Collaborate Disseminate
Thomas Brewster reports: A hacker told the FBI earlier this year that he sold access to the personal data of Marriott hotel customers on a Russian forum, according to a search warrant obtained by Forbes. He also hacked into a number of U.S. state death… Continue reading A Hacker Faked His Own Death–Then Claimed To Have Sold Marriott Customer Data To Russians, FBI Says
Brian Krebs reports: In the summer of 2022, KrebsOnSecurity documented the plight of several readers who had their accounts at big-three consumer credit reporting bureau Experian hijacked after identity thieves simply re-registered the accounts using a… Continue reading It’s Still Easy for Anyone to Become You at Experian
On September 27, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Sébastien Raoult (aka “Sezyo Kaizen”), a 22-year-old French national who had been extradited to the U.S., pleaded guilty to two of nine counts alleging fraud and aggravated ide… Continue reading “Sébastien had a large rock threatening to fall on his head” — Paul Raoult, on his son’s plea deal
CBS reports: A Western Michigan woman is facing up to 20 years in prison in connection to a “nurse imposter” case where she is accused of using a real nurse’s identity to obtain jobs as a registered nurse, officials said. […] Ac… Continue reading Michigan woman accused of identity theft, posing as a nurse faces up to 20 years in prison
A press release issued today from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia: WASHINGTON – Alexander Pakhtusov is charged in United States District Court for the District of Columbia in case number 19-cr-310. Mr. Pakhtusov was a seller on … Continue reading Notice to Victims in United States v. Alexander Pakhtusov (aka “Mrtikov”)
July 25 — Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg, along with Special Agent in Charge Kareem Carter for the IRS – Criminal Investigation Washington D.C. Field Office, and Special Agent in Charge David Walker for the FBI &#… Continue reading SSNDOB Marketplace Admin Pleads Guilty To Charges Related To His Operation Of A Series Of Websites
In many potential class action lawsuits stemming from a data breach, none of the named plaintiffs may have experienced any concrete injury such as identity theft or fraud that could plausibly linked to the breach. Here’s a lawsuit where’s t… Continue reading Lawsuit against cardiology practice alleges fraudulent charges from data breach
Christopher Brown reports: A data-breach victim whose personal information was subject to actual misuse has standing to sue the entity that suffered the breach, a federal appeals court said. Plaintiff Alexsis Webb plausibly alleged an injury-in-fact su… Continue reading Breach Victims Have Standing When Data Misused, 1st Circuit Says
Tampa, Florida – On June 22, United States Attorney Roger Handberg announced the successful extraditions of Akinola Taylor of the United Kingdom, Olayemi Adafin of the United Kingdom, Olakunle Oyebanjo of the United Kingdom, and Kazeem Olanrewaju Runse… Continue reading Four Nigerian Nationals Extradited To The United States To Face Charges In Wire Fraud And Identity Theft Conspiracy
From major league pitcher to suburban mayor to Amazon driver to…. prison. Wow. Lukas Alpert reports: A former major league pitcher who later served two terms as the mayor of a Cleveland suburb, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for using … Continue reading Ex-MLB pitcher and Ohio mayor Chuck Smith sentenced to 33 months in dark web credit card fraud