Another update to a breach, previously covered on this blog, that involved information on patients of Apex Laboratory in Florida: Michael Ali Bryant, Sr., 41, and his wife, Latina Rashawn Bryant, 43, both of Lauderdale Lakes, were sentenced for their participation in a stolen identity tax refund scheme. Michael Bryant was sentenced to 144 months in prison,…
State apologizes after exposing crime victims’ personal info online
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety is apologizing after a breach exposed crime victims’ information online. Kelly Hinchcliffe and Laura Leslie of WRAL report that the news station discovered the breach: The breach happened sometime in late 2012 after the department created a new website and moved it to a state server, according Department…
“Weev’s” conviction reversed on appeal
Wow. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit just reversed Andrew Auernheimer (“Weev”)’s conviction – not based on anything to do with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act issues that defense counsel had raised, but because the court determined that the case never should have been heard in New Jersey. Ars Technica and TechDirt have…
Man faces felony charges in Golden Town Buffet skimming case
Caitlin Morris reports: Twenty-year-old Saihing Chan incurred four felony charges Wednesday in Saratoga County for his alleged role in stealing identities from nearly 80 patrons who ate at a now-closed Glenmont restaurant. At the time of his arrest, he was an inmate at Albany County Jail on an additional 19 identity theft-related felonies he is…
Church donors’ credit card and banking info in breach after third-party service provider hacked
LOGOS Management Software is an online donation and profile provider for parishes throughout the country. On February 4, they were contacted by a donor who reported that there had been a possible unauthorized transaction on the donor’s credit card after making a donation on the Ministry Connect** system. LOGOS promptly arranged for a forensic investigation….
KR: Another 100,000 customers have their credit card information leaked (updated)
The security problems for credit card users in South Korea continues to take a toll on consumers and the country’s credit card industry. Yonhap News Agency is reporting yet another data leak involving credit card firms. This time, it’s reportedly 100,000 people who use Shinhan, Kookmin, NongHyup credit cards and Kwangju Bank. This is not the…