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Feds nab more members of alleged identity theft gang

2008-12-02 00:00:00 by HASH0x8472f10 in Network World on Security
 
Federal authorities say they have taken another step toward busting a multinational identity theft ring that is alleged to have used stolen personal data to withdraw millions of dollars from home equity line-of-credit accounts at dozens of financial institutions in the U.S., including some of the country's largest banks
 
Tags: multinational identity theft, federal authorities, personal data, withdraw millions, financial institutions, country, banks, step, dollars
 
 
 
 
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LifeLock and Identity Theft

2008-06-17 06:51:25 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...theft protection in the United States, has been taking quite a beating recently. They're being sued by credit bureaus, competitors and lawyers in several states that are launching class action lawsuits. And the stories in the media ... it's like a piranha feeding frenzy There are also a lot of errors and misconceptions. With its aggressive...
 
Tags: identity theft, credit reports, credit, identity, credit card, fraud alerts permanent, fraud, credit industry, experian credit bureau
 
 
 
 
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Staten Island University Hospital notifies patients of December theft

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2008-05-01 15:09:25 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...theft is here . Its almost surreal to watch someone walk away with something that is very valuable to many people at this time, there is no reason to believe that patient information from the stolen computer has been misused Evan] Nope. The thief has not called the hospital to inform them that he is misusing the information Ms. Ryback said...
 
Tags: sensitive personal information, personal information, information, information security, information security breaches, hospital, island university hospital, protect patient information, island
 
 
 
 
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Illinois Eye Center warns patients of identity theft

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2008-04-04 12:40:39 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...theft Reference URL Peoria Journal Star WEEK NBC News Report Credit Tom McIntyre, WEEK NBC News Response From the online sources cited above Peoria's Illinois Eye Center has warned its clients that a former employee allegedly accessed confidential patient records A former Illinois Eye Center employee could have used confidential patient...
 
Tags: eye center, center, illinois eye center, illinois, identity theft, confidential information, information, confidential patient information, occasional
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: TJX Data Theft Arrests; Junxion Sold

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2008-08-05 16:10:41 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...theft operation arrested: The US Justice Department said this will be the largest prosecution, paired with the largest theft, after arresting 11 people alleged to be behind the theft of over 40m credit card numbers from TJX and others, including Barnes & Nbole, OfficeMax, and other firms. The Wi-Fi angle is that the government charges the...
 
Tags: theft, 40m credit card, card, tjx, junxion, data theft operation, wi-fi, railroad wi-fi, adapters
 
 
 
 
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Theft from vendor affects Modesto City Schools employees

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2008-02-12 15:03:09 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...theft connected with the data breach have been reported Were keeping an eye out," Snelling said. "We want our people to be able to protect themselves Snelling said other agencies had their data compromised in the theft, but he did not have details Evan] Not cool Snelling sent a memo by e-mail and hard copy on paper just before 2 p.m. to...
 
Tags: district officials, district, district employees, school district, school district employees, employees, sensitive personal information, information, provide information
 
 
 
 
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Former Verizon Wireless employee charged with identity theft

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2008-04-27 09:43:33 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...theft by the Somerset County, New Jersey Prosecutor's Office. According to Verizon Wireless, it appears that he may have taken sensitive personal information belonging to Verizon Wireless customers during his employment from November, 2003 to January, 2005 Reference URL New Hampshire State Attorney General breach notification Report Credit...
 
Tags: verizon wireless, verizon, verizon wireless customers, employee, identity, identity theft, theft, sensitive personal information, social security
 
 
 
 
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CBAC & Medical Identity Theft

2008-07-10 10:09:41 by Gunnar Peterson in 1 Raindrop
 
...theft When FBI special agent Ted Price peered through the window of a dingy brick storefront on Southwest Morrison Street in March, it was what he didnt see that caught his attention The business, called UnimedCorner, claimed to provide ailing seniors with orthoticsbraces and other devices to correct foot, joint and back problems Price and...
 
Tags: dme suppliers simply, dme suppliers, dme fraud, fraud, dme, identity, medical identity theft, dme dealers, dme supplier
 
 
 
 
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Fort Lewis soldiers exposed by laptop theft

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2008-07-11 13:44:02 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...theft the Army began no later than Wednesday notifying the affected soldiers through e-mail and phone calls. Theyll get follow-up letters Officials said the employee, a civilian military personnel specialist, appears to have violated Army standards and policies for protecting personal information and government property Army laptops and...
 
Tags: fort lewis soldiers, soldiers, fort lewis, information, personal information, lacey police officials, officials, army, army standards
 
 
 
 
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Corporate Identity Theft

2008-08-16 09:58:30 by Gunnar Peterson in 1 Raindrop
 
...theft of the documents so that the corporate raiders could then do their work From the most recent Hermitage Fund letter, here is the current state So the two-pronged scam worked in one area and failed in another. The perpetrators werent able to steal the assets from us based on the fake court claims, but they were able to steal $230...
 
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