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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
...Social Security number Breach Description The Wisconsin Department of Revenue announced that as many as 5,000 mailings were sent to residents in which Social Security numbers were exposed through the envelope window. The error is being blamed on a "misfold" on Form 1099-G Reference URL Wisconsin Department of Revenue News Release The...
 
Tags: security, taxpayers, taxpayers social security, social security, wisconsin, credit bureau, credit, breach description, breach
 
 
 
 
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Social Security Administration lists live people in the Death Master File

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2008-07-07 08:44:12 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Social Security Administration Victims United States citizens Number Affected more than 20,000 Types of Data Name, date of birth and Social Security number Breach Description The Social Security Administration inadvertently compromised the personal information of more than 20,000 people by listing them in the Death Master File (DMF) while...
 
Tags: information, secure information, social security, social security administration, personal information, information online, dmf information, death master file, ssa
 
 
 
 
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Oklahoma County Social Security numbers online

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2008-03-13 09:46:09 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Social Security numbers Breach Description The Social Security numbers of thousands of Oklahoma County residents are available on County Clerk Carolynn Caudill's website to anyone who wants to look, apparently in violation of federal law Reference URL Tulsa Today Report Credit Mike McCarville, Tulsa Today Response From the online source...
 
Tags: county, county commissioner, county clerks, oklahoma county residents, residents, oklahoma county, social security, court documents, county clerk
 
 
 
 
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Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services mails Social Security numbers

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2008-01-08 16:08:37 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Social Security numbers Breach Description Informational brochures sent by the Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services to recipients of SeniorCare and other state programs were inadvertently printed with Social Security numbers on them. It is unknown how many recipients are affected Reference URL 620 WTMJ News Story Report Credit...
 
Tags: wisconsin, social security, wisconsin medicaid, wisconsin department, family services, department, revenue department situation, revenue, health
 
 
 
 
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Social networking Web site threats manageable with good enterprise policy

2008-02-14 08:53:10 by Michael Cobb in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Social networking sites may worry employers because of privacy concerns or loss of productivity, but some of the sites -- unbeknownst to their owners or creators -- harbor dangerous malware that can take down a network. Michael Cobb reviews the risks of "social" malware and demonstrates how an organizaton's security policy can be modified to...
 
Tags: harbor dangerous malware, malware, social, michael cobb reviews, web threats, sites, privacy concerns, worry employers, security policy
 
 
 
 
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Data portability needs social network buy-in, user education, panel says

2008-03-03 14:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Members of a panel at the O'Reilly Graphing Social Patterns conference today said that both social networking firms and users must take part in the effort to allow personal data to be easily transferred from one site to another
 
Tags: social, social patterns conference, personal data, panel, effort, firms, users, easily, reilly
 
 
 
 
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Don't forget privacy in a company social network

2008-04-12 00:00:00 by HASH0x8472c44 in Network World on Security
 
Large corporations seem to be tripping over themselves in their rush to tap into the social networking phenomenon by deploying their own versions of online user communities. But by trying to shoehorn this generation's Woodstock into a corporate wingtip, they may be assuming risks that even the best social networks haven't fully addressed
 
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Two lives, one Social Security number

2008-05-28 12:38:05 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
Holli knew something was wrong when she pulled up the statement from her new 401(k) account and saw a stranger's name there. Her worst fears would soon be confirmed. Paulino Rodriguez used Holli's Social Security number for the right to work at the Escondido Burger King. Police allege he had falsified Social Security card and work visa
 
Tags: social security, social security card, escondido burger, worst fears, paulino rodriguez, police allege, holli, account, visa
 
 
 
 
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Another Breaking News Social Engineering Spam Installs Malware And Fake Anti-Spyware Tools

2008-07-08 16:40:58 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
...social engineering tactic that lures users to download malicious software. Spammers quickly react to the latest major online news updates, capitalizing on these events to achieve better success rates with their social engineering tactics. The recent media coverage discussing Osama Bin
 
Tags: social, spammers quickly react, major online news, download malicious software, recent media coverage, osama bin, spam messages, lures users, success