The Saudi hacker who earlier this week exposed the details of an estimated 15,000 Israeli credit cards yesterday posted 11,000 additional card numbers and threatened to release the details of one million stolen credit card numbers in all. In a message posted by “0xOmar” from the Saudi hacking group Group-XP, the hacker claimed he had [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Data Security’
HACKER EXPOSES ISRAELI CREDIT CARD NUMBERS
Posted: January 8, 2012 by administrator in DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITYTags: credit card fraud, Data Security, Group XP, ISRAELI CREDIT CARDS, SAUDI HACKER, STOLEN CREDIT CARD
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AMERITRADE ID THEFT VICTIMS TO COLLECT $2.5 MILLION TO $6.5 MILLION
Posted: October 14, 2011 by administrator in DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITY, IDENTITY THEFTTags: alabama, AMERITRADE, attorney, DATA LOSS, Data Security, Florida, GEORGIA, id fraud, id theft, lawyer, mississippi, New York, privacy, Tennessee, TEXAS, Virginia
Ameritrade identity theft victims may collect as much as $2,500 after a recent data breach settlement approved by a California judge. The settlement will cost Ameritrade between $2.5 million and $6.5 million. The judge did not approve a prior settlement agreement because anti-spam software and tighter security was not enough for the court. Class members include [...]
TRICARE DATA LOSS – SERVICE MEMBERS’ PERSONAL INFORMATION STOLEN
Posted: October 12, 2011 by administrator in CREDIT DISPUTES, IDENTITY THEFTTags: ATLANTA GEORGIA, CREDIT REPORT ERROR, DALLAS TEXAS, DATA LOSS, Data Security, dothan alabama, Florida, id fraud, id theft, identity fraud, IDENTITY THEFT, identity theft attorney, JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA, lawyer, mississippi, MONTGOMERY ALABAMA, pensacola florida, tampa florida, Tennessee, TRICARE, tricare data lost, tricare personal information stolen, Virginia
The US Military’s healthcare program, TriCare, has confirmed that Science Applications International Corporation will cover the costs associated with notifying almost 5 million beneficiaries whose personal identifying information was stolen in September 2001. The service member’s information was stolen from backup computer tapes, including Social Security numbers, addresses, and phone numbers. The massive data theft [...]
TRINITY HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE INDICTED FOR IDENTITY THEFT AND BANK FRAUD
Posted: June 30, 2011 by administrator in CREDIT DISPUTES, DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITY, FCRA, IDENTITY THEFTTags: 1-877-438-4338, alabama, ALABAMA ID THEFT LAWYER, Atlanta, attorney, birmingham, breach, CLASS ACTION, credit, data breach, Data Security, fair credit reporting act, FCRA, fraud alert, freeze, huntsville, id theft, ID Theft Lawyer, IDENTITY THEFT, law, lawyer, mobile, montgomery, notification, report, Trinity Hospital
Former Trinity Hospital employee, Chelsea Catherine Stewart, from Alabaster, Alabama, was indicted for identity theft and bank fraud. The federal grand jury passed down the indictment on June 28, 2011. The charges include: identity theft; possession of stolen mail; attempted bank fraud, misuse of Social Security number; and aggravated identity theft. Ms. Stewart was arrested [...]
EQUIFAX VOLUNTARY SECURITY FREEZE PROGRAM
Posted: June 15, 2011 by administrator in CREDIT DISPUTES, FCRA, IDENTITY THEFTTags: alabama, Atlanta, attorney, Auburn, birmingham, CREDIT REPORT, CREDIT REPORT DISPUTE, credit reporting agency, Data Security, EQUIFAX, EXPERIAN, FACTA, Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, FCRA, huntsville, id theft, ID Theft Lawyer, IDENTITY THEFT, lawsuit, mobile, montgomery, Orlando, pensacola, security freeze, Selma, Trans Union, trussville, Tuscaloosa
According to Equifax, if you live in Alabama (a state without a state mandated freeze alert) you can place a freeze alert on your Equifax credit report under the Equifax Voluntary Security Freeze Program. The security freeze is designed to prevent the disclosure of your Equifax credit report without your permission. Equifax asks for the [...]
2011 TOP TEN DATA BREACHES
Posted: June 7, 2011 by administrator in DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITY, IDENTITY THEFTTags: alabama, Atlanta, attorney, birmingham, data breach, DATA LOSS, Data Security, fair credit reporting act, FCRA, Florida, GEORGIA, hacker, huntsville, id theft, IDENTITY THEFT, lawyer, MICAH ADKINS, mobile, montgomery, Orlando, pensacola, privacy, Tuscaloosa
The year is only half way over, but 2011 will be another big year for data record loss. According to Fahmida Y. Rashid at eWeek, over 150 companies experienced a data breach in 2011. Below is the Top 10 List for Data Breaches in 2011. 1. Sony Playstation, 101 million records 2. Epsilon, Alliance Data Systems, 60 million [...]