John Romero of KDVR reports: Employees of a local Pizza Hut franchise are outraged after personal documents, including employment applications, social security numbers, and tax information, are left at car wash on Federal Boulevard. FOX31 viewer Melvin Burris found the documents at the Road Runner Car Wash at Belleview and Federal when he stopped to…
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TD Bank worker charged with fraud
Jim Walsh reports: A former switchboard operator for TD Bank in Mount Laurel provided customer information to accomplices who withdrew more than $200,000 from victims’ accounts, federal authorities say. Talayah Little, 26, of Hainesport, conspired with a co-worker to obtain computerized customer data, such as account and driver’s license numbers, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office…
(follow-up) PA: Accused card skimmer indicted
As a follow-up to a case previously covered (here), Keith Phucas reports: A Philadelphia man was indicted in federal court Thursday for allegedly skimming numerous credit card accounts of customers at a Plymouth Meeting pizza restaurant. Darnell Greene, 24, was charged with access device fraud, conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft,…
NY: Buffalo man pleads guilty to identity theft charges
From The Buffalo News: An identity theft case involving several clients of Independent Health was closed this week with a guilty plea and prison sentence, Amherst police said. Henry O. Johnson III, 30, of Kensington Avenue, Buffalo, pleaded guilty to identity theft and was sentenced to 1x to 4 years in prison. According to Detective…
New reports of data breaches in Massachusetts
Reporters Gal Tziperman Lotan and Todd Wallack of The Boston Globe obtained breach reports submitted to Massachusetts. Three of the ones they mention have not been previously reported in the media or on this site, so here’s a brief roundup of incidents to add to databases: John Hancock Financial Services: reported that a partner could…
St. Louis police say computer was attacked
B. Mayhall reports: 24 people may have had their personal information compromised following the cyber attack of one computer in the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, authorities said. The attack came through an e-mail in February. The department’s website was not attacked in any way, according to police spokeswoman Erica Van Ross. Read more in…