Monthly Archives: October 2009

Miguel Bell, accused ID theft ringleader, pleads not guilty

October 28, 2009 – 10:50 am

Yeah, yeah, yeah … innocent till proven guilty … jury of his peers … I know, I know, but, really, how much nerve does it take to plead not guilty when the evidence is so not in a guy’s favor?
Miguel Bell, 29, is accused of leading a ring of 29 ID thieves who stole $1.3 [...]

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Virginia DOE data breach affects more than 100,000

October 19, 2009 – 9:59 am

The Virginia state government has suffered another major data breach, their second this year. The most recent occurred September 21 when an unencrypted flash drive containing the names, Social Security numbers and employment and demographic information of 103,000 people was lost.
Those affected either took an adult education class between April 2007 and January 2009, or [...]

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Cloud computing risks

October 13, 2009 – 9:24 am

The first lesson we all learn about protecting ourselves online is how to avoid phishing emails. They often claim to be from a bank, credit card issuer or even the IRS and ask the recipients to confirm their account numbers, login information or personally identifying information. Their intent, of course, is to trick people into [...]

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BlueCross BlueShield data breach affects 850,000 doctors

October 8, 2009 – 12:29 pm

As many as 850,000 physicians may be affected by theft of a BlueCross BlueShield employee’s laptop. Physicians’ names addresses, federal tax ID numbers and national provider numbers were contained in an unencrypted file on the laptop.
The data breach presents the possibility of massive medical insurance fraud, but the 187,000 doctors who used their Social Security [...]

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Express Scripts’ hackers have 700,000 victims’ personal info

October 2, 2009 – 10:05 am

Express Scripts’ hackers have stolen the personal information of roughly 700,000 members of the pharmacy benefits management company. It’s the first time the company has placed a number on the total extent of the information held by the hackers, and the latest installment in an ongoing drama.
The tumult began last fall when Express Scripts [...]

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