Another delayed effect of the Heartland breach…. More than two thousand debit card customers of First National Bank of Howell have had their accounts closed down after learning of a security breach. Bank officials tell WHMI that after learning of an information breach at Heartland Payment Systems, a national credit and debit card processing company,…
Category: U.S.
Personal info of hundreds dumped as trash in Parker
When residents of a Parker [Colorado] apartment complex first called FOX 31, they were concerned about three boxes of files in a dumpster there that appeared to contain sensitive, personal information. We checked and found out that it was worse than anyone thought. The files were real estate documents that contained credit checks, bank account…
Too much personal data released
Personal information of almost 900 people was given to a public-housing resident [in Virginia] who requested a list of those who had been banned from Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority property. Hampton police and the housing authority maintain a list of people who have been banned by police from Section 8 and public-housing property in…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Jane Wyatt-Scott, a former Island Packet of Hilton Head medical center worker, has been sentenced to two years in prison after admitting she opened a credit card in the company’s name and used it to buy personal items. More. Pamela Loizzo pleaded guilty to one count of identity theft and one…
Former NYC employee charged with bank fraud
Zena Johnson, a former Quality Control Coordinator at the New York City Department of Buildings, has been charged with bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud for her role in a scheme to steal bank account information provided to the Department of Buildings by individuals submitting permit renewals and alteration repair applications. Some of…
Leader of kids’ ID theft ring sentenced
Craig Curtis has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in organizing a mortgage fraud scheme in Texas that used the stolen identities of minors to obtain fraudulent loans. United States District Judge Nancy Atlas sentenced Curtis, of Houston, to 120 months for wire fraud convictions and to a consecutive two-year term…