It’s Not Easy to Pin Identity Theft on a Specific Data Breach August 6, 2019 By Anick Jesdanun Equifax 2017. Marriott 2018. Capital One 2019. Data breaches through hacking attacks are distressingly common these days, and personal details...
N.J. Woman Charged in Scheme to Steal $175K from Insurance Annuity Policies February 13, 2019 A New Jersey woman has been charged with insurance fraud and other offenses in an alleged scheme to steal more...
New York Contractor Pleads Guilty to $800K Business Fraud Scheme October 15, 2018 State officials say an Albany-area contractor has pleaded guilty to scamming hundreds of thousands of dollars out of minority-owned businesses...
Investor Sues AT&T Over Cryptocurrency Theft August 16, 2018 By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss U.S. entrepreneur and cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin filed a $224 million lawsuit on Wednesday against telecommunications company AT&T, accusing it...
Man Charged with Assuming Identity of N.J. Doctor in $1M Insurance Fraud Scheme July 13, 2018 A Florida man has been charged with assuming the identity of a New Jersey doctor to submit more than $1...
Massachusetts Launches Online Portal for Data Breach Reports February 8, 2018 Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has unveiled a new online portal to let businesses and organizations report data breaches. The...
Is It Time to Say So Long to Social Security Numbers? October 10, 2017 By Nafeesa Syeed and Elizabeth Dexheimer The Trump administration is exploring ways to replace the use of Social Security numbers as the main method of assuring...
Two Charged in Scheme Selling Pennsylvania Driver’s Licenses September 5, 2017 An employee at Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation granted driving privileges to more than 30 people without requiring them to show...
Former San Antonio Insurance Agent Sentenced to 5 Years for Fraud August 15, 2017 Dermaine Clark of San Antonio has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $45,000...
Connecticut Dental Practice Manager Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud March 20, 2017 The office manager of a Stamford, Conn., dental practice has pleaded guilty to using a retired dentist’s records to charge...