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IRS issues warning about bogus e-mail
Posted on October 7th, 2009 No commentsThe Internal Revenue Service has issued a warning about scam e-mail billed as official IRS correspondence that requests personal information and may cause people to download malicious software.
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Hacked: Soldiers’ leaky laptops may put them at risk.
Posted on October 6th, 2009 No commentsAccording to an Internet-security firm, people in places like Pakistan are getting personal information from laptops owned by special-operations and other soldiers, including members of the 3rd Special Forces Group from Fort Bragg, whose members are often deployed on sensitive missions in Afghanistan.
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PCI More Of A ‘Check-Box’ Than Security For Most Retailers
Posted on September 24th, 2009 No commentsNearly 80 percent of retailers and organizations that handle credit card transactions have been hit with a data breach, but more than 70 percent still don’t consider security strategic to their operations, according to a new report released today.
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EKU Personal Data Compromised
Posted on September 24th, 2009 No commentsThe personal information of thousands of Eastern Kentucky university students and employees was accidentally leaked on the internet.
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Chase Bank Notifies Customers of Breach
Posted on September 11th, 2009 No commentsBackup Tape Reported Missing from Vendor Storage FacilityChase Bank has sent out data breach notification letters to an undisclosed number of customers after a computer tape with customers’ personal information was reported missing from a third-party vendor’s storage facility.
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2010 Census Cautions
Posted on September 4th, 2009 No commentsWith the U.S. Census process beginning, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises people to be cooperative, but cautious, so as not to become a victim of fraud or identity theft.
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College students should beware of easy credit
Posted on September 4th, 2009 No commentsStudents also need to be careful with their personal information because identity theft happens on college campuses too.
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Laptop lost by Navy Hospital bore patient info
Posted on September 4th, 2009 No commentsPensacola Naval Hospital warns patients to watch for signs of identity theft after a laptop computer containing 38,000 patients’ personal information went missing.
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Dozens of college students warned they could be identity theft victims
Posted on September 2nd, 2009 No commentsA file containing personal information, including social security numbers, of nearly 100 students at the Bluegrass Community and Technical College has been reported to police as stolen.
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Employee files found in trash contained personal details including names and Social Security numbers
Posted on August 27th, 2009 No commentsGuardsmark data loss incident circa 2009-08-26
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