ATLANTA MAN SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON FOR IDENTITY THEFT
An Atlanta man, Harold Wardlaw, 41, was sentenced to 12 years and one month in prison, plus five years of…
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CONSUMER COMPLAINS ABOUT EQUIFAX UNAUTHORIZED CREDIT CARD CHARGES
I recently came across a consumer’s complaint about Equifax’s business practices. The consumer complains that he authorized Equifax to run a one time…
Read More →FORMER BCBS EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH ID THEFT
An Alabama Blue Cross Blue Shield employee was fired after she was charged with stealing the personal information of at least 15…
Read More →$600 MILLION CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT WITH COUNTRYWIDE
Countrywide Financial Corp has agreed to a $600 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by shareholders. The lawsuit contended that…
Read More →LOST JUMP DRIVE CONTAINS COOPER UNIVERSITY RESIDENTS’ PERSONAL DATA
CAMDEN, N.J. – July 27, 2010 (WPVI) — A thumb drive that contained personal data about current and past graduate…
Read More →COMPANY ADMITS TO SELLING CUSTOMERS’ PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR $5.7 MILLION
A Hong Kong’s company has admitted to selling its customers’ personal information since January 2006. The company, Octopus Holdings, pocketed $5.7 million from…
Read More →HOSPITAL BEGINS TO NOTIFY 21,000 PATIENTS ABOUT STOLEN LAPTOP
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia notified 21,000 patients that a laptop computer containing their unencrypted personal data including names,…
Read More →DATA BREACH REPORT SAYS BREACHES DOWN, INSIDER THREAT UP
The number of records compromised in major data breaches dropped sharply last year, according to a new study being issued…
Read More →SECRET SERVICE HELPS BUSINESSES FIGHT IDENTITY THEFT
Business needs to be more proactive in its approach to security in the face of increased insider threats and customised…
Read More →MARYLAND DEPT. OF HUMAN RESOURCES EMPLOYEE POSTS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS ON WEBSITE
A Maryland Department of Human Resources employee was placed on administrative leave after posting the Social Security numbers and other…
Read More →HOSPITAL BACK UP TAPES LOST – CONTAINED 800,000 PATIENTS PERSONAL INFORMATION
BOSTON — Back-up computer files containing personal, health and financial information of thousands affiliated with South Shore Hospital may have…
Read More →DENTAQUEST LAPTOP THEFT EXPOSES PATIENTS’ SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS
A dental benefits manager for multiple government programs in the U.S. has declined to identify the number of Bradley County…
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