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Stop Credit Offers To Prevent ID Theft Thursday, November 20, 2008 greenbaypressgazette.com Those interested should call (888) 567-8688 or visit www.optoutprescreen.com. Russian ID Thief Targets Rich Americans Thursday, November 20, 2008 nypost.com Operating online from Moscow, Igor Klopov, 24, found many of his targets through the Forbes 400 list. He would target those from states like Texas and California, where property-deed information is available through the Internet. Nursing Home Employee Steals IDs Thursday, November 20, 2008 montgomerynews.com Stole from patient's Commerce Bank account to pay utility and credit card bills. Sarkozy Falls Victim to Phishing Fraud Thursday, November 20, 2008 finextra.com Phishing sting of French president prompts government condemnation of online security. Preventing ID Theft Costs Businesses Thursday, November 20, 2008 metrowestdailynews.com Massachusetts business owners complain to legislators about cost of new ID theft regs. Power Co. Shuts Off ID Theft Victim Thursday, November 20, 2008 kxxv.com Identity theft case in Texas leaves victim without electricity. Corporations Missing At ID Theft Hearing Thursday, November 20, 2008 kcra.com Office Max, Barnes & Noble, Sports Authority, TJX -- also known as TJ Maxx -- DSW, and Dave & Buster's, Boston Market and Forever 21 opted to ignore the invitation from the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Hackers Put Lives at Risk Wednesday, November 19, 2008 computerweekly.com Hospitals forced to process patients manually after computer virus shuts down computer systems. Bankrupt Builder Abandons Buyers' Info Wednesday, November 19, 2008 azcentral.com Loan applications, SSNs and bank account info found in abandoned model home. Teen Pleads Guilty to Hacking Spree Wednesday, November 19, 2008 boston.com Teen controlled "botnets," networks of computers infected with malicious software code. State Employee Jailed For Data Theft Wednesday, November 19, 2008 sacbee.com Illegally downloaded personnel file with names and SSNs of 5,500 Calif. state employees. Cop Who Launched ID Theft Probe Honored Wednesday, November 19, 2008 miamiherald.com Arrest of men for loitering spawned massive investigation of an ID theft ring. Japan: Missing Records and Murder Wednesday, November 19, 2008 washingtonpost.com Bureaucrats infuriated the Japanese public by losing millions of government pension records. This week, someone with a knife and a willingness to kill appears to be hunting them down. Millions of records are still missing, outraging the elderly and contributing to the resignations of two prime ministers. Broadband in China/India to Fuel Bots Wednesday, November 19, 2008 darkreading.com Botnet operators have begun to expand their recruiting efforts to China and India. 16 Charged in Murder, Identity Theft Tuesday, November 18, 2008 mysanantonio.com Investigators believe the victim was killed a few months ago, and that's when several people began living in his three-story home, selling his belongings and assuming his identity. The criminal activity began to unravel when one of the defendants used the victim's identity during a traffic stop. Schools Suffer 1/3 of U.S. Data Breaches Tuesday, November 18, 2008 darkreading.com 12.4 million student and consumer profiles were compromised in 324 breaches. Attacks On Banks Tuesday, November 18, 2008 net-security.org Overview of methods used by cyber criminals to attack financial institutions. Federal Reserve Spam Attack Emerges Tuesday, November 18, 2008 vnu.co.uk New phishing scam arriving in emails purporting to come from the US Federal Reserve. Illegal Alien Accused of Identity Theft Tuesday, November 18, 2008 gastongazette.com Victim learned of the alleged identity theft when she received notice from IRS. National City Bank Hit with ID Theft Tuesday, November 18, 2008 cincinnati.com Incidents occurred at four National City Bank locations in Greater Cincinnati. Identity Theft Victim Sues 3 Stores Tuesday, November 18, 2008 wbaltv.com Victim claims businesses didn't protect his identity from being stolen. Credit & Debit Card Skimming Tuesday, November 18, 2008 kxii.com "They look like a pager, and they are a card scanner and they can swipe that number." Visa's Digital Credit Card Tuesday, November 18, 2008 out-law.com Visa introduces a computerised credit card which it hopes will help banks battle fraud. ID Theft Surges Among Americans in U.K. Tuesday, November 18, 2008 stripes.com The number of U.S. military members in England who have had their identity stolen this year continues to rise, the Air Force said last week. Cases largely involve peoples’ bank accounts being hacked to withdraw funds or make fraudulent charges. Weld Officials Claim 1,338 ID Theft Cases Monday, November 17, 2008 reporterherald.com 1,338 cases of ID theft by illegal immigrants uncovered after seizing records from a tax preparer. Joe the Plumber Case Still Dripping Monday, November 17, 2008 ohio.com Ohio IG looking at 6 agencies that accessed