Tag: Identity Theft
R.I. ranks 22nd in vulnerability to identity theft and fraud, WalletHub says
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island residents have become much more vulnerable to identity theft and fraud in comparison to other states over the last year, according...
Senate committee approves bill that would modernize identity theft protection laws
PROVIDENCE – The Senate Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies has approved a bill sponsored by Sen. Victoria Gu, D-Westerly, aimed at updating cybersecurity...
Navigant’s Community Shred Event recycles 22K pounds of documents
SMITHFIELD – Navigant Credit Union shredded and recycled more than 22,000 pounds of sensitive documents on May 10 at its second Rhode Island Community...
U.S. News: R.I. 2nd most-at-risk state for identity theft
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked second in the nation for highest risk of identity theft crimes, according to a new U.S. News and World...
ACLU files lawsuit against RIPTA, United Healthcare over data breach
PROVIDENCE – Earlier this year, Alexandra Morelli received a distressing notification: Her personal data had been compromised in an August 2021 cyberattack on the...
Warwick woman charged with posing as wounded Marine Corps veteran
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island woman was charged in federal court Monday with fraudulently claiming to be a U.S. Marine Corps veteran with lung...
Former R.I. law firm employee to plead guilty to federal fraud,...
PROVIDENCE - A former bookkeeper and office manager for a Rhode Island law firm will plead guilty to federal charges of bank fraud, wire...
Former auto transport owner arrested, charged with wire and mail fraud
PROVIDENCE – Michael Chaves, former owner of CAT/Colonial Auto Transport Inc. in East Providence, now defunct, was arrested and charged with wire fraud and...
Is a ransomware attack a reportable data breach?
Ransomware involves the denial of access to a user’s data; often, a hacker encrypts an organization’s data with a key known only to the...
Michigan man pleads guilty to bank fraud, ID theft involving R.I....
PROVIDENCE – Deandray Buckley, of Belleville, Mich., pleaded guilty to two counts of bank fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney...
