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Facebook application security hole exposes millions to hacking, researcher says
Posted on October 20th, 2009 No commentsA security researcher is warning Facebook users about potential vulnerabilities in Facebook applications that could allow cross-site scripting (XSS) hacker attacks for hijacking user accounts.
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ChoicePoint to Pay Fine for Second Data Breach
Posted on October 20th, 2009 No commentsData broker ChoicePoint, the victim of a 2004 data breach affecting more than 160,000 U.S. residents, has agreed to strengthen its data security efforts and pay a fine for a second breach in 2008, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Monday.
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ChoicePoint Breach Exposed 13,750 Consumer Records
Posted on October 20th, 2009 No commentsChoicePoint Inc., one of the nation’s consumer data brokers, agreed to pay $275,000 to federal regulators as a result of a data breach last year that exposed Social Security numbers and other personal information on 13,750 people. In 2006, ChoicePoint – now a subsidiary of Reed Elsevier Inc – paid $15 million to settle charges that it violated…
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How a $1 Charge Can Tip Off Identity Thefts
Posted on October 20th, 2009 No commentsSacramento county detective Sean Smith told us how to detect credit card fraud and potential identity theft by looking for a cheap transaction on your statement.
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