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Colorado Ruling
Posted on November 23rd, 2010 No commentsThe Colorado Supreme Court recently over-ruled (4-3) a lower court decision that convicted a man of criminal impersonation when he fraudulently used the Social Security number (SSN) of another when applying for a car loan.
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'Red Flag Rules' catch card offices by surprise
Posted on November 23rd, 2010 No commentsStudents, either because of their naivety or just plain carelessness, are ideal candidates to have their identities stolen. They may loan their campus card to another student to use in the dining hall or just leave their card and other personal possessions unattended while they participate in a basketball game.
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US-CERT Warns of Holiday Season Scams, Malware Campaigns
Posted on November 23rd, 2010 No commentsConsumers should be extra cautious when receiving unsolicited emails this upcoming holiday season as they could be part of phishing scams or malware campaigns, the U.S.
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Hacker Breaks into Federal Reserve
Posted on November 23rd, 2010 No commentsA Malaysian man hacked his way into the Federal Reserve Bank’s computers in Cleveland and also separately had more than 400,000 stolen credit card numbers when Secret Service agents finally caught up with him, federal prosecutors said.
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County hospital fined $310,000 for privacy breaches
Posted on November 22nd, 2010 No commentsKern Medical Center has been fined $310,000 by California health officials after the state determined information about patients was improperly accessed or stolen.
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Vigilance not always enough to protect identity
Posted on November 22nd, 2010 No commentsPreventing identity theft goes beyond a person protecting his or her own information. Anyone who deals with the personal data of other people – whether customers, employees or even their own children – needs to be aware that how they handle that information can have dire consequences – both for the business and the individuals involved.
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Nearly One Million Consumers Getting Refunds From LifeLock
Posted on November 22nd, 2010 No commentsThe FTC and various state attorneys general charged that the fraud alerts that LifeLock placed on customers’ credit files protected only against certain forms of identity theft and gave them no protection against the misuse of existing accounts, the most common type of identity theft. It also allegedly provided no protection against medical identity theft or employment identity theft, in which thieves use personal information to get medical care or apply for jobs.
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Employee's laptop containing unsecured personal health information was stolen from an unlocked office
Posted on November 21st, 2010 No commentsHenry Ford Health System data loss incident circa 2010-11-15
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Apple Releases Safari 5.0.3 and 4.1.3
Posted on November 21st, 2010 No comments(added November 19, 2010) A full-content feed is available at http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.atom
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City workers Social Security numbers posted online – 31 exposed
Posted on November 21st, 2010 No commentsCity of Nevada City data loss incident circa 2010-11-18
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