Mobile County sheriff: Bail bond companies illegally accessed computer system

2009-01-23 08:13

http://blog.al.com/live/2009/01/mobile_county_sheriff_bail_bon.html By Robert McClendon Staff Reporter al.com January 22, 2009 Three Mobile County bail bond companies have been illegally accessing the Sheriff's Office Web site to get personal information on inmates and gain a competitive advantage, authorities said Wednesday. Bonding agents at A to Z Bail Bonds, Central Bonding and Bandit Bail Bonds somehow obtained a login and password allowing them access to a protected portion of the Web site, Sheriff Sam Cochran said. The companies then used that information to contact inmates' relatives and get their business, he said. That gave the companies a leg up on their competitors, who rely on walk-ins and cold calls from the inmates themselves, Cochran said. No arrests have been made, but charges could be filed later as the investigation progresses, Cochran said Deputies served search warrants at the bonding companies Wednesday morning, seizing seven computers in the process. Computers at two of the companies were still logged onto the site when deputies walked in the door, Cochran said. [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books & More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/

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