Category Archives: hackers

Even if you aren’t aware you’re at risk, LifeLock’s in the gap

August 25, 2010 – 7:33 am

A federal judge has granted final approval to a settlement between Countrywide Financial Corp. and millions of customers left at high risk for identity theft due to a security breach.
Now owned by Bank of America, Countrywide will now provide free credit monitoring for up to 17 million people whose financial information was exposed. The group [...]

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LifeLock’s Personal Breach Detection™ Service gives peace of mind

June 4, 2010 – 7:30 am

LifeLock Identity SDS™ (Search, Detect, Secure) Service keeps an eye on your personal information, even when you can’t.
More than 52% of all identity theft victims discovered they were victims by monitoring their accounts with some sort of monitoring service. That’s approximately 5 million people, and the tales of identity theft are cropping up all over [...]

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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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University of Florida data breaches; LifeLock needed because “Life is stressful enough.”

November 17, 2008 – 9:17 am

University of Florida College of Dentistry has notified nearly all of 344,482 current and former dental patients affected by a data breach.
College employees were upgrading a server October 3 when they discovered that an unauthorized user had accessed the data and remotely installed software. The hacker was able to access patients’ names, addresses, birthdates and [...]

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