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Billionaire falls victim to ID theft; but you don’t have to

August 5, 2010 – 6:31 am

It just goes to show – rich or poor, you can become a victim of identity theft.
Orange County, Calif. real estate billionaire Donald Bren was victimized by a man who looks nothing like him. The man walked into a bank, opened several accounts using a $1.4 million federal tax refund check stolen from Bren and, over [...]

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Social networking, file-sharing and ID theft risks

August 28, 2009 – 11:52 am

What do social networking users have in common with cigarette smokers? Members of both groups know they’re engaging in risky behaviors but don’t take steps they know will protect them.
The majority of social network users polled by AVG Technologies said they were concerned about becoming victims of online crime such as malware attacks and identity [...]

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LifeLock review: Insider data breaches increasing; 1.33 million records stolen by insiders in 2008

July 15, 2009 – 2:23 pm

Yes, there was a time when a hacker was a pimply-faced guy sitting in his parents’ basement surrounded by pizza boxes and bulky PCs. But that’s not who’s responsible for data breaches in this millennium.
Increasingly, it’s insiders who are stealing their organizations’ information, according to recent studies.

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LifeLock and FBI summit focuses on ID theft and P2P software

July 10, 2009 – 2:26 pm

In less time than it will take you to read this blog post, Robert Boback and millions of other people can find your income tax return and download it. Within minutes, they’ll know your name, address, phone number, birth date, Social Security number, place of employment, annual income and account numbers.
Think that’s scary? They’ll know [...]

By admin | Posted in identity theft prevention | Also tagged data breach, file-sharing, Identity theft, LimeWire, P2P, peer-to-peer | Comments (4)

LifeLock reviews: June data breaches at colleges and universities

July 1, 2009 – 3:04 pm

June saw only seven reported data breaches at institutions of higher learning—not a terrific month, but certainly not the worst of the past year; that distinction is shared among July, September and December, 2008, when each month showed 13 reported data breaches. Total number of lost or exposed records for June is 171,611.
Last month, there [...]

By admin | Posted in Education data breach | Also tagged Cornell University, data breach, Johns Hopkins University, Kirkwood Community College, Oregon Health & Science University, University of Nevada, University of North Dakota, Virginia Commonwealth University | Comments (0)

LifeLock reviews: Insurance clerk admits to 207 identity theft victims

June 15, 2009 – 2:56 pm

The vast majority of identity theft victims never find out who opened the new cell phone and credit card accounts or took out the car loans and mortgages. And, though, I’m sure it makes them look at even their relatives with a jaundiced eye, maybe they’re the lucky ones. Maybe it’s better to wonder who [...]

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Facility manager accused of stealing identities, money from dead, disabled residents

June 8, 2009 – 2:15 pm

Organize identity theft cases by the number of victims or amount of money stolen, and the crime committed by Ben Achampong would rank pretty low.
Organize identity thieves according to how appalling their crimes are, and Ben Achampong ranks right up at the top.

By admin | Posted in identity theft justice | Also tagged Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Ben Achampong, Community Mainstreaming Associates, District Attorney Kathleen Rice, Down Syndrome, Glen Cove, Identity theft, Nassau County | Comments (4)

ID thieves at the bank, the health department and in your mama’s bed

June 5, 2009 – 2:26 pm

When I come across three similar ID theft stories within five minutes, I start worrying that it’s a portent—or, of course, it could be paranoia. Whatever else, it’s weird.
What these folks have in common—besides being sleazy, lowlife identity thieves—is that they were all in positions of trust. I mean, who worries that their dad, their [...]

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LifeLock reviews: Office copiers store data, contribute to ID theft risk

May 8, 2009 – 1:02 pm

It’s no surprise that thousands of businesses have failed in recent months—mortgage companies, real estate agencies, accounting firms–but what might be a surprise is how much information is being left behind on the offices’ copiers.

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LifeLock review: 100,000 patients at risk of credit or medical identity theft after records stolen

April 13, 2009 – 2:41 pm

You have to wonder how it could happen. How do records from a medical practice disappear between the doctors’ office and the storage facility?
With any luck, the Salisbury MD police might be able to provide an answer someday, but for the 100,000 patients who’ve visited Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates in Salisbury MD, there are bigger things [...]

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