Alex Achten reports: It was a startling surprise for neighbors who found papers containing social security numbers, bank accounts, and other personal information blowing across their yards over the weekend. We did some digging, and found out the papers came from inside a dumpster at a popular nearby restaurant. Frances Roberts lives across the street…
Category: U.S.
Man Charged In Scheme To Steal More Than $1.5 Million From A U.S. Financial Institution
On October 27, a complaint was unsealed charging Dwayne C. Hans, a United States citizen, with wire fraud, computer fraud, and money laundering. According to the complaint, between April 2016 and July 2016, the defendant masterminded a series of frauds against a U.S. financial institution in which he masqueraded as an authorized representative of that…
Lee Memorial Hospital patient plans lawsuit over privacy breach
Frank Gluck reports: A former patient of Lee Memorial Hospital says he will sue the health center after an employee photographed him recovering from life-threatening injuries from a motorcycle crash. The attorney for that patient, Dylan Meracle of Cape Coral, notified the hospital and its operator, Lee Health, of the pending lawsuit this week. In…
Hacker who leaked nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence, other celebrities sentenced to 18 months
Ray Kelly reports: A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for hacking into online accounts of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and other female celebrities and stealing private information, including nude photos and videos. Ryan Collins, 36, of Lancaster, was sentenced Wednesday by a federal judge in Pennsylvani, according to CNET. Read more on…
Owners of Rosslyn coffee shop charged with credit card fraud
Michelle Basch reports: Customers of Caffe Aficionado in Rosslyn are being told to check their credit card statements after the coffee shop was closed down and the owners were arrested and charged with credit card fraud. Adiam Berhane and Clark Donat, both 44 years old and from Arlington, were arrested Friday morning. They’re charged with…
U.S. Bank Regulator Notifies Congress of Major Data Security Breach
Donna Borak reports: A U.S. bank regulator on Friday disclosed a data breach involving a former agency employee’s unauthorized removal of more than 10,000 records. The cybersecurity breach was first detected by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in September while the agency was undertaking a retrospective two-year review of employees downloading information…