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Author: Dissent

NY: Personal info found littered on street

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Dissent

Eyewitness News made a stunning discovery on the streets of the Upper West Side Monday night. Scores of documents were found strewn on the street for anyone to pick up…. There were copies of bank statements, 401k statements, credit reports, tax returns and more driver’s licenses than we could count. […] The documents belonged to…

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Cherokee Church GA: Computer Stolen Just Feet Away From Pre-School Class

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Dissent

Members of a Cherokee County church [the Woodstock Presbyterian Church] are furious someone would slip inside their building just feet from a pre-school class and steal a laptop. Church leaders said they worry some members could become victims on identity theft and the church’s bank accounts are vulnerable. […] But it’s more than just hurt…

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Groups push for health IT privacy safeguards

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Dissent

Grant Gross provides more on reactions to the stimulus bill provisions involving IT and privacy: U.S. lawmakers need to make sure privacy safeguards are in place before pushing electronic health records (EHR) on the public, senators and witnesses said at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today. Health IT improvements are needed to improve the quality…

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Washington state CUs introduce data breach bill

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Dissent

In the wake of the Heartland Payment Systems data breach announced last week, Washington state’s credit unions once again