records on Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher. Court Orders Halt to Sale of Spyware Monday, November 17, 2008 FTC.gov According to FTC complaint, Florida-based CyberSpy Software marketed and sold RemoteSpy keylogger spyware to clients who would secretly monitor unsuspecting consumers’ computers. FTC seeks to permanently bar the unfair and deceptive practices and require the defendants to give up their ill-gotten gains. College Data Breach Used for Blackmail Monday, November 17, 2008 kentucky.gov Hacked into his fellow students’ email accounts and tryed to blackmail them. Yahoo's Hot Jobs ID Theft Connection? Monday, November 17, 2008 poconorecord.com Victims say suspects on Yahoo's Hot Jobs site using victim's credit card accounts and withdrawing money. 'Clyde' Gets 4 yrs. for ID Theft Monday, November 17, 2008 philly.com Brainy half of ID theft duo known as "Bonnie and Clyde" sentenced to prison. Security Breach Upsets UF Clients Monday, November 17, 2008 gatorsports.com UF records show 15 privacy breaches in the year prior to the latest incident. ID Theft and Construction Worker's Death Monday, November 17, 2008 nydailynews.com Using doctored identification - a master crane rigger's license. Illegal Immigrants & 1300 ID Theft Cases Friday, November 14, 2008 greeleytribune.com Weld County, Colorado authorities this week unleashed a large-scale sting, “Operation Number Games", they hope will net about 1,300 suspects who may have used false identification to receive millions of dollars in U.S. tax refunds. State Failed to Encrypt Private Data Friday, November 14, 2008 newsobserver.com The theft of the laptop, which contained personal information about 85,045 people, was the latest in a string of DHHS laptop thefts this year that have put North Carolina residents at risk of identity theft. DHHS reports at least 10 laptops stolen from this year. Rockland College Student Data Breach Friday, November 14, 2008 lohud.com Rockland Community College employee used credit card numbers of former students. PNC Bank Customer Account Breach Friday, November 14, 2008 medfordcentralrecord.com Stole confidential customer account info during two weeks he worked as a teller. Student Charged With Hacking UMaine Friday, November 14, 2008 wcsh6.com accessed accounts by sending other students a downloadable game with a Trojan. $1 Million Reward In Data Breach Case Thursday, November 13, 2008 networkworld.com Express Scripts fights back against extortionist threatening to expose millions of patient records. ID Theft Red Flags Examinations Thursday, November 13, 2008 bankinfosecurity.com What should banking/security leaders expect from their initial examinations? Personal Tax Papers Litter Streets Thursday, November 13, 2008 abclocal.go.com Personal tax papers were flying all over Raleigh, NC after a tax van lost its load. U.S. Navy & Bank of America Breached Thursday, November 13, 2008 nbcdfw.com A former U.S. Navy petty officer at Fort Worth's Joint Reserve Base accessed secret military databases and compromised the identities of 8,000 sailors and reservists. A Bank of America teller was also arrested. Police said she gave ring members confidential bank account information. Internet Thieves Stealing Corporate Info Wednesday, November 12, 2008 usatoday.com Cybercriminals have begun to infiltrate corporate tech systems as never before. 330,000 Dental Patients Data Breached Wednesday, November 12, 2008 University of Florida University of Florida officials have notified about 330,000 current and former dental patients that an unauthorized intruder recently accessed a College of Dentistry computer server storing their personal information. Names, Social Security numbers and dental procedure info for patients back to 1990 at risk. Fake ATM Cards Steal 400 Million Yen Wednesday, November 12, 2008 yomiuri.co.jp Japanese police believe cases were caused by a large counterfeit group. More Texas A&M Student Data Exposed Wednesday, November 12, 2008 caller.com Students' Social Security numbers exposed for second time in two weeks. Car Dealer Manager Steals Customer Info Wednesday, November 12, 2008 sun-sentinel.com Sold info from 75 customers, including Social Security numbers, for $9,000. ATM Skimmers Victimize More Than 100 People Wednesday, November 12, 2008 ocregister.com The group of three men and a woman are suspected of illegally obtaining ATM card numbers by using card skimmer devices that were attached to about 10 Bank of America branches in Fullerton and Huntington Beach, California. ID Theft Can Be a Killer Wednesday, November 12, 2008 journalrecord.com Medical identity theft can be hazardous to your health. Former general counsel for the Oklahoma State Medical Association, Loomis said the dangers from this kind of ID theft range from financial, for both providers and patients, to potentially deadly treatment glitches. Veins Could Replace Fingerprints as ID Tuesday, November 11, 2008 technology.timesonline.co.uk Companies roll out biometrics that identify people from the veins in fingers. 