at least two breaches involving insider wrongdoing in a six-month period. On November 12, 2009, its subsidiary, Wells Fargo Advisors (WFA) advised the New York State Consumer Protection Board that when a stock broker for Wachovia Security left the firm in…
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District food servers charged in theft of patrons’ credit card numbers
Josh White reports: Three servers at the Cheesecake Factory restaurant on Wisconsin Avenue in the District allegedly stole credit card numbers from patrons as part of a scheme that racked up more than $117,000 in fraudulent charges between 2008 and last year, authorities say. Investigators with the U.S. Secret Service allege the servers were working…
VA: Middle school students’ info stolen
Monica Norton reports: A USB drive containing the personal information of students at a Woodbridge middle school was stolen during a burglary last week, according to a notice sent to parents on Friday. The drive, used by Lake Ridge Middle School administrators to contact parents in the event of an emergency, contained students names, identification…
OR: Sales files of PDX boat firm left in Dumpster
A tip to KGW led to the discovery of a Dumpster full of personal financial information of past customers of Staff Jennings boats in Southwest Portland. Some files went back 20 years, including a boat purchased by David Moravik, who called the carelessness “unprofessional.” Better Business Bureau spokeswoman Kyle Kavas said it’s the law for…
PA: Feds look into CTC bank theft
Mark Guydish reports: Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Solicitor Anthony Lupas said Friday that there is a federal investigation into possible theft from a center bank account done by a computer hacker, but investigators had asked him not to release any details. Lupas would not say how much money might have been stolen, but…
CA: Credit card numbers stolen in the East Bay
A handful of East Bay Wells Fargo customers had their credit cards canceled after their card numbers were stolen. The bank says the card holders were victims of what’s called “a point of sale compromise.” That means thieves acquired card numbers at a store or ATM — not by hacking into a computer system. Customers…