FARGO — Newly released search warrants reveal the sophistication of a large-scale bank fraud scheme across the Fargo-Moorhead metro and identify additional suspects involved.
Angela Lipps of Tennessee
spent months in jail before she was released after Fargo authorities discovered there may have been a facial recognition error.
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According to the warrants, Noelle Bilbrough, 49, of New Jersey has confessed to her involvement and is facing multiple charges in Cass County as part of the alleged bank fraud scheme. She was also identified using facial recognition, according to the documents.
Contributed / Cass County Jail
In total, the warrants show more than $67,000 was stolen from local banks and credit unions. Bilbrough claims Jordan Potts of New York recruited her. Richard Jackson of Florida was also encountered by West Fargo police,…
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IT & DATA SECURITY (MITIGATING THE “INSIDER THREAT”)
As seen in the TD Bank case, an employee with too much “access” can sell your customer data to syndicates.
- Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP): Employees should only have access to the specific folders and databases required for their current task.
- Access Revocation: Have a “Termination Checklist” that ensures all digital access (Email, VPN, Banking) is revoked within 60 minutes of an employee resigning or being dismissed.
- System Logs & Audit Trails: Enable “Read/Write Logging” on your server. If a customer’s data is leaked, you need to know exactly which login accessed that record and at what time.
- Encryption at Rest: Ensure that sensitive files (like your customer ID numbers or payroll spreadsheets) are encrypted so that if a staff member copies them to a USB, they cannot be read.