50% Continue Behavior After Breach Tuesday, November 11, 2008 marketwatch.com When confronted with a breach, 45 percent of employees did nothing. Stop the Grinch From Stealing Data Tuesday, November 11, 2008 money.cnn.com Safend announces Five tips for keeping corporate data safe during the holidays. Campaigns Hacked By 'Foreign Entity' Tuesday, November 11, 2008 darkreading.com Turns out the 2008 presidential campaign was historic for cyber espionage as well: Computer systems in both Barack Obama's and John McCain's campaigns suffered major breaches by a "foreign entity" in the run-up to the election. Visa Tries PIN Card to Fight Online Fraud Tuesday, November 11, 2008 theregister.co.uk Visa cards with a built in one-time code generator are to be tested by four banks. Extortion Used in Prescription Breach Monday, November 10, 2008 Brian Krebs - The Washington Post Extortionists threaten to disclose personal and medical info about millions of Americans. Motive in ID Theft Remains a Mystery Monday, November 10, 2008 sacbee.com Calif. Dept. of Consumer Affairs worker stole confidential personnel roster. Postal Carrier Admits Mail Theft Monday, November 10, 2008 chron.com Charged with using credit cards reportedly stolen from people on his route. States Ramp Up Data Security Laws Monday, November 10, 2008 pcworld.com Massachusetts has enacted new data privacy and data security regulations. Texas A&M Student Data Exposed Monday, November 10, 2008 caller.com For the fourth time in two years students' Social Security numbers exposed. Confidential Files Missed Shredder Monday, November 10, 2008 suncoastpinellas.tbo.com Confidential government documents turned up in garbage bins instead of being shredded as required by law. Charlottesville Electoral Board Breached Sunday, November 09, 2008 nbc29.com Sometime after the polls closed on election night, the two laptops were stolen. On the computers were the names, addresses, birth years and DMV customer numbers of more than 25,000 registered voters. The laptops had voters' driver’s license numbers on them. 7 of every 1,000 Virginia drivers have their social security numbers as their driver’s license number. Credit Card Skimmer Guilty Friday, November 07, 2008 fox17.com Ordered credit card skimmer online. Enlisted restaurant workers to steal cutomer info. Car Dealers' Customers' Identities Stolen Friday, November 07, 2008 azcentral.com Part of a large identity theft ring that goes beyond the dealership. Inmate Hacks Prison's Computer Friday, November 07, 2008 whdh.com Broke into a prison database on a computer inmates were allowed to use for legal research. He allegedly set up access for himself and other inmates to records for more than a thousand current and former prison employees. Premier Bank Customer Info Breached Friday, November 07, 2008 infozine.com Employee illegally accessed customer databases to steal personal info and credit report of bank's customers. Express Scripts Receives Extortion Threat Friday, November 07, 2008 ap.google.com Express Scripts has received a letter demanding money under threat of exposing records of millions of patients. The letter included personal information on 75 people covered by Express Scripts, including birth dates, social security numbers and prescription information. 'Obama Trojan' Rides Election Coattails Thursday, November 06, 2008 darkreading.com Barack Obama's victory in yesterday's U.S. presidential election is turning out to be bad news for hundreds of thousands of users whose computers are being infected by malware that bears his name. The Trojan, which Sophos calls Mal/Behav-027, could compromise users' data and lead to identity theft. ID Theft Ring: Credit Cards and Meth Thursday, November 06, 2008 rockymountainnews.com Used equipment to make counterfeit checks, credit cards, Social Security cards, drivers licenses, photo identities and employee badges. Car Buyers Potential Victims of ID Theft Thursday, November 06, 2008 myfoxhouston.com 16 boxes of sales contracts for auto purchases from Lawrence Marshall auto dealership. Burglars Take Arizona State Records Thursday, November 06, 2008 ktar.com Hard drives with info about clients of the AZ Department of Economic Security stolen. Bank Data 'Diver' Fined by Judge Thursday, November 06, 2008 connpost.com People's United Bank dumped thousands of records that included SSNs and account info about hundreds of customers. Harvard Loses Data of 20,000 Clients Thursday, November 06, 2008 hlrecord.org Over 20,000 clients of the Wilmer-Hale Legal Services Center data at risk. Guilty in $2 Million Citibank ATM Caper Thursday, November 06, 2008 Kevin Poulsen - Wired A Russian hacker cracked the Citibank ATM server and monitored transactions from 7-Eleven cash machines to capture thousands of account numbers and PINs. The Russian then farmed the data to mules, who burned the account numbers onto blank mag-stripe cards and withdrew cash from Citibank ATMs. North Carolina Data Breach Thursday, November 06, 2008 citizen-times.com North Carolina Division of Adult Services laptop containing client info stolen. Info of 40,000 Kids on Stolen Hard Drives Wednesday, November 05, 2008 timesoftheinternet.com Arizona's Department of Economic Security said five hard drives stolen from a storage unit contained the personal information of up to 40,000 children. The hard drives contained info that might include name, address, insurance info, child disability, date of birth and Social Security number. Indicted for Role in TJX Data Breaches Wednesday, November 05, 2008 computerworld.com Provided a "sniffer" program for capturing payment card data as it traveled across corporate networks. Most Wanted List Helps Nab ID Thieves Wednesday, November 05, 2008 seattlepi.nwsource.com In King County, WA ten of the twelve have been charged or convicted. ID Theft Targets Foreign Investors Wednesday, November 05, 2008 nestmannblog.sovereignsociety.com A new scam is targeting non-resident investors in U.S. accounts. Baylor Health Care Patient Data Stolen Tuesday, November 04, 2008 dallasnews.com A laptop computer containing limited health information on 100,000 patients was stolen from an employee's car in September, Baylor Health Care System Inc. said Monday. A letter is being sent to the patients, including 7,400 patients whose Social Security numbers were stored on the computer. Ram Mohan Joins ICANN Board Tuesday, November 04, 2008 varindia.com “Internet security, particularly securing the Internet’s naming and addressing architecture and insulating it from vulnerabilities that can be exposed by criminals and terrorists, is one of the key challenges of our time,” said Ram Mohan. Preventing ID Theft is Everybody's Job Tuesday, November 04, 2008 stltoday.com 15 million were ID theft victims last year, according to Gartner Research. APWG: Global Phishing Survey Tuesday, November 04, 2008 antiphishing.org It is important to understand how phishers are using domain names and why. Microsoft Points to Downtrend in Malware Tuesday, November 04, 2008 betanews.com But once again, do undisclosed vulnerabilities simply not count? 500,000+ Bank, Credit Accounts Stolen Monday, November 03, 2008 Brian Krebs - The Washington Post A single cyber crime group has stolen more than a half million bank, credit and debit card accounts over the past two-and-a-half years using one of the most advanced strains of computer spyware in existence, according to research to be published today. The discovery is among the largest stolen data caches ever recovered. Reduce Breaches With Secure USB Drives Monday, November 03, 2008 networkworld.com It’s no secret that USB flash drives are a weak link in the data security chain. Strengthen Password Security Monday, November 03, 2008 eweek.com IT departments need to get employees on board with password security. Another Data Security Breach in Britain Monday, November 03, 2008 iht.com The government has suffered a string of data breaches in recent months. VA Posts Vets' Personal Data Online Monday, November 03, 2008 oregonlive.com Personal info of 1,600 patients at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center breached. U.S. State Dept & Postal Service Breach Monday, November 03, 2008 washingtonpost.com Ring of thieves obtained confidential info to use credit cards stolen from mail. French Arrest 6 in Sarkozy Bank Fraud Monday, November 03, 2008 theregister.co.uk Inquiry has widened after it emerged that around 50 victims have been hit. Seattle School District Breach Monday, November 03, 2008 seattletimes.nwsource.com Social Security numbers inadvertently released to a local union. 89,000 Texas Lottery Winners Breached Monday, November 03, 2008 chron.com More than 89,000 lottery winners are being notified that sensitive information about them including their names, Social Security numbers, addresses and prize amounts were taken from the agency without permission by a former employee. Hospital Workers Fired For Med Rec Breach Friday, October 31, 2008 news4jax.com Broke federal privacy law by accessing medical records of Jaguars' Richard Collier. Home Health Worker Accused of ID Theft Thursday, October 30, 2008 normantranscript.com Accused of taking patient's ID and trying to withdraw money from her bank account. Industry Takes on Botnets Thursday, October 30, 2008 maawg.org “Bots” and “zombies” are computers infected with malicious code spread via contaminated emails, instant messages or Web sites and installed without the user’s permission. The bots often are coordinated into covert networks used to send spam, or “botnets” that can entail hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting computers. Case of Compromised Corporate Data Thursday, October 30, 2008 finjan.com How a corporate user browsing the web got infected with a Trojan. Calif. Ends Review of Hospital Breaches Thursday, October 30, 2008 mercurynews.com Widespread practice of workers taking unauthorized peeps at patients' records. Guilty in Illegal Immigrant ID Theft Case Wednesday, October 29, 2008 desmoinesregister.com Agriprocessors employee guilty of ID theft for helping illegal immigrants at plant. |