California’s new identity theft law went into effect last week. Senate Bill 24 gives consumers access to information to prevent identity theft. Previously, Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed versions of the bill in 2008, 09 and ’10. The new law amends California’s data breach notification law and mandates the type of information that must be included in [...]
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MICHAELS DATA BREACH EXPANDS TO 20 STATES
Posted: May 21, 2011 by administrator in DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITY, IDENTITY THEFTTags: alabama, Atlanta, birmingham, breach, credit card, data breach, Data Security, Florida, GEORGIA, huntsville, id theft, IDENTITY THEFT, law, lawyer, Miami, Michaels, mobile, montgomery, notification, Orlando, skimmer, Tuscaloosa
Michaels, the arts and crafts store, recently experienced a major data breach. The Michaels debit card breach is now believed to have affected stores in 20 states. Michaels customers were put at risk for identity theft when hackers switched PIN pads with skimmers. Brian Riley, senior research director of bank cards at TowerGroup, says financial [...]
HOW IS STOLEN CREDIT CARD DATA SOLD?
Posted: May 17, 2011 by administrator in CONSUMER FRAUD, CREDIT DISPUTES, DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITY, FCRA, IDENTITY THEFTTags: alabama, Atlanta, attorney, birmingham, credit card, CREDIT REPORT, CREDIT REPORT DISPUTE, data breach, DATA LOSS, Data Security, free credit report, GEORGIA, huntsville, id fraud, id theft, identity fraud, IDENTITY THEFT, lawyer, mobile, montgomery, STOLEN CREDIT CARD
How do hackers sell stolen credit card data? The recent Sony PlayStation data breach has hackers worried about the price of credit card numbers and identity information on the black market. According to a European hacker, the Sony data breach could reduce the sales price for credit card numbers and personal identifying information. Kevin Stevens, senior threat researcher [...]