Anthony Fay reports that at an alert restaurant owner may have saved more of her customers from becoming victims of a rogue employee. The owner of a Springfield Chinese restaurant called police, after she allegedly discovered one of her waiters stealing customers’ credit and debit card information. Springfield police Sgt. John Delaney told 22News that…
Ringleader of $24 Million Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Ring Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
There’s another follow-up to a case previously reported on PHIprivacy.net and more recently, on this site (here and here). A resident of Newnan, Georgia, was sentenced Friday to prison for her role as the ringleader of a $24 million stolen identity tax refund fraud (SIRF) conspiracy. The sentence was announced by Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of…
New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions looking into potential information leak
Stephanie Claytor reports: The Department of Workforce Solutions is conducting an agency-wide internal investigation, looking into whether confidential information was leaked. The department launched the investigation at the end of August. Cabinet Secretary Celina Bussey confirms Buddy Tobyas voluntarily resigned last week in the midst of the investigation. Bussey said Tobyas was the operations manager…
PA: “Shoulder surfing” thefts land couple in hot water
Torsten Ove reports: A former Cranberry couple likely are headed to federal prison after pleading guilty Friday in a “shoulder surfing” scheme in which they used a cell phone camera to record customers’ Social Security numbers at Walmart check-cashing counters across the country. Read more on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Security Breaches Expose Private Information of Military Families
Scott MacFarlane reports: A pair of security breaches has compromised the private information of some U.S. Army families, according to a report by the News-4 I-Team in Washington, D.C. The families’ medical histories, social security numbers, home addresses and child daycare information were made vulnerable. Unauthorized people or contractors have viewed the private information of…
Courier accused of stealing credit card info
Andrel Harris of Cayman27 reports: A man appeared before the courts Friday (25 September) on fraud charges. The 28 year-old West Bay resident, is accused of obtaining property by deception. It is alleged he used his position as a courier to gather credit card details from his customers. He is then said to have used the details…