Two men were arrested and charged with felony identity theft and possession of a controlled substance. One of the suspects also faces a charge of tampering with a government record, according to the Constable’s Office.
During the bust, deputies seized boxes of stolen mail, computers, and equipment used to make fake IDs and credit cards, and dozens of both items.
She works as an accountant and said the suspects hacked her online software, gained access to several of her client’s accounts, and tried to use the payroll feature to send money to accounts they had created. “It was just a web of anybody who was … associated with somebody, they’d try to go after,” she said. “They’re going after families and businesses and associates, not just random people.”
“They were opening up credit cards and maxing them out,” Haiden Brady said, which tanked his credit about 150 points within a month. “They started changing passwords and credentials and addresses and stuff on these accounts.”Change passwords regularlyNever click on unsolicited texts or emails that ask for updates or verification to account information“Going through this, I realized how easy it is to actually get this information,” Brady said.
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