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Identity theft: Make better passwords
Posted on December 2nd, 2010 No commentsIdentity theft has been around forever. Even in ancient times, impersonators would pretend to be someone they were not – a prince, a long-lost heir to a great fortune, a merchant who had died at sea. The Internet has made the theft much easier
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Poll: Identity Theft Scarier than Internet Security
Posted on October 31st, 2010 No commentsAmericans are more worried about terrorism, contagions and identity theft than Internet security, according to a twice-yearly security survey…
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Tax agencies warn of online payment rejection scam
Posted on October 23rd, 2010 No commentsVallejo's North Bay Cabinets owner Chip Carter said the e-mail notifying him that his tax payment was rejected looked like the genuine article, but wasn't. It turned out to be a new “phishing” scheme the state Board of Equalization is warning taxpayers about
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Orlando-area business uncovers global identity-theft scheme
Posted on September 20th, 2010 No comments…What the firm eventually found was the Internet trail of a global identity-theft scheme that uses stolen corporate information to try to scam hundreds of thousands of job seekers.
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The Silent Epidemic: Cybercrime Strikes More Than Two-Thirds of Internet Users
Posted on September 14th, 2010 No commentsA new study released today from security software maker Norton reveals the staggering prevalence of cybercrime: Two-thirds (65 percent) of Internet users globally, and almost three-quarters (73 percent) of U.S. Web surfers have fallen victim to cybercrimes, including computer viruses, online credit card fraud and identity theft. As the most victimized nations, America ranks third, after China (83 percent) and Brazil and India (tie 76 percent).
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Data leak exposes pensioners’ personal information
Posted on September 14th, 2010 No commentsLast week some 22,000 retired Delaware governmental employees opened innocuous looking letters informing them, in boldface type, that their Social Security numbers were posted on the Internet for four days, viewable to anyone in the world including those who would use the information to commit fraud.
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Hackers Breach State Database
Posted on November 17th, 2009 No commentsA hacker has broken into the Nebraska Worker’s Compensation database, prompting an FBI investigation and an effort to contact those who may be affected. Several thousand people could be affected by the breach, which was discovered last week when the state’s chief information officer noticed an unusual amount of Internet traffic traversing t…
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Refresher course needed on ID theft
Posted on September 22nd, 2009 No commentsIt’s a dangerous combination: being Internet savvy but security naïve. It’s a description that fits many college students, making them more vulnerable to identity theft.
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Census Bureau Alert
Posted on September 18th, 2009 No commentsAlert: The Census Bureau does NOT conduct the 2010 Census via email or the Internet.
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Show-Me State Shows Nation’s 45th Data Breach Law
Posted on August 24th, 2009 No commentsAdding to America’s crazy quilt scenario of similar-but-different state laws and regulations facing retailers,a new data breach notification law goes into effect in Missouri Friday (Aug. 28). There are now 45 states with such measures, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.The Missouri law is similar to most other state laws dealing with data breach notifications, but it includes medical and health information, data the states usually don’t mention because it is protected by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
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