Collaborate Disseminate
Bill Toulas reports: The Ukrainian cyberpolice have arrested a group of phishing actors who managed to steal payment card data from at least 70,000 people after luring them to fake mobile service top up sites. According to the announcement from law enf… Continue reading Ukrainian law enforcement busts phishing group that used 40 sites to steal credit cards
Thomas Brewster reports: Everybody Eats and its rival, Little Haiti Vulchas, were known as violent drug gangs. Now, as homicides continue to pile up, police say the gangsters have turned their backs on narcotics and are getting most of their revenue fr… Continue reading Miami Street Gangs See No Hope In Dope. They’ve Switched To Identity Fraud Fueled By Russian Hackers
Here’s a statistic I haven’t seen before. Rachel DePompa reports: According to a new study by the Identity Theft Resource Center, Americans know about credit freezes but rarely use them. The research was published by the nonprofit DIG.Works… Continue reading Only 3% of consumers freeze credit after data breach
URBANA, Ill. – A Danville, Illinois, man, Jeffery T. Henson (also known by the alias, Matthew Burns), 44, was sentenced on February 7, 2022, to eight-and-a-half years’ imprisonment, to be followed by an aggregate three years of supervised release, for … Continue reading Danville Man Sentenced to Eight-and-a-Half Years in Prison for Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Money Laundering in Two Different Jurisdictions
February 1, 2022 — RICHMOND, Va. – A Durham, North Carolina, clinical psychologist was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for defrauding Virginia Medicaid of at least $544,067.69 by creating false diagnoses and medical records for Medicaid re… Continue reading North Carolina Psychologist Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud Scheme Involving Minors
Chris Williams reports: A US Department of Defense staffer with top-secret clearance stole the identities of dozens of people from a work SharePoint system to apply for loans totaling nearly a quarter of a million dollars. Kevin Lee, 41, of Chula Vista… Continue reading US DoD staffer with top-secret clearance stole identities from work systems to apply for loans
ATLANTA – Slava Dmitriev has been sentenced for access device fraud in connection with his possession and sale of over seventeen hundred stolen identities on the dark web. Dmitriev, a Canadian citizen, was arrested while on vacation in Greece in Septe… Continue reading Canadian man linked to thedarkoverlord sentenced to federal prison for trafficking stolen identities on the dark web
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Timothy Spillane, 39, of Chester Springs, PA, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Joel Slomsky to accessing a protected computer network without autho… Continue reading Chester County Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Area College Computer Networks
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Josue Peguero, age 22, Bronx, New York was sentenced on January 12, 2022, to 24 months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay $19,138.01 in restitut… Continue reading New York Resident Sentenced To 24 Months’ Imprisonment For Aggravated Identity Theft
Roja Mayabrahma reports: The Cyberabad police on Thursday busted a fake call centre racket and arrested a seven-member gang. A total of Rs 1.11 crore cash, four laptops, 23 mobile phones, debit cards, cheque books and other articles from them. The arre… Continue reading International credit card fraud gang busted in Hyderabad, Rs 1.11 crore seized