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Hacked: Data breach costly for Ohio State, victims of compromised info
Posted on December 17th, 2010 No commentsOhio State revealed a data breach Wednesday that has jeopardized the identities of 760,000 people and could cost the university $4 million.
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Identity Theft Protection: A Natural Extension to Your Family’s Security Plan
Posted on December 8th, 2010 No commentsWhile technology has helped make our homes safer, it has also helped to make us much more vulnerable to identity theft. Over 9 MILLION Americans become victims of identity theft every year. That means that every 13 seconds someone has their identity stolen
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Identity Theft Warning for U of Arizona Students
Posted on December 4th, 2010 No commentsThe University of Arizona says they’ve lost a computer hard drive containing information on thousands of students, and administrators are warning those students they could be at risk of having their identities stolen.
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Former UCM Students Charged with Identity Theft in Hacking Plot
Posted on November 26th, 2010 No commentsTwo former University of Central Missouri students have been indicted in a computer hacking plot, as prosecutors allege that the pair planned to sell the identities of 90,000 students, faculty and alumni.
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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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Dozens charged with record Medicare scam
Posted on October 19th, 2010 No commentsAuthorities began the New York-based investigation after information on 2,900 Medicare patients in upstate New York – including Social Security numbers and dates of birth – were reported stolen. The defendants in the New York case also had stolen the identities of doctors and set up 118 phantom clinics in 25 states, authorities said
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Identity theft costs UK £2.7bn a year
Posted on October 19th, 2010 No commentsIdentify fraud is hitting nearly two million people in the UK each year, costing £2.7bn, according to the latest figures from the National Fraud Authority (NFA). The NFA estimates 1.8 million people have their identities stolen each year, but most are not aware that they have been targeted.
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Bank IT Worker Allegedly Robbed Colleagues, Charities
Posted on November 3rd, 2009 No commentsAn indictment announced last week charged a computer technician at the Bank of New York Mellon with stealing the identities of 150 bank employees and using that information to commit more than $1.1 million in fraud.
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Bank of New York Mellon Employee Charged with ID Theft
Posted on October 30th, 2009 No commentsComputer Technician Alleged to Have Used ID’s to Steal $1.1 MillionA computer technician has been indicted in New York Supreme Court, charged with stealing the identities of more than 150 Bank of New York Mellon employees and using them to steal more than $1.1 million from charities, non-profit groups and other entities. Adeniyi Adeyemi, a 27-year-old man from Brooklyn, was charged with grand larceny and identity theft in a 149-count indictment.
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Businesses aren’t trusted to handle customer data
Posted on October 13th, 2009 No commentsAlmost all employees don’t believe that the companies they work for completely protects the identities of their customers.
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