Courthouse News reports that a potential class action lawsuit has been filed against Banner Health over its mailing error breach that exposed over 50,000 people’s Medicare/Social Security numbers in the mailing labels on their newsletter.
Woman sentenced in federal identity theft case stole more than 700 identities
Tia Lashonda Miller, whose arrest was noted here in February of this year, has been sentenced to 70 months imprisonment, to be followed by 2 years of supervised release. Miller previously pled guilty to one count of unlawful possession of more than fifteen access devices, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(a)(3),…
Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Involvement in Identity Theft Scheme Using Prisoner Names and Corrupt U.S. Postal Service Employee
Gregory Slaton pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to file false claims for his involvement in a Stolen Identity Tax Refund (SIRF) scheme, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Ronald A. Cimino of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama announced. According to the…
Employee of Cancer Specialists of Tidewater stole more than 2,000 patients' identity information
Prue Salasky reports: Newport News-based Riverside Health System has announced a security breach at Cancer Specialists of Tidewater, a Riverside-owned practice with offices in Virginia Beach, Suffolk and Chesapeake. More than 2,000 patients have potentially been affected by a team member accused of identity theft. The female employee charged, a medical assistant at the practice from August 2012…
Florida Man Sentenced In Stolen Identity Tax Refund Scheme Involving Thousands Of Individuals’ Personal Identifying Information
A follow-up to a case previously reported on this blog: Paul Evans Auguste, 30, of Miami, was sentenced today to 61 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for his participation in a stolen identity tax refund scheme. Auguste previously pled guilty to one count of access device fraud, in…
Backcountry Gear customer data stolen in malware incident
Backcountry Gear is notifying some customers that malware may have compromised their payment card information. In a letter dated July 28, owner Michael Monson writes that on July 23, they discovered that malware inserted on April 27 compromised customers names, addresses, purchase information, and credit or debit card numbers – but not PINS or bank…