Lori Fullbright reports: Documents containing names, social security numbers and salaries from employees of dozens of companies, including some in Tulsa, were left sitting on a curb in an Edmond, Oklahoma neighborhood. That was a couple years ago. A husband and wife saw the storage containers on the curb and decided to pick them up….
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Virgin Media to inform customers of malware infections
Virgin Media has revealed that it will be sending customers whose computers are infected with malware warning letters. The company announced that it would be taking the step following research which found that nearly a quarter of its customers are affected by some form of malware including viruses, Trojans and spyware. Initially, Virgin Media is…
3 charged with stealing cards from Fla. mailboxes
This story from the Associated Press reminds us that low-tech still pays: Three people are charged with stealing credit and debit cards from Palm Beach County mailboxes and using them for identity and cash thefts. Federal prosecutors said Monday four victims lost more than $200,000 combined. The ring operated in Wellington and other cities, stealing…
TX: Former loan employee charged with theft from customers
Tricia Rosetty reports: A former Taylor Check ‘N Go employee is facing two charges of identity theft from using former client information to obtain loans. Randall Parker, 46, allegedly obtained about $1,000 in loans using information from former Check ‘N Go clients. Read more in the Taylor Daily Press. From the report, it seems that…
Credit unions report merchants are biggest source of fraud attempts
David Morrison of Credit Union Times reports some of the key results in a Flash survey conducted by the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) concerning fraud rates and costs credit unions have experienced in the past few years: Credit union’s responding to NAFCU’s monthly Flash survey reported that merchants were the source of…
Yet Another Proposed Federal Data Security and Breach Notification Bill: Senators Rockefeller and Pryor Jump Into the Fray
Tanya Forsheit writes: Many of us have watched over the past few years as dozens of proposed federal data security and breach notification bills have been introduced, often with bipartisan support, but have failed to become law. This year has seen many of the usual proposals. For those of you keeping track, this year’s bills…