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Russian hacker, son of prominent Russian lawmaker, with 2.1M stole credit card
numbers on his laptop, denied bail in Washington According to
investigators, between October 2009 and February 2011, the 30-year-old suspect
used malware to steal payment card information from PoS systems. He allegedly
also created and operated the infrastructure needed to host forums specializing
in the commercialization of stolen financial data. At the hearing, prosecutors
revealed that they had found 2.1 million stolen credit card numbers on the
laptop Seleznev had on him when he was arrested in the Maldives in July. The
suspect is also named along with 54 other individuals in a separate racketeering
case in Nevada targeting the members of the notorious carding website Carder.su.
The man is said to have operated one of the websites that sold stolen payment
card information to Carder.su members. (Source
securityweek.com)
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arrested & one on the loose in 'massive fraud ring' in Vancouver, B.C.
Two people have been arrested and Burnaby Mounties are looking for a third
person after 200 people were allegedly defrauded. Police believe people from
Burnaby, Richmond, New Westminster, Langley and Squamish were victims. Mounties
said they caught onto the trail when someone reported a suspicious purchase at a
computer store at Metrotown. It’s alleged that one of the suspects purchased
iPhones with someone else’s credit card and then rented a vehicle with yet
another identity,” police said. The investigation led to the raid of a Squamish
home, where police found 200 identities, including credit cards, drivers’
licenses, BCIDs, immigration papers and more. Shawn Lundrigan, 33 and Kimberly
McSweeney, 22, have been charged with multiple counts of fraud and identity
theft. Police are looking for a 38-year-old man named Paul Hebert on additional
charges. (Source
24hrs.ca)
Police Arrest 6 After Shoplifting Incident at Clinton Outlet Mall
Police arrested six people after finding stolen merchandise from at least five
stores at the Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets. Police located two of the
suspects trying to drive away in a car and stopped them, finding $1,000-worth of
merchandise from Adidas, Under Armor, Old Navy, Yankee Candle and Bath & Body
Works in the car. Officers also found a knife, "snips used to remove security
sensors and bags "believed to be used at various stores" to shoplift on the
passenger seat, police said. Police identified the four other suspects through
witness statements and Nike's surveillance video and found them after they
disposed of stolen merchandise, police said. Officers determined that the six
people came to the outlet mall in two separate cars. While they couldn't find
the other car, they believe more stolen merchandise was stashed there. Two of
the suspects also had outstanding arrest warrants from other police departments
and all six had a criminal record involving "similar activity," police said.
(Source
nbcconnecticut.com)
Fencing Operation busted in Colorado Springs
In January 2013, a detective with the Colorado Springs Police Department was
assigned to investigate the organized theft. Gregory Humphrey, 42, is now facing
a Class 5 Felony Theft charge. Humphrey had been reportedly fencing stolen
property. A search warrant was executed at his home and officers found several
stolen items valued at about $5,000. Police said most of the stolen items had
been stolen by shoplifters from area stores. (Source
fox21news.com)
ORC
Meat thief hits Safeway 13 times - busted by Loss Prevention
Thief dresses up as Wawa employee, helps steal hundreds in cigarettes from NJ
store
Man arrested with 100 cloned credit cards and $17,000 worth of gift cards in
Glen Burnie, Md., in Target
Cosmetics ORC thief sentenced to jail time in Century, Fla. after hitting
Walmart stores
Retail Fraud Ring Busted Near Ottawa, Canada - 121 credit cards recovered
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