From the Law Firm Newswire: Thirteen people and three corporations were charged on a 108-count indictment in relation to a nationwide synthetic identity fraud scheme that netted over $1 million from financial institutions. Authorities believe the defendants also amassed a credit limit of hundreds of millions of dollars across the United States. The scam’s alleged…
AU: Cyber-attackers partially knockout Australian education department, while unrelated leak impacts Blackboard Collab users
While New South Wales’ new COVID outbreak is causing problems, it has other problems as well. On July 9, GRC World Forums reported: The New South Wales (NSW) department of education in Australia has deactivated some internal systems after becoming the victim of a cyber-attack. The timing has created considerable challenges for staff as they…
Mint Mobile hit by a data breach after numbers ported, data accessed
Lawrence Abrams reports: Mint Mobile has disclosed a data breach after an unauthorized person gained access to subscribers’ account information and ported phone numbers to another carrier. According to the data breach notification email sent to affected subscribers this weekend, between June 8th and June 10th, a threat actor ported the phone numbers for a…
Ca: Data theft from Meals on Wheels reveals gap in provincial privacy legislation, expert says
Charles Rusnell and Jennie Russell report: The theft of a charity’s entire database containing the personal information of more than 27,000 clients, donors, volunteers and employees reveals a major gap in Alberta’s privacy legislation, an expert says. In a letter sent to those affected in early June, Meals on Wheels said it called Edmonton police on…
TX: Fraudster Who Stole Protected Health Information to Fund Spending Spree Sentenced to Prison
There’s an update to a previously noted case in Texas. From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Texas on July 8: PLANO, Texas – A McKinney man has been sentenced to prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Demetrius Cervantes, 46, pleaded guilty…
NC: Hackers Steal Critical Customer Data From Bank Of Oak Ridge
Scott D. Yost reports: Social Security numbers. Bank account numbers. Dates of birth. Driver’s license numbers. Customers of the Bank of Oak Ridge have had all that information exposed due to a security breach. Hackers have hit the bank and unknown or undisclosed numbers of customers have had key data stolen. A letter informing customers…