The Blotter
The News, Blogs, and Whispers Involving Privacy, or Lack-There-Of
The Week of Sunday, January 29, 2012
Feds accuse 3 of ID theft and tax fraud
2012-01-28 - WDTN NBC Dayton Ohio
...Ohio (WDTN) - Three Dayton women are facing charges of tax fraud and identity theft. A federal grand jury charged the women with conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by using stolen identities belonging to mentally disabled adults in order to... Via DayLife
Pennsylvania woman who said she was abducted gets 8 years for ID theft, fraud
2012-01-27 - CNN
...been abducted -- only to be found later at a Disney resort -- was sentenced Thursday to more than eight years in prison for identity theft and fraud. Bonnie Sweeten, now 40, was sentenced Thursday to 100 months in prison for engineering a scheme that led to... Via DayLife
Massive identity theft scheme nets up to $5 million
2012-01-24 - The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
FARGO, N.D. – He was unemployed and receiving welfare, but Adekunle Adetiloye was somehow still living lavishly, complete with a Range Rover vehicle, extended trips to England and an expensive condominium. That alone piqued authorities’ interest, but the Via DayLife
Consumer Reports: Debunking ID-theft hype
2012-01-22 - Richmond Times-Dispatch
...service. What you should do: Take the threat seriously, but don't panic. More than 80 percent of what's been called identity theft involves fraudulent charges on existing accounts, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. But in most cases a cardholder's... Via DayLife
Second fraud case linked to UVic data theft in B.C.
2012-01-19 - CBC News
...stolen information, but potential victims might not be targetted for months or even years. "People who are victims of identity theft have to mind their accounts and their banking information well into the future, because what you can see is a fraudster who... Via DayLife
Ex-Bank Employee Arrested for ID Theft
2012-01-18 - Fox Houston News
...including: -- One count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud -- Nine counts of bank fraud -- Seven counts of aggravated identity theft The US Attorney’s Office says Mose-Burrel and others used counterfeit checks and fraudulent counter-withdrawal slips to defraud... Via DayLife
About The Blotter
The Data Loss Database doesn't include every breach we hear about in the database. We mostly go by a set of criteria, but also gut instinct. While some breaches involve the release of personal information, many are simply not a breach that could reasonably lead to identity theft. Also, some breaches affect so few people that they are more or less petty crime. Lastly, if we can't tie an organization to a breach, we're reluctant to add it as an incident in the main database. For news items and others, we now have "The Blotter".
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Zeus returns: FBI warns of 'Gameover' ID-theft malware
2012-01-10 - ZDNet
...defeating common methods of user authentication employed by financial institutions. A new variant of the notorious Zeus identity-theft Trojan is making the rounds and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) says it is capable of defeating common methods of...
Stratfor Offers Customers Identity Theft Protection After Hack
2011-12-30 - Forbes
Earlier this week, Stratfor, a publisher of intelligence analysis, was hacked by people claiming to be affiliated with Anonymous. In response, the company has taken a number of steps to assist their customers, including actively cooperating with law enfo
Banks Rely Too Heavily On Social Security Numbers, Report Finds
2011-12-07 - The New York Times
Banks can do better at protecting their customers from the risk of identity fraud, a new report from Javelin Strategy & Research finds. The firm’s annual Banking Identity Safety Scorecard looked at the consumer-security practices of 25 large banks and cr
Survey: '4 million' Brits stung by ID theft
2011-10-17 - The Register
...Week, which begins today. The seventh edition of the annual event aims to educate people and businesses about the scope of identity theft and its prevention. According to research commissioned by paper-shredding kit supplier Fellowes, 7 per cent of the UK...
Credit Card/ ID-Theft at Record Levels: Fight Back!
2012-01-27 - CBS Miami
...a networked computer or smart phone. With South Florida expected to remain a national hot-spot for credit card fraud and identity theft, the good news is State, Local and Federal Investigators are setting-up special Electronic Crime Taskforces to better coordinate... Via DayLife
Feds target South Florida for identity theft prevention
2012-01-24 - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
The U.S. Homeland Security Department is putting on a series of cyber security events this week in Miami, described as a national hotbed of identity theft. Top federal officials say more identity theft complaints come from Miami-Dade County than anywhere Via DayLife
Identity theft insurance not always worth the cost
2012-01-23 - Bangor Daily News
...run themselves.” He notes that most financial institutions that issue credit cards will waive all losses in cases of identity theft or fraud. Visit the bureau’s website at www.credit.maine.gov. For a rundown on federal ID theft laws and tips to protect yourself,... Via DayLife
12 indicted in multi-state identity theft ring
2012-01-21 - Minneapolis Star Tribune
...- Prosecutors say an identity theft ring that affected banks and stores in at least 14 states has been broken up now that 12 people have been indicted. A superseding indictment unsealed Friday alleges that from 2006 through last December, the defendants conspired... Via DayLife
Data Theft Doesn’t Always Mean Being Hacked
2012-01-18 - Examiner.com
...plus affected warning that there is a possibility their identities could be stolen. On top of that they had to hire an identity theft protection firm to cover each breached record in the hopes the service will mitigate the loss. Data loss like this may cost... Via DayLife
Zappo Zapped: Biggest Consumer Danger Not Credit Cards But Identity Theft
2012-01-17 - Forbes
...truth is that there is not much credit card risk, but there is a big risk of identity theft. In the United States, if you use a credit card from MasterCard (MA), American Express (AXP), Visa (V) or Discover (DFS), typically you are protected from fraud on... Via DayLife
Breach Types:
- Disposal Computer | Disposal Document | Disposal Tape | Disposal Drive
- Email | Fax | Fraud Se | Hack
- Lost Computer | Lost Document | Lost Drive | Lost Laptop
- Lost Media | Lost Mobile | Lost Tape | Missing Document
- Missing Laptop | Missing Media | Snail Mail | Stolen Computer
- Stolen Document | Stolen Drive | Stolen Laptop | Stolen Media
- Stolen Mobile | Stolen Tape | Unknown | Virus
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