Man who misused commercial database sentenced to prison
September 22, 2009 by admin
Filed under Breach Incidents, Business Sector, ID Theft, Of Note, Other, U.S.
As a follow-up to a case previously noted here, Acting U.S. Attorney Ralph J. Marra, Jr. announced that a Queens, N.Y., man was sentenced to 141 months in federal prison today for supplying Social Security numbers to members of an identity fraud ring. U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton also ordered Yomi Jagunna, 44, to [...]
LexisNexis warns of breach after alleged mafia bust
July 13, 2009 by admin
Filed under Business Sector, Insider, Of Note, U.S., Unauthorized Access
Information broker LexisNexis has warned more than 13,000 consumers, saying that a Florida man who is facing charges in an alleged mafia racketeering conspiracy may have accessed some of the same sensitive consumer databases that were once used to track terrorists. Lee Klein, 39, of Boynton Beach, Florida, was charged by the U.S. Department of [...]
Bits ‘n Pieces
May 12, 2009 by admin
Filed under Breach Incidents, Financial Sector, Government Sector, ID Theft, Insider, Non-U.S., U.S.
In the justice system: Yomi Jagunna, one of 8 people arrested last year as part of a New Jersey ring, pleaded guilty for his part in setting up a phony collection agency to obtain access to commercial databases where they obtained Social Security numbers and info. Jagunna pleaded guilty to selling 39 SSN, but prosecutors [...]