Ryan Kruger reports: Nearly one thousand former SIU students are at risk for identity theft. University officials say an old computer in the math department was hit by a virus last month. That computer contained the names and social security numbers of 900 students who took a particular math class five years ago. SIU spokesman…
Broad New Hacking Attack Detected
Siobhan Gorman reports: Hackers in Europe and China successfully broke into computers at nearly 2,500 companies and government agencies over the last 18 months in a coordinated global attack that exposed vast amounts of personal and corporate secrets to theft, according to a computer-security company that discovered the breach. The damage from the latest cyberattack…
La. man gets 309 years in prison for ID theft scam
The Associated Press reports: A Louisiana man whom prosecutors said was the ringleader of an identity theft scheme with dozens of victims has been sentenced to 309 years in prison. U.S. Attorney David Dugas said the sentence handed down Wednesday to 43-year-old Robert Thompson, of Zachary, is the longest prison sentence for any white-collar crime…
FL: Ultrasound records stolen (updated)
Cardiology Consultants Inc. today reported that a computer used to process ultrasound images was stolen from one of its Pensacola offices on Dec. 19. Cardiology Consultants became aware of the incident on Dec. 21 and began an investigation with authorities, a news release said. However, as of today, no arrests have been made and the…
Microsoft Examining If Web Users Saw Others’ Accounts (Update2)
Dina Bass reports: Microsoft Corp., whose Internet- identification service was partly shut down for an hour this morning, is looking into reports that a “limited number” of customers were able to gain access to other users’ accounts. The breach occurred when users were trying to get into their own accounts using a mobile-phone Web browser,…
(update) Woman awaiting trial on 122 financial fraud charges indicted on additional counts
Minna Sugimoto reports: A Kailua woman, already awaiting trial on more than 100 identity theft-related charges, was indicted by an Oahu grand jury on 18 additional counts Tuesday. Honolulu prosecutors say the latest indictment comes after law enforcement officers searched suspect Susan Shaw’s home in California, and discovered credit reports and other confidential information belonging…