FOX News reports: A man is facing forgery charges after police say they found him with the personal information belonging to dozens of people. Antonio Moreno, 27, was arrested at a hotel in the Medical Center area when investigators say he used someone else’s credit card to pay for the room. Moreno was with others…
UK: Confidential records of 37 Derriford Hospital patients discarded in Truro charity clothing bank
WBGayle reports: Dozens of people’s medical records were found discarded in a charity clothing bank in Truro. Patients receiving care at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth say they were left “shocked” and “disgusted” after learning their records had been put in the bin by a former member of staff at the hospital. The documents contained each patient’s…
Miami Resident Pleads Guilty to Participation in an Identity Theft Tax Fraud Scheme Involving the IRS “Get Transcript” Service
A Miami resident pled guilty for his participation in an identity theft tax fraud scheme where he used stolen personal identification information (PII) to access the IRS “Get Transcript” service and obtain tax records of his identity theft victims. Marvin Ricardo Herard, 26, of Miami, pled guilty to one count of wire fraud, in violation…
Leader Of Global Cybercrime Campaigns Pleads Guilty To Computer Intrusion And Access Device Fraud Conspiracies
There’s an update to a previously reported case involving a Turkish man accused of involvement in a massive scheme that netted over $50 million from financial institutions: Earlier today, Ercan Findikoglu, a Turkish citizen also known by the online nicknames “Segate,” “Predator,” and “Oreon,” pleaded guilty to computer intrusion conspiracy, access device fraud conspiracy, and effecting transactions with…
Data breach at Illinois State University involving payments to employees
Adam Studzinski reports that a data breach at Illinois State University caused the payroll of 13 university employees to be misdirected. But from the coverage, it doesn’t sound like their payments were misdirected to other employees, but rather, to criminals. The university is investigating how the breach occurred. Groves added it appears at least five other universities…
Stolen contractor laptop had special-education student data for Montgomery County students
Donna St. George reports: A contractor working with the Montgomery County school system has informed the parents of about 340 special-education students that the children’s private data was on a computer stolen during a break-in. WestEd, a nonprofit research organization, acquired the student data from Montgomery County school officials as it conducted a review of…