From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland: A Maryland man is facing federal indictment stemming from an unauthorized computer access scheme involving a Maryland medical system. Matthew Bathula, 41, of Clarksville, is charged with two counts of unauthorized access to a protected computer, and one count of aggravated identity theft while working as a...

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Jason Henry reports: The Los Angeles County Office of Education is investigating the possibility that bad actors gained access to the electronic tax documents of teachers and administrators after employees at schools around the county received letters indicating fraudulent tax filings had been submitted in their names. The Southern California News Group confirmed that employees...

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Alexander Martin reports: The British government on Monday unveiled a new fraud strategy that shifts more responsibility for stopping scams onto telecom companies, technology platforms and financial firms, but critics question whether it goes far enough. […] A centerpiece of the British strategy is a new Online Crime Centre, described by officials as a “disruption...

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A congressional investigation estimates broker breaches have cost consumers $20 billion in identity theft. Major brokers now promise to make it easier to opt out of their databases. By: Colin Lecher Breaches at data brokers have cost American consumers more than $20 billion, Congress’s Joint Economic Committee revealed Friday as part of an investigation triggered...

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