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Credit reporting firm sues LifeLock over fraud alerts in consumer history files

2008-02-21 14:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Experian, one of the three big credit reporting firms in the U.S., filed a lawsuit claiming that LifeLock is illegally placing hundreds of thousands of fraud alerts in consumer credit-history files as part of its identity theft protection service
 
Tags: credit, fraud alerts, consumer credit-history files, lifelock, firms, thousands, experian, filed, hundreds
 
 
 
 
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Credit reporting firm sues LifeLock over fraud alerts

2008-02-21 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b440a0 in Network World on Security
 
LifeLock, which touts itself as one of the largest providers of identity theft protection services in the U.S., is being sued by Experian for allegedly placing false fraud alerts on consumer credit-history files maintained by Experian as part of its credit reporting business Enterprise IP Goes Mobile Advertisement To maximize full...
 
Tags: credit, consumer credit-history files, mobile, false fraud alerts, mobile applications, lifelock, experian, advertisement, sued
 
 
 
 
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TransUnion offers free credit monitoring to 150 million

2008-06-02 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
TransUnion is offering up to nine months' worth of free credit monitoring services to as many as 150 million individuals to settle class-action lawsuits over the sale of consumer information to marketing lists
 
Tags: free credit, settle class-action lawsuits, consumer information, transunion, million individuals, lists, sale, services, worth
 
 
 
 
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Another Wisconsin mailing exposes Social Security numbers

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2008-01-15 13:32:24 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
Technorati Tag: Security Breach Date Reported 1/9/08 Organization State of Wisconsin Contractor/Consultant/Branch Department of Revenue Department of Administration Victims Wisconsin residents who itemized deductions, received a 2006 Wisconsin income tax refund, AND live in Freedom, Kaukauna, Keshena, Kimberly, Krakow, Lakewood, Lena, Little...
 
Tags: security, taxpayers, taxpayers social security, social security, wisconsin, credit bureau, credit, breach description, breach
 
 
 
 
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Oklahoma State University Parking Services server is compromised

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2008-05-15 15:08:54 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
Technorati Tag: Security Breach Date Reported 5/14/08 Organization Oklahoma State University ("OSU Contractor/Consultant/Branch OSU Parking & Transit Services Victims OSU faculty, staff and students who had purchased a parking permit between July 2002 and March 2008 Number Affected as many as 70,000 Types of Data names, addresses and...
 
Tags: server, sensitive personal information, personal information, information, server administrators, server immediately, server prior, database server, confidential information
 
 
 
 
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Nestle Waters North America employee affected by Systematic Automation breach

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2008-03-04 10:08:42 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
Technorati Tag: Security Breach Date Reported 2/26/08 Organization Nestle Waters North America Inc. ("NWNA Contractor/Consultant/Branch Systematic Automation This breach is related to Theft from vendor affects Modesto City Schools employees " dated 2/12/08 L.A. Dept. of Water of Power employees exposed " dated 2/19/08, and Clovis Unified...
 
Tags: systematic automation breach, systematic automation, sensitive personal information, personal information, breach, employees, power employees, information, nwna
 
 
 
 
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CollegeInvest external hard drive goes missing

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2008-04-30 14:10:46 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
Technorati Tag: Security Breach Date Reported 4/25/08 Organization State of Colorado Contractor/Consultant/Branch Department of Higher Education CollegeInvest As a nonprofit division of the Department of Higher Education, CollegeInvest helps students and families finance college through student savings accounts, loans and scholarships ...
 
Tags: external hard drive, drive, hard drive, college savings, college savings program, computer hard drive, data, lost data, loan
 
 
 
 
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Employee fraud hits Baptist Health in Arkansas

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2008-07-11 00:00:20 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
Technorati Tag: Security Breach Date Reported 7/2/08 Organization Baptist Health Baptist Health is the largest not-for-profit healthcare organization in Arkansas Contractor/Consultant/Branch None Victims Patients Number Affected 1,800 Types of Data name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, and reason for coming to Baptist...
 
Tags: confidential personal information, personal information, baptist health system, health system, fraud, victims personal information, employee fraud, baptist health, employee
 
 
 
 
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Losing Money When There is No Volatilty

2007-01-29 09:40:00 by Jomni in Risk Management Quant
 
It is common knowledge that there is more risk when there is more volatility. But it is also possible to lose (a lot of) money in the absence of volatility as well. This case was illustrated in a recent article published by Financial Engineering News . It was reported that Credit Suisse recently lost $120 million in Korean Derivatives --...
 
Tags: option prices increase, option, option buyer, option writer, investments valuation volatility, valuation, volatility, decrease option, volatility increases
 
 
 
 
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Union Mortgage loan applicant information found in dumpster