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Identity Fraud Among Dominican Players Worries Baseball Officials

Sunday, January 29, 2012
nytimes.com
The arrest of the Dominican baseball player who used the name Fausto Carmona on Jan. 19 has brought to light the problem of identity fraud among players from the Caribbean nation.

Carmona Is Accused of Using False Identity

Friday, January 20, 2012
nytimes.com
Cleveland Indians pitcher Fausto Carmona has been arrested on suspicion of using a false identity in the Dominican Republic, where officials are contesting his real name and birth date.

50 Charged With Selling Identities of Puerto Ricans to Illegal Immigrants

Thursday, January 12, 2012
nytimes.com
Fifty people have been accused of conspiring to sell the identities of hundreds of Puerto Ricans to illegal immigrants on the American mainland.

In Credit-Card-Number Case, Identity-Theft Victims Finally Get Some Respect

Friday, January 06, 2012
nytimes.com
As three credit-card-information thieves are sentenced, a court decision reflects the expanded definition of damages in cases of identity theft.

Hacked Intelligence Company Is a Target Again

Tuesday, December 27, 2011
nytimes.com
Victims of a data breach at the intelligence analysis firm Stratfor apparently are targets for a second time after speaking out about the hacking.

Lax Security Exposes Voice Mail to Hacking, Study Says

Monday, December 26, 2011
nytimes.com
A survey of mobile operators in Europe, Morocco and Thailand found that many provided poor or weak protection from illicit surveillance and identity theft.

BITS; A Unit to Fight Cybercrimes

Monday, December 19, 2011
nytimes.com
Bits blog notes California announces creation of nation's largest e-crime unit, group of 20 investigators and prosecutors who will try to thwart and prosecute crimes like identity theft, Internet scams, computer theft, online child pornography and intellectual property theft. (M)1

As Patient Records Are Digitized, Data Breaches Are on the Rise

Monday, December 19, 2011
nytimes.com
As more doctors and hospitals have digitized patient records, the number of reported breaches has increased 32 percent this year from last year at a cost of $6.5 billion to the industry.

Colton Harris-Moore, the ‘Barefoot Bandit,’ Is Sentenced for Stealing From Neighbors

Saturday, December 17, 2011
nytimes.com
Colton Harris-Moore, who fended for himself by stealing food from neighbors while growing up, then graduated to stealing planes, was sentenced to more than seven years in prison.

UJA-Federation Donors Were Targets in Identity Theft, Indictment Says

Saturday, December 17, 2011
nytimes.com
An employee of UJA-Federation of New York worked with more than 50 accomplices to transfer money from victims to accounts they controlled, according to an indictment.

BUCKS; ID Security In Banking

Saturday, December 10, 2011
nytimes.com
Bucks blog on Javelin Strategy and Research report that says banks can do better at protecting their customers from risk of security fraud; notes all institutions in report used some version of the Social Security number as means of authenticating the customer. (M)d

28 Indicted in Theft of Credit Card Data at Steakhouses

Saturday, November 19, 2011
nytimes.com
In the last year and a half, at least 50 diners had their card information stolen by a ring trying to purchase and resell luxury goods, according to the indictments.

Chase A.T.M. Fraud Case Indictment is Unsealed

Thursday, November 17, 2011
nytimes.com
Using card-reading devices and hidden cameras at Chase A.T.M.’s near Union Square, three men stole more than a quarter of a million dollars from nearly 1,500 customers this year.

U.C.L.A. Health System Warns About Stolen Records

Saturday, November 05, 2011
nytimes.com
U.C.L.A.’s system of hospitals warned more than 16,000 patients that their personal information was on a computer hard drive stolen in the burglary of a doctor’s home, officials said Friday.

In Pennsylvania, Second Woman Arrested in Case of Mentally Disabled Captives

Thursday, October 20, 2011
nytimes.com
Authorities charged the daughter of Linda Weston, the woman arrested and accused of holding four mentally disabled adults captive and stealing their Social Security checks, as a participant in the crime.