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Author: Dissent

Another reminder of the risks of unsecured Wi-Fi

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Dissent

Even though the threat has long been recognized, I can’t remember the last time I saw a case of ID theft from war driving. Here’s one out of Santa Barbara, California: The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department says it has arrested an identity thief who bilked several local residents out of at least $158,000. […]…

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PA: Patient contacts lawyer after protected health information compromised

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Dissent

Denise Allabaugh reports: Hazleton resident Shannon Konopinski worries her personal health information and family medical history could end up on the Internet and she has contacted lawyers. She is upset about a letter she received stating that a former Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center physician sent her protected health information to his home e-mail in…

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ID thieves zero in on home equity lines of credit

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Dissent

Dan Browning reports: Burnsville resident Mike Calcutt says he was stunned last March when he learned that someone had run up nearly $90,000 in unauthorized charges on his home equity line of credit account at Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union. His shock turned to anger when the credit union informed him that he’d have to…

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Attackers walk with 4.9 million customer records in Honda breach

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Dissent

Steve Ragan reports: Is Honda the latest victim of the Silverpop data breach? According to reports, American Honda Motor Company recently discovered that 2.2 million customers were impacted by a data breach exposing the Owner Link email list maintained by an outsourced vendor. In addition, a further 2.7 million records were lost when the My…

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CO: Medical marijuana records found near Dumpster (update 2)

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Dissent

Christina Dickinson and Dave Delozier report: It was the last thing Harold Morton expected to find while taking some recyclables out to the alley behind his home. When he walked past a Dumpster, he saw it in a cardboard box: a thick blue binder. “I picked the book up and I opened it and right…

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CO: Medical marijuana records found near Dumpster (update3)

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Dissent

Christina Dickinson and Dave Delozier report: It was the last thing Harold Morton expected to find while taking some recyclables out to the alley behind his home. When he walked past a Dumpster, he saw it in a cardboard box: a thick blue binder. “I picked the book up and I opened it and right…

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