Elias Groll reports: U.S. prosecutors unveiled an indictment Wednesday detailing what may amount to the largest data breach in the history of the National Security Agency — an archive of classified material that may total more than 500 million pages. The incident is a black eye on the secretive spy agency’s attempt to crack down on…
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Suspect in school employee tax fraud scheme indicted
Mitch Sneed reports: Last year more than 100 employees of the Alexander City School System were victimized when their personal information was obtained and used to file fraudulent tax returns. Friday, those employees learned that the person authorities believe is responsible is facing justice. According to a release from the Department of Justice, a federal…
NY: Special-Needs Teacher From Mount Kisco Sentenced In ID Theft Cases
Kathy Reakes reports: A Westchester special-education teacher was sentenced Tuesday to one-and-a-half to three years in prison for stealing the identities of two licensed teachers so she could continue working with special-needs children, officials said. Aimee Stark, 42, of Mount Kisco, also known as Aimee Forman, pleaded guilty in November to the scheme, according to…
FBI Search Warrant That Fueled Massive Government Hacking Was Unconstitutional, EFF Tells Court
Boston—An FBI search warrant used to hack into thousands of computers around the world was unconstitutional, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) told a federal appeals court today in a case about a controversial criminal investigation that resulted in the largest known government hacking campaign in domestic law enforcement history. The Constitution requires law enforcement officers seeking a search warrant…
Missouri Man Indicted for Stealing Public School Employees’ IDs and Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns in Their Names (Updated)
A federal grand jury sitting in St. Louis, Missouri, indicted a St. Louis resident on mail fraud and aggravated identity theft charges relating to a scheme to steal public school employees’ IDs and use them to file federal tax returns. According to the indictment returned on Feb. 1 and unsealed yesterday, Kevin K. Williams stole…
Device on computers used to steal ID of University of Iowa students, staff
KCRG reports: The University of Iowa is investigating devices left on campus computers that it believes compromised the personal information for 250 students and staff. Officials with the University of Iowa tell KCRG-TV9 News the breach may be linked to attempts at cheating. “The University of Iowa is investigating a handful of potential cases of…