Would you notice a $20 – $30 fraudulent charge mixed in with a lot of other charges…most people have more than 10 according to a financial fraud expert friend…on your credit card statement?
It looks like in Bulgaria they really lower the sanctions boom on those committing computer fraud..
Posts Tagged ‘computer crime’
Computer Fraud Criminal Sentenced To 4 1/2 Yrs Jailtime + US$1.6 Million
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009Insider Threat Example: 19,000 Pieces Of Computer Equipment Stolen; Why Didn’t Someone Notice?
Monday, December 29th, 2008Okay, this story begs the question, why didn’t someone at the Naval Research Laboratory notice disappearing equipment…?
Insider Threat Example: Programmer Sentenced To 30 Months In Jail And $81,200 Fine
Sunday, January 13th, 2008Here’s a case I blogged about amost exactly a year ago, but it is worth revisiting since the sentencing for the crime was just handed down and it was significant. If you haven’t already, put this in your file of actual examples to incorporate into your information security and privacy awareness and training activities and content.
On January 8 a federal court in Newark, New Jersey, sentenced Yung-Hsun “Andy” Lin, a former systems administrator for Medco Health Solutions Inc., to 30 months in prison for transmitting computer code intended to wipe out data stored on Medco’s network; composed of more than 70 servers.
What Were They Thinking!? U.S. Marshals Put The PII of Thousands of People on a D.C. Street For Anyone To Take
Saturday, March 31st, 2007I read a lot of articles about incidents; it is hard to keep up with them all! However, one I ran across on the WUSA 9News Now site in Washington D.C. grabbed my attention.
Laptop Theft Incident: Laptop Security Leads To Catching Drug Dealers
Friday, January 26th, 2007Some interesting news from right here in my back yard this week…
The Des Moines Register reported that a laptop was stolen along with other items stolen during a home burglery. The computer had a location-monitoring type of anti-theft package installed.
Laptop Theft Incident: Laptop Security Leads To Catching Drug Dealers
Friday, January 26th, 2007Some interesting news from right here in my back yard this week…
The Des Moines Register reported that a laptop was stolen along with other items stolen during a home burglery. The computer had a location-monitoring type of anti-theft package installed.
Privacy Incident: Ohio Board of Nursing Exposes Personal Information of 3,031 Individuals
Thursday, January 25th, 2007The Columbus Dispatch reported today, “OHIO BOARD OF NURSING Error puts nurses‚Äô personal data online.”
Reportedly over the past two months the “names and Social Security numbers of 3,031 newly licensed nurses were posted online twice.”
Court Ruling: ISPs in New Jersey Must Keep Personal Information Private
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007An article from yesterday caught my eye, “Court finds NJ users can expect privacy from Internet providers”
A few excerpts:
