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Category Archives: data breach
Smart phones + smart thieves = big trouble
July 11, 2011 – 8:04 am
If you’re like many consumers, once a new smart phone comes out, you decide you just can’t live without it. Your old phone gets cast aside for the new one. But consumers have to remember that the data that is stored on those old phones can come back to haunt them.
When you cast aside [...]
Use these steps to deal with data breach
May 9, 2011 – 8:22 am
Data breaches are becoming more common and, unfortunately more frequent. Sony recently announced what experts are calling the largest data breach in history, which will affect 77 million online PlayStation gamers.
Unfortunately, you can’t prevent a data breach. You can withhold and protect your personal information most of the time, but sometimes you have to provide [...]
Numbers stolen from Sony breach already on Black Market
May 4, 2011 – 8:27 am
Sony Online Entertainment recently announced a data breach, and has now issued a warning that users of online games like EverQuest, found on the PlayStation video game network, could become the victims of “spear phishing.”
Seventy-seven million people have been affected by the breach, and experts are calling it the largest data breach in history. Personal [...]
Largest ID theft case cracked by DOJ
March 28, 2011 – 8:16 am
A Miami man has been charged with acting with two unnamed conspirators to locate large corporations and steal vital account information. The case is being called by the Department of Justice the “single largest hacking and identity theft case ever prosecuted.”
Albert Gonzalez, 28, is accused of helping to steal 130 million credit and debit card [...]
Walgreen, Twitter report data breaches
December 14, 2010 – 8:05 am
Walgreen Co., McDonalds and Twitter reported unrelated security breaches Monday.
Walgreen said hackers who gained access to a list of customer e-mail addresses may have sent spam directing customers to enter personal data into outside Web sites, while McDonald’s said private information that customers supplied when signing up for online promotions or subscriptions was exposed [...]
McDonald’s hacker gets access to customer info
December 13, 2010 – 10:15 am
McDonald’s customers may be facing more than just lots of calories and fat. The fast food giant has issued a statement that a hacker has garnered thousands of customer details.
The data was gathered through various customer promotions and includes users’ ages, contact information like addresses and mobile numbers, and general preferences. But the statement [...]
Health care employees say some cases of medical ID theft never reported
November 10, 2010 – 8:16 am
A Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society survey has revealed that 33 percent of those participating said their organization has had at least one known case of medical identity theft, and some cases may never be reported.
In addition, only 17 percent of respondents working for medical practices said they were likely to report an [...]
Before you get rid of that smart phone, make sure it’s clean
October 26, 2010 – 7:40 am
Today’s cell phones are more like computers – computers that contain lots of private and personal information, including personal photos and bank account numbers.
Most people upgrade their cell phones, on average, about every 18 months, but when you get rid of your old cell phone, make sure you strip it of all your personal information. Make [...]
Beware of phony debt collectors
September 3, 2010 – 8:14 am
A new trend is emerging among identity thieves. Now posing as debt collectors, thieves are calling people with an alarming amount of personal information and putting consumers at a high risk for identity theft and significant financial loss.
The phony debt collectors are impersonating debt collectors who use very aggressive tactics to scare the consumer into [...]
