Identity Theft
Ukrainian Gets 9 Years in Prison for Trying to Steal $10M from Microsoft
A Ukrainian citizen received a nine-year prison sentence for a scheme in which he tried to steal $10 million from Microsoft. On November 9, the U.S. District Court in Seattle handed down ...
Catch Me If You Can: How to Protect Your Identity in the Modern Era
When Leonardo DiCaprio played famed conman Frank Abagnale, it awakened many in the con experience. In the movie Catch Me If You Can, DiCaprio (as Abagnale) conned flight attendants (pretending to be ...
Rapper Who Bragged About Defrauding US CARES Act Program Could Face Up to 22 Years in Prison
A rapper who bragged about fleecing the US Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) on YouTube was arrested for allegedly defrauding the government of $1.2 million in benefits, the Department of Justice (DOJ) disclosed ...
BBB Warns of Health Insurance Open Enrollment Scams
With health insurance open enrollment season just around the corner, US consumers preparing to change or add to their health coverage should watch out for scammers, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns ...
Tennessee Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison for Identity Theft and Fraud
James Jackson, a 58-year-old resident of Memphis, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for 13 counts of mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, access device fraud and mail theft ...
US Department of Veterans Affairs Discloses Data Breach Impacting Nearly 50,000 Veterans
The personal information of approximately 46,000 US veterans was compromised after unauthorized individuals gained access to a Financial Service Center application, the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disclosed on Monday. According ...
Confessions of an ID Theft Kingpin, Part II
Yesterday's piece told the tale of Hieu Minh Ngo, a hacker the U.S. Secret Service described as someone who caused more material financial harm to more Americans than any other convicted cybercriminal ...
FTC Reports Over $118 Million in Losses Due to Coronavirus-Related Fraud
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has received over 175,000 consumer reports related to Covid-19 scams, totaling a whopping $118.81 million in losses. So far, the top ...
Experian South Africa Announces Investigation into Data Incident
Experian South Africa announced that it’s in the process of investigating a security incident involving a fraudulent data inquiry. On August 19, the South African branch of the consumer credit reporting agency ...
Ex Tennessee University Employee Sentenced to Over 30 Months for Student Loan Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft
A former admissions worker at Tennessee State University (TSU) was sentenced to more than 30 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to student loan fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft ...
