This entry updates a breach story previously covered at http://www.databreaches.net/?p=16029. WJHG/News7 reports: Panama City – Bay County Sheriff Frank McKeithen issued an update Monday in the investigation regarding the fraudulent use of debit and credit cards from multiple area credit unions and banks. […] Investigators have discovered that nearly all the victims have made transactions…
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ITRC 2010 Breach Report
The Identity Theft Resource Center has issued its end of year press release. It includes some of the organization’s key findings and stresses the need for more information and mandated disclosures. Breach reports by sector can be found on their site as well as their chronology of the breaches they recorded for 2010: The Identity…
Policy puts troops at risk for identity theft
Andrew Tilghman reports: U.S. troops may be among the most vulnerable Americans to identity theft. That’s because the U.S. military is overusing Social Security numbers and putting at risk troops’ most basic personal information, according to a recent report from several professors at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. It’s been a problem…
MN: Cyber crime trail leads to Winona State students
Dan Browning reports: A U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigation dubbed “Operation eMule” has led federal agents to a pair of 22-year-old foreign-exchange students in Winona who are suspected to be part of a sophisticated cyber crime ring based in Vietnam that has been misusing the identities of countless Americans to bilk online retailers out…
Information Sharing in Criminal Justice-Mental Health Collaborations: Working with HIPAA and Other Privacy Laws
Guide: Information Sharing in Criminal Justice-Mental Health Collaborations: Working with HIPAA and Other Privacy Laws (pdf) Authors: John Petrila, J.D., L.L.M. Department of Mental Health Law & Policy College of Behavioral and Community Sciences University of South Florida Hallie Fader-Towe, J.D. Council of State Governments Justice Center Hallie Fader-Towe, J.D. Council of State Governments Justice…
Protecting your genetic privacy
Sean Brooks of CDT writes: … Recently, the Council for Responsible Genetics published a “Genetic Privacy Manual.” The online guide is a comprehensive source of information for consumers about the use of genetic information in fields ranging from human health and reproduction to the criminal justice system. The guide delves into the science of genetic testing…