A 48-year-old woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars from patients at the dental offices where she worked has been arrested, authorities said yesterday. Emily Marie Forbes was taken into custody Tuesday at Scripps Ranch Family Dentistry on Scripps Trail, said El Cajon police Lt. Tim Henton. She is accused of bilking 18 people out…
Stolen credit card data cheap on cyber-black market
The black market economy of the cyber-world is always busy, especially in an age of massive data breaches like the ones that occurred at Heartland Payment Systems and Hannaford Brothers. According to research from Kaspersky Lab posted Aug. 17, U.S. credit cards are not worth as much as you might think. While analyzing malware, Kaspersky…
TX: Personal info found discarded in alley
A man working in an alley made an unusual discovery, dozens of checks written to one restaurant….. NEWSCHANNEL 5 contacted the restaurant where all the checks came from. The Co-Owner of Los Mismos tells NEWSCHANNEL 5 she’s not sure how the checks ended up in the alley 2 blocks from the restaurant. “I was alarmed,…
Woman accused of thefts at dental offices arrested
A 48-year-old woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars from patients at the dental offices where she worked has been arrested, authorities said yesterday. Emily Marie Forbes was taken into custody Tuesday at Scripps Ranch Family Dentistry on Scripps Trail, said El Cajon police Lt. Tim Henton. She is accused of bilking 18 people out…
Rival used phony emails to snoop, firm says
Affiliated Computer Services, an information technology firm, claims a competitor set up bogus email addresses in the names of dozens of ACS employees to divert mail and accounts to its rival’s computers. It claims Duncan Solutions’ “unauthorized diversion of ACS’ email not only interferes with the operation of ACS’ computer network, but it also gives…
Medical records found in dumpster
A 2 Wants to Know investigation found 623 medical files in a dumpster, unshredded. The records in question, which contained personal information, social security numbers, and health details, came from Battleground Urgent Care which is now Prompt Med. <blockquote>When News 2’s Ashley Smith asked if the records were from the facility, the President of Prompt…