A San Diego has been accused of “skimming” personal identifying information (PII) from bank customers’ ATM cards. According to authorities, a skimmer was placed on a bank door and allowed an identity thief to take thousands of ATM users’ personal identifying numbers (PINs). The alleged identity thief, Daniel Axinte, was charged with over 40 counts [...]
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I RECEIVED A BREACH NOTIFICATION LETTER – WHAT NEXT?
Posted: July 11, 2011 by administrator in CREDIT DISPUTES, DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, FCRA, IDENTITY THEFTTags: Adverse Action, alabama, Atlanta, attorney, birmingham, breach, breach notification, credit, CREDIT SCORE, Dallas, data, dispute, fair credit reporting act, FCRA, Federal Trade Commission, Florida, FRAUD, FTC, GEORGIA, huntsville, id fraud, identity, inaccurate, Jacksonville, law, lawsuit, lawyer, MEDICAL CENTER, Memphis, mobile, montgomery, nashville, Orlando, Panama City, PATIENT, pensacola, privacy, report, RIGHTS, tallahassee, Tennessee, TEXAS, THEFT, TROY, Tuscaloosa
Consumers receive breach notification letters (and e-mails) all the time, but do you know what you should do if you receive a breach notification? Chances are, if you live in one of the 46 states with a breach notification law, you have received a notice that your personal identifying information may have been lost or [...]
DODD FRANK RISK BASED PRICING RULE FINALIZED
Posted: July 9, 2011 by administrator in CREDIT DISPUTES, FCRATags: Adverse Action, alabama, Atlanta, attorney, birmingham, credit, CREDIT SCORE, Dallas, dispute, dodd frank, fair credit reporting act, FCRA, Federal Trade Commission, Florida, FRAUD, FTC, GEORGIA, huntsville, inaccurate, Jacksonville, law, lawsuit, lawyer, Memphis, mobile, montgomery, nashville, Orlando, Panama City, pensacola, report, risk, risk based pricing, tallahassee, Tennessee, TEXAS, Tuscaloosa
The Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve Board have finalized changes to the proposed Risk Based Pricing Rule. The Final Rule requires creditors to provide consumers with their credit score when the consumer’s credit score is used to determine credit terms. What is risk based pricing? Risk based pricing is “the practice of setting [...]
MORGAN STANLEY CUSTOMERS AT RISK FOR ID THEFT
Posted: July 8, 2011 by administrator in CREDIT DISPUTES, DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, FCRA, IDENTITY THEFTTags: Adverse Action, alabama, Atlanta, attorney, birmingham, credit, CREDIT SCORE, Dallas, dispute, fair credit reporting act, FCRA, Federal Trade Commission, Florida, FRAUD, FTC, GEORGIA, huntsville, id fraud, identity, inaccurate, Jacksonville, law, lawsuit, lawyer, MEDICAL CENTER, Memphis, mobile, montgomery, nashville, Orlando, Panama City, PATIENT, pensacola, report, RIGHTS, risk based pricing, tallahassee, Tennessee, TEXAS, THEFT, TROY, Tuscaloosa
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s customers are the latest victims of a data loss incident. Morgan Stanley lost 2 CDs containing 34,000 customers’ account information and Social Security numbers, according to Chris Maag at Credit.com. The personal identifying information was allegedly password protected, but the data was not encrypted. Authorities notified Morgan Stanley Smith Barney about [...]
TROY MEDICAL CENTER PATIENTS’ AT RISK FOR ID THEFT
Posted: July 7, 2011 by administrator in CREDIT DISPUTES, DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, FCRA, IDENTITY THEFTTags: Adverse Action, alabama, Atlanta, attorney, birmingham, credit, CREDIT SCORE, Dallas, dispute, fair credit reporting act, FCRA, Federal Trade Commission, Florida, FRAUD, FTC, GEORGIA, huntsville, id fraud, identity, inaccurate, Jacksonville, law, lawsuit, lawyer, MEDICAL CENTER, Memphis, mobile, montgomery, nashville, Orlando, Panama City, PATIENT, pensacola, report, RIGHTS, risk based pricing, tallahassee, Tennessee, TEXAS, THEFT, TROY, Tuscaloosa
Troy Regional Medical Center is notifying hundreds of patients about a recent data breach. According to Stacy Graning at the Troy Messenger, patients’ personal identifying information (names, date of birth, address and Social Security number) was stolen from Troy Regional Medical Center earlier this year. Authorities are investigating the data theft and believe the criminal [...]