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Doctors to ask for photo ID
Posted on October 5th, 2009 No commentsMedical identity theft is a particularly insidious form of identity theft. Medical identity thieves can use up a person’s benefits and also corrupt medical records, so if the legitimate person seeks care, it could be for the wrong condition.
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Cost of IT security breaches jumps 97 per cent
Posted on October 1st, 2009 No commentsIT security breaches at Canadian firms account for an average annual loss of $834,149, a figure that reflects a 97 per cent increase from the $423,469 average cost reported in 2008, according to a national study released Tuesday.
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New computer viruses target banks, social networks
Posted on October 1st, 2009 No commentsHELSINKI, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Cyber criminals are increasingly focusing their attacks on the hundreds of millions of users of social networks and on loopholes in bank security systems, security software vendors said on Wednesday.
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2nd UPDATE: Express Scripts: Extortionist Has Even More Data
Posted on October 1st, 2009 No commentsExpress Scripts Inc.
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Update: AG Demands Met In Dumped Medical Files
Posted on October 1st, 2009 No commentsGreensboro, NC — The state attorney general ordered Prompt Med to deliver paperwork showing how the company handled medical records, and who it hired to dispose of them.
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National Guard members warned of identity theft scam
Posted on October 1st, 2009 No commentsSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Army National Guard has had its identity impersonated in an effort to steal the identities of others.
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College students face one of the biggest threats of identity theft
Posted on August 12th, 2009 No commentsAs colleges get closer to starting fall semester, officials are warning freshmen to protect something extremely valuable: their identities.
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Online Scammers See an Opening in the Jobless
Posted on August 6th, 2009 No commentsAs the unemployment rate skirts double digits, criminals are preying on the anxiety of the jobless to relieve them of cash and their identities.
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Online Scammers Prey on the Jobless
Posted on August 5th, 2009 No commentsAs the unemployment rate skirts double digits, criminals are preying on the anxiety of the jobless to relieve them of cash and their identities.
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US Sues Social Networking Site For Privacy Breach
Posted on July 13th, 2009 No commentsUS New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo plans to sue social networking site Tagged.com for allegedly stealing the identities of its members, raiding their e-mail contact lists and sending out spam in a bid to lure recipients to the site
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