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Err on the side of caution when using social media

September 7, 2011 – 7:21 am

Believe it or not, there are a multitude of ways you can endanger your friends through social media. Here are just a few.
First of all, if your friend has told you he’s going on vacation, don’t post “Have a great trip!” on his wall. Doing this is like hanging a sign that says “come [...]

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Business owners beware: Crooks can and will hack your system

July 25, 2011 – 7:50 am

A Georgia man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for hacking business computer networks and committing identity theft on a “massive scale,” said authorities.
Twenty-five-year-old Rogelio Hackett has pleaded guilty to counterfeit credit card trafficking and identity theft, which caused $36 million in losses, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Hackett had been trafficking [...]

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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 [...]

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Gamers hack server at medical firm

January 14, 2011 – 9:07 am

Gamers who hacked a server to play Call of Duty: Black Ops have caused a medical firm to warm patients of the threat of identity theft.
Seacoast Radiology, based in New Hampshire warned its clientele after its server was hacked and an “unseen vulnerability” was exploited, allowing possible access to a server containing sensitive personal information. [...]

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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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