Marsha Elmore of Wetumpka, Ala., the owner of a tax preparation business called Community Tax, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges related to her use of stolen identities to fraudulently obtain tax refunds, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Elmore pleaded guilty to one count each of filing a false claim, wire…
TX: Parkland employee fired after theft of thousands of patient records (updated)
Matt Peterson reports: Authorities are investigating the theft of thousands of patient records at Parkland Memorial Hospital, allegedly by a former employee. The theft, which came to light in September, led to the firing of the employee, who worked as a registrar in the hospital and had access to patient files for his job. The…
APEC committee alerted to possible data breach (updated)
Dan Nakaso reports: Members of Honolulu’s APEC Host Committee who represent some of Hawaii’s biggest companies and institutions have been told their personal information may have been stolen after security clearances were requested for them to meet with President Barack Obama Saturday night during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. East-West Center President Charles Morrison sent…
NY: Steakhouse Waiters Busted in Alleged Identity Theft Ring (updated)
Jonathan Dienst, Shimon Prokupecz and Joe Valiquette report: More than two dozen current and former waiters and their associates from some of the city’s top steakhouses have been arrested in an alleged identity theft ring, accused of stealing credit card numbers from wealthy customers, NBC New York has learned. Several suspects are from top city…
WA: McDonald’s Worker Arrested
Yet another McDonald’s employee has been arrested for skimming customers’ debit/credit cards. Two weeks ago, media reported on a story out of Illinois. Today’s case is from Washington state. Mason County Daily News reports: A 17-year-old McDonald’s employee has been arrested for allegedly using a credit-card skimming device to steal more than $15,000 from customers…
Unprecedented hack attacks on Norwegian firms
OSLO — The biggest wave of hacking and espionage attacks in Norway’s history has hit key defence and energy companies, the National Security Agency (NSM) said Friday. At least 10 companies have over the past year fallen victim to hackers in a string of attacks believed to be the work of one group, the NSM…