Stephen Tellier reports: Two bank employees, a meat salesman going door to door, and Instagram. Investigators say those were the keys to the largest and most sophisticated identity theft ring in Minnesota. And on Tuesday, officials announced it’s been busted. Investigators say the alleged operation went on for at least six years, at least 28…
South African firms complacent about attacks
IT-Online reports: Mobile security breaches have affected 58% of South African organisations in the last 12 months. Despite this, they are still not taking sufficient security measures to protect themselves against mobile threats, such as lost or stolen devices and malware infections. In fact, the new study from BT reveals that more than two fifths…
FL: Customers worry credit card information was stolen at Fort Myers restaurant
Katie Jones reports: Some customers at Mona Lisa Italian Restaurant in Fort Myers are worried their credit card information was compromised after swiping at the popular Southwest Florida restaurant. “We go all the time and never had a problem they know us, we know them, so it was just a very odd thing to happen,”…
TN: Store owner accused of identity theft
Andy Humbles reports: The owner of Woodland Furniture stores in White House and Portland is charged with falsifying credit card applications of past customers to receive payment for bogus sales. Brian Lewis, 40, of Portland, has been charged with 13 counts of identity theft, eight counts of forgery and one count of theft over $10,000,…
Man Pleads Guilty in Alabama for Involvement in Identity Theft Scheme
A man pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of conspiracy to file false claims and one count of aggravated identity theft for his involvement in a stolen identity tax refund fraud (SIRF) scheme, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Larry J. Wszalek for the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for…
Hospitals’ dirty little secret: Caregivers sharing clinical data via personal phones
Heck, that’s not a dirty little secret. It’s widely known as a problem, but I guess VentureBeat editors were looking to sex up the headline. Mark Sullivan reports: Hospital caregivers typically bring their own mobile devices to work and use them to share clinical and care coordination information other members of their multidisciplinary care team….