{"id":27379,"date":"2019-10-06T11:27:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T16:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=27379"},"modified":"2019-10-06T11:27:13","modified_gmt":"2019-10-06T16:27:13","slug":"houston-hacker-re-directs-mail-steals-banking-information-from-round-rock-couple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/10\/06\/houston-hacker-re-directs-mail-steals-banking-information-from-round-rock-couple\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston hacker re-directs mail, steals banking information from Round Rock couple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%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%3D\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) \u2014 A hacker from Houston used the United States Postal Service as a tool to successfully infiltrate a Round Rock couple\u2019s bank account and steal their personal information.<\/p>\n<p>Vicki Tran said she was alerted to suspicious activity when she didn\u2019t receive her mail for several days.<\/p>\n<p>When she brought this to the attention of her local post office, she found out someone had officially re-directed the mail to Houston to buy time to apply for high fee credit and debit cards in her and her husband\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>Vicki Tran and Tom Pham sit in front of a mountain of documents. It\u2019s three weeks worth of evidence they\u2019ve built in their case of mail fraud and identity theft. (Courtesy: Alex Caprariello)<br \/>\nTom Pham, Tran\u2019s husband, said he\u2019s had to reach out to his bank, credit agencies and other companies who have opened up accounts in his name to alert them to the fraud.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought that I had been very careful with my identity, protecting my security and everything. But I don\u2019t know how it got out like that,\u201d Pham said. Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kxan.com\/news\/houston-hacker-re-directs-mail-steals-banking-information-from-round-rock-couple\/\">KXAN<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19084\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Mail-Theft-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Mail-Theft-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Mail-Theft-30x30.jpg 30w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Mail-Theft-266x266.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) \u2014 A hacker from Houston used the United States Postal Service as a tool to successfully infiltrate a Round Rock couple\u2019s bank account and steal their personal information. Vicki Tran said she was alerted to suspicious activity when she didn\u2019t receive her mail for several days. 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