70,000 people are at risk after a data theft at the University of Idaho. The breach was announced nearly two months after it happened. Spokesman Review reports The names, addresses and Social Security numbers of about 70,000 students, faculty members.
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Jan 14, 2007 by Tom Fragala
WOODTV.com reports A former federal official (in Grand Rapids, MI) is charged with using her access to password-protected accounts to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars and various identities...
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Jan 13, 2007 by Tom Fragala
Consumer Affairs has a good article about the first two updated data security bills bubbling up from the new Democrat-controlled Congress. They are the Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act and the Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act.I have...
A gang of Dairy Queen identity thieves nabbed. Serves the thieves right mdash;they used the stolen credit and debit card numbers to buy crap from thugfashion.com.
This website says ldquo;Those who look for true bling bling, find it only here. rdquo; You can rsquo;t make this..
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According to Eric Bourassa of MassPIRG in this Somerville Journal story, Massachusettes is the only state in New England that has neither a credit freeze law or data breach law. 26 states have laws allowing individuals to freeze access to credit.
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Jan 12, 2007 by Tom Fragala
I wrote a new article entitled 3 Tips to Stop Identity Thieves From Exploiting Your Mail.Your personal and business mail can be a gold mine to thieves looking to hijack their next victim's identity. This article has 3 tips..
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Jan 11, 2007 by Tom Fragala
Staples.com is having a "Security and Privacy Event" with shredders and other products on sale for up to 60% off (thorugh January 13, 2007)....
Jan 10, 2007 by Tom Fragala
Recently I posted about Guerilla mail. Here's another one I found called spambox.us.It is more flexible, as it allows you to choose an expiration from 30 minutes to 1 year. I haven't used it so I can't vouch for..
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ELVIS PRESLEY, Born 08 Jan 1935, Died Aug 1977, SSN 409-52-2002. That isn't a typo.
That's Elvis' real social security number and a clue as to how serious our privacy and identity theft problems still are in 2007. And, no,..
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Jan 8, 2007 by Tom Fragala
Wall Street Journal has the story. Five laptops containing data about tens of thousands of retirement-plan participants at multiple companies were reported stolen by benefits consulting giant Towers Perrin last month.Towers Perrin reported the laptops missing on Dec. 7,..
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Jan 6, 2007 by Tom Fragala
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue really screwed up. They transferred taxpayer SSN rsquo;s to a printer (idiotic, illegal move #1) and the printer dutifully put the SSN rsquo;s on 170,000 tax booklets (idiotic, illegal move #2).And no one along the way stopped to...
Jan 4, 2007 by Tom Fragala
Do you hate having to give your an email address when signing up at web sites--but you have to because they send a confirmation email? You might want to try this service. Guerrilla Mail provides you with disposable e-mail addresses...
Jan 3, 2007 by Tom Fragala
Your Social Security number is important, confidential information.You should avoid giving it out unnecessarily. The trick is knowing, as best you can, when it is necessary. Keep your Social Security card and number in a safe place.
Never carry your...
On May 10, 2006 President Bush signed an Executive Order creating the nation's first ever Identity Theft Task Force. The goals of the Task Force are to develop a strategic plan to better prevent identity theft, coordinate prosecution, and ensure..
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Jan 2, 2007 by Tom Fragala
BusinessWeek has a story on medical identity theft that is worth a read. Here rsquo;s one key point that is raised.While the Fair Credit Reporting Act gives victims of financial identity theft the right to see and try to correct...
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