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1. Stolen laptops expose 208,000 names, addresses, Social Security numbers and health details

   Explore Article OSF Data Loss Database (8 hours ago) Consumer , Healthcare , Lastest Data Breaches

   AvMed Health Plans data loss incident circa 2010-02-08 (Read Full Article)
   

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2. FICO security lapse scary, but not part of larger problem

   Explore Article Boston.com (14 hours, 58 min ago) Consumer , Corporate , Data Breach

   "Apparently, FICO sold my credit report through their Internet site to an imposter." (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Fico   Worcester

3. Canada launches fight against chronic disease

   View all 2 articles » Explore Article healthcareitnews.com (11 hours, 23 min ago) Healthcare , ID Theft Prevention

   More than 30 organizations from across Canada are forming partnerships in a $15.5 million series of initiatives aimed at preventing chronic disease – a challenge that the United States is also tackling. Electronic health records play a critical role in Canada's plan. (Read Full Article)
   

   Military joint EHR office rapped for bad planning - healthcareitnews.com  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Canada

4. Thieves invade Twitter

   View all 2 articles » Explore Article Herald Sun (15 hours ago) Consumer , Corporate , ID Theft Prevention

   CYBER criminals are charging each other more than $1000 for stolen identity details that can be used to access Twitter accounts. (Read Full Article)
   

   Phishing attack locks some users out of Twitter (Update) - The Tech Herald  
   

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5. Payroll Processor Reveals Data Breach

   View all 4 articles » Explore Article bankinfosecurity.com (7 hours, 46 min ago) Consumer , Corporate , Data Breach

   Ceridian Says 27,000 Customers at Risk After Recent HackA Minneapolis-based payroll processor informed 27,000 of its customers last week that their personal data may be at risk after a hacker attacked the company's payroll system last December. (Read Full Article)
   

   Hacker attacks Ceridian; data from 27,000 at risk - StarTribune.com  
   Lincoln National Discloses Breach Of 1.2 Million Customers - Dark Reading  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   FBI   Ceridian

6. Oracle Releases Security Alert for WebLogic Server Vulnerability

   Explore Article us-cert.gov (Feb 7 2010) ID Theft Prevention

   (added February 7, 2010) A full-content feed is available at http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.atom (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Security Bulletin Advance Notification   Security Bulletin   Security Update

7. Mailing error exposes15,000 students Social Security numbers in envelope window

   Explore Article OSF Data Loss Database (Feb 6 2010) Consumer , Higher Ed , Lastest Data Breaches

   University of Texas at El Paso data loss incident circa 2010-02-04 (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   El Paso   University of Texas

8. Names, birthdays, Social Security numbers, addresses and phone numbers of about 9,000 children accessible on web

   Explore Article OSF Data Loss Database (Feb 6 2010) Consumer , Government , Lastest Data Breaches

   Wyoming Department of Health data loss incident circa 2010-02-05 (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   NO/UNKNOWN Data Recovered   Ssn Naa

9. Full Text Of Cambridge Report On Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode

   View all 2 articles » Explore Article StorefrontBacktalk (Feb 6 2010)

   Veri?ed by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode: or, How Not to Design Authentication Steven J. Murdoch and Ross Anderson Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/{sjm217,rja14} Abstract. Banks worldwide are starting to authenticate online card transactions using the ‘3-D Secure’ protocol, which is branded as Veri¬?ed by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode. This has been partly driven by the sharp increase in online fraud that followed the deployment of EMV smart cards for cardholder-present payments in Europe and else¬where. 3-D Secure has so far escaped academic scrutiny; yet it might be a textbook example of how not to design an authentication protocol. ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Cambridge University Calls 3-D Secure Protocol Terrible Security - StorefrontBacktalk  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Steven J. Murdoch   USB   EMV

10. 250,000 White House Staffers, Visitors Affected by National Archives Data Breach

    View all 2 articles » Explore Article Wired News (Jan 28 2010) Government , Data Breach

    A data breach at the National Archives and Records Administration is more serious than previously believed. It involved sensitive personal information of 250,000 Clinton administration staff members, job applicants and White House visitors, as well as the Social Security number of at least one daughter of former Vice President Al Gore. (Read Full Article)
    

    Federal Office Offers $50,000 Reward for Missing External Drive - Government Technology  
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Maryland   White House   Kim Zetter

11. New identity theft schemes may be brewing

    Explore Article Watertown Daily Times Online (Feb 5 2010) Consumer , Corporate , Government , ID Theft Prevention

    New identity theft schemes could be brewing in the next couple of months as the U.S. Census Bureau gears up to send out its questionnaire. But officials are on the lookout for problems and are advising the public how to react. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   U.S. Census Bureau

12. Social Security loses a CD with personal info

    View all 4 articles » Explore Article TownNews.com . (Feb 5 2010) Government , Lastest Data Breaches

    A computer disc containing detailed personal information about 969 New Yorkers was lost by a Social Security Administration employee traveling to Queens from the Bronx back in late October. Three months later, on Jan. 22, the agency sent out letters to those people... (Read Full Article)
    

    Laptops, potential jackpots for ID thieves at Columbia University - CR80News  
    Laptops with Personal Info Stolen from Columbia - New York  
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Queens   Social Security Administration   Bronx

13. FTC Returns $1.6 Million to Consumers Scammed by Bogus Debt Collector

    View all 2 articles » Explore Article Federal Trade Commission (Feb 5 2010) Consumer , Government , Compliance , ID Theft Prevention

    Checks Will Arrive This Month (Read Full Article)
    

    Mortgage Broker Who Dumped Consumer Records Settles FTC Charges - Federal Trade Commission  
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   New Jersey   Federal Trade Commission   FTC

14. Recession causes huge rise in identity fraud

    View all 2 articles » Explore Article Home PC advice in plain English (Feb 5 2010) Consumer , Corporate , ID Theft Prevention

    The recession has led to a surge in identity theft, which has increased by nearly a third since 2008, according to the latest report from Cifas. (Read Full Article)
    

    Adeptra Survey Reveals Banks and Card Issuers Are Investing in Technology to Speed-up and Improve Reporting and Prevention of Fraud - Javelin Strategy and Research  
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   CPP   Peter Hurst

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