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ERIC attempts to purge research database of SSN and other PII

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Dissent

ERIC, a clearinghouse and database for education research articles, has this notice linked from their home page: Dear ERIC Community, In early August we discovered that sensitive personally identifiable information appeared in some full text documents contained in the ERIC collection. Specifically, social security numbers and other highly sensitive information were found in multiple documents…

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TX: Former Capital One Bank employee sentenced in ID theft scheme

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Dissent

Here’s an update to a case previously noted on this blog: Jamal Gerard Mose-Burrel, 22, of Houston, has been sentenced to a four-year-term of imprisonment for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Mose-Burrel pleaded guilty Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Today, U.S. District Judge Lee H….

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Sheffield Council investigating breach involving confidential paperwork of mental health patients

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Dissent

The Sheffield Telegraph reports: Sheffield Council could be fined up to half a million pounds for breach of the Data Protection Act after confidential paperwork about mental health patients was found ‘blowing around’ a city centre street. Well yes, it’s pretty much true for any breach that the entity could be fined and the maximum…

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State of Alabama Employee Pleads Guilty to Stolen Identity Refund Fraud

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Dissent

The following press release from the DOJ is related to a scam previously noted on this blog: Natacia Webster, an employee of the state of Alabama, pleaded guilty today to charges of conspiring to defraud the United States by filing false claims, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue…

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Financial Planner Stole Clients’ Identities

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Dissent

A former financial planner was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of probation for stealing personal identity information of about 3,000 clients and using the information to open new accounts, make purchases and cash advances and reroute the clients’ mail. Andrew W. Myers, 33, a former financial planner at Northwestern Mutual and…

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Scottish council fined £250k after losing staff pension records

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Dissent

We had been told a big fine was coming, but now it’s here.  PublicService.co.uk reports: Scottish Borders Council has been hit with a major fine after pension records, bank details and salary information on hundreds of employees were dumped in recycle bins, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has confirmed. The watchdog, which can fine up…

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