Bob Ratterman reports: Talawanda School District officials are offering a year of credit protection to former Talawanda High School students whose personal information may have been left in a desk sold at auction Aug. 3. A person who purchased a desk at the sale notified the district that it contained student information, including emergency medical…
Deutsche Telekom admits staff data security breach
Telecompaper had a small item about a breach involving Deutsche Telekom. Astrid Maier of Manager Magazin had the story upon which it was based. Based solely on my understanding of a Google translation of the latter, it appears that nearly 25 employees who shouldn’t have had access to identifiable information were able to access the…
KS: Hundreds at risk of identity theft after personal records dumped in public recycling bin
Here we go again: hundreds of documents with personal information of employees of Washington Inventory Service were found in a dumpster in Merriam, Kansas.
GA: Last 3 tax fraud defendants plead guilty
Holli Deal Bragg reports: The last three of 13 federal defendants in a tax fraud and stolen identity scheme centered in Statesboro pleaded guilty last week. Porsche Pinkney, Tidaesha V. Taylor and Gregory F. Smith entered guilty pleas as they stood before United States District Court Judge B. Avant Edenfield in federal court in Statesboro,…
Birmingham Woman Sentenced for Role in Multi-State Identity Theft Conspiracy
A federal judge today sentenced a Birmingham woman to more than six years in prison for her role in a multi-state identity-theft and counterfeit-check scheme that included recruiting homeless people to cash the fraudulent checks. Daphne Collette Tate, 42, pleaded guilty in April to conspiring with five other people to defraud more than two dozen…
Osprey Packs notifying customers after breach brought to its attention by a customer
Osprey Packs will begin mailing letters to Osprey Pro customers whose personal information was compromised in a recent attack of its online Pro Deals site. The breach, which occurred on July 9, exposed customers’ names, billing, shipping, and e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and credit card numbers with expiration dates. Osprey Packs learned of the breach…