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  1. Missing Hard Drive Risks ID Of 35,000 Ark. Soldiers

    View all 2 articles » Explore Article 4029tv.com (Mar 9 2010) Corporate , Government , Lastest Data Breaches

    The Arkansas National Guard now says 35,000 current and former soldiers are at risk of identity theft because of a missing computer hard drive.

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  2. Identity Theft Uncovered at Fabric Stores

    View all 2 articles » Explore Article esecurityplanet.com (9 hours, 40 min ago) Corporate , Lastest Data Breaches

    Thieves recently used card skimmers at Hancock Fabrics stores to steal financial data from customers. "The personal identification number pads were stolen in August and September and 'replaced with visually identical, but fraudulent PIN pad units,' Hancock Fabrics warned in a letter to customers," writes The Register's Dan Goodin.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Dan Goodin   Hancock Fabrics

  3. FTC warns organiations, firms about P2P sensitive data leaks

    View all 5 articles » Explore Article AfterDawn.com (Feb 23 2010) Corporate , Data Breach , Lastest Data Breaches

    FTC warns organiations, firms about P2P sensitive data leaks The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has written to over 100 firms and organizations warning about a widespread, on-going data breach due ...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   U.S. Federal Trade Commission   Jon Leibowitz   FTC

  4. HSBC data breach revealed

    Explore Article itweb.co.za (Mar 15 2010) Consumer , Corporate , Lastest Data Breaches

    A former IT staffer at HSBC Holdings' Swiss private-banking arm stole data on 24 000 accounts, including around 15 000 current clients, the bank said last week, states Market Watch.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Hsbc

  5. LifeLock will pay $12 million to settle charges by the FTC

    View all 2 articles » Explore Article Loans (Mar 12 2010) Consumer , Corporate , Compliance

    A identity theft firrn, Lifelock, based out of Arizona has that heavily advertised itself all over TV commercials is now having to pay $11 million dollars to the FTC. This money is to settle charges against them for promoting false claims to attract consumers to their identity theft protection services. They are also to pay thirty-five state ...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Todd Davis   Arizona   Jon Leibowitz

  6. Citibank apologizes after exposing 600,000 Social Security numbers

    Explore Article AccountingWEB.com (Mar 12 2010) Consumer , Corporate , Compliance , Lastest Data Breaches

    Citibank apologizes after exposing 600,000 Social Security numbers Citibank representatives call it a processing error, which doesn’t sound too serious. But for more than half a million Citibank customers who received mail from the credit card company with their Social Security number printed on the outside of the envelope…it was more than a little disturbing.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Citibank   U.S. Postal Service   Chicago Tribune

  7. Vodafone HTC Smartphone Ships With Malware

    Explore Article esecurityplanet.com (Mar 12 2010) Corporate , ID Theft Prevention

    Researchers at antivirus software vendor Panda Security are used to finding malicious code in every nook and cranny of the Internet. But this week they stumbled across something even more concerning: a colleague's new Vodafone HTC Magic smartphone was shipped with a motley assortment of malware samples, including the potent Mariposa botnet.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   USB

  8. Medical records found in drive-thru trash can

    Explore Article kens5.com (Mar 12 2010) Corporate , Healthcare , Medical Identity Theft , Lastest Data Breaches

    Under the 2005 Identity Theft Enforcement Act, businesses are required to have procedures in place to destroy customers' personal information. The state can fine businesses $500 to $2000 per abandoned record.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Adobe

  9. Medical identity theft strikes 5.8% of American adults

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Mar 3 2010) Consumer , Corporate , Healthcare , Medical Identity Theft , Reports

    Medical identity theft typically involves stolen insurance card information, or costs related to medical care and equipment given to others using the victim's name. Roughly 5.8% of American adults have been victimized, according to a new survey from The Ponemon Institute. The cost per victim, on average, is $20,160.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Ponemon Institute

  10. College Students Targeted for Identity Theft

    Explore Article Valley Star (Mar 11 2010) Consumer , Corporate , Higher Ed , ID Theft Prevention

    College Students Targeted for Identity Theft Students are often told to protect themselves from dangerous situations, but now they have to worry about their identity exponentially more everyday. According to the Federal Trade Commission, identity theft is the largest consumer complaint. The FTC complaint study shows that the bracket for 18-29 year olds accounts for 24 percent of all...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   America   Federal Trade Commission   Internal Revenue Service

  11. Mass. institutes new identity theft regulations

    View all 7 articles » Explore Article Home - BostonHerald.com (Mar 2 2010) Corporate , Compliance , ID Theft Prevention

    Comment "Actually, the law impacts any business storing the PII (personally identifiable information) of any Massachusetts resident. This legislation casts a ..." - Derek Beckwith

    Any Massachusetts business storing or transmitting someone’s personal information must have a written security plan. That’s the major requirement in new identity theft-deterrent regulations that took effect on Monday.

    1 Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts   Barbara Anthony   Deval Patrick

  12. Compliance Week: Massachusetts’ Tough Privacy Law Takes Effect

    Explore Article Compliance Week (Mar 9 2010) Corporate , Healthcare , Higher Ed , Compliance

    Corporate compliance, legal, and IT officers entered a brave new world last week, when Massachusetts’ strict new data privacy law finally went into effect. The law, bureaucratically known as 201 CMR 17.00, took hold on March 1 after a year of delays...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Massachusetts

  13. Arrests for identity theft double in 2009 as victims deal with crime in less time

    Explore Article creditloan.com (Feb 23 2010) Consumer , Corporate , Government , ID Theft Prevention , Reports

    Arrests for identity theft double in 2009 as victims deal with crime in less time Though consumers have been more vigilant when it comes to identity theft, the report also shows that the crime has increased. Last year, 11.1 million people were victims of identity theft, which is an increase of 11 percent. Total fraud associated with the crime came in at $54 billion, or a 12 percent increase.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Javelin Strategy & Research

  14. Cybercriminals still consider hotels easy targets for credit card info

    View all 3 articles » Explore Article content.usatoday.com (Mar 3 2010) Corporate , Data Breach

    Cybercriminals still consider hotels easy targets for credit card info Are you more vulnerable to credit card theft if you stay in a hotel? No need to get paranoid, but it is a valid question, since online security firm Trustwave Spiderlabs consider hotels hackers' No. 1 target. It's also a timely question since Wyndham Hotels just yesterday announced that hackers stole customer credit card information by breaching its networks. It's Wyndham's third breach in 12 months.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Wyndham   American Express   Nicholas Percoco

  15. CPP Group Said to Seek $227 Million in London Initial Offering

    Explore Article BusinessWeek (Mar 5 2010) Corporate

    CPP Group Plc, a U.K. company that provides protection against credit-card and identity theft, may seek to raise about 150 million pounds ($227 million) in an initial public offering, two people familiar with the sale said.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   London   CPP   Fdic

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