The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Lawrence Nichols, a former University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences housekeeping employee, has been charged in the theft of a computer that contained personal information of thousands of current and former employees. The theft occurred May 18th. The computer was used to make identification badges for UAMS employees, students and…
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Batteries.com—Security Breach
My Take on Life reports a breach of batteries.com’s server that compromised names, addresses, and credit card data. A small number of fraud reports have already been made that may be a result of the breach. From the FAQ on batteries.com site, where you can learn more about the incident: What happened? An individual…
CA: Hundreds of ID thefts hit Tehachapi area
Carol Ferguson reports: Hundreds of cases of identity theft have hit the Tehachapi area, and police say they are working on some good leads. But local residents are frustrated by the number of accounts that have been compromised, and they want to know how and where their debit card information is being stolen.
ID thief gets sentence reduced after 9th Circuit ruling
The logic here seems to be the same logic applied in the Hannaford class action lawsuit: if the victims are reimbursed for their losses, they don’t count as “victims.” The Shoreline, Washington man who lead a large I.D. theft ring, was back before a federal judge this morning asking for a sentence reduction following a…
FL: Hospital employee indicted for stealing patient information
Jacquettia L. Brown, and Tear Renee Barbary, both residents of Miami-Dade County have been indicted on offenses relating to the theft of patient profile records from Palmetto General Hospital to further a fraud scheme. The seven-count Indictment charges Brown and Barbary with conspiracy to commit access device fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: In Ohio, Glenn E. Spencer Jr., a restaurant worker at N Two Deep Fish & Chicken was arrested and charged with using stolen credit card numbers to steal nearly $5,000. It wasn’t clear whether he stole the numbers from customers or co-workers. More. Thea Ann Coogan of California was sentenced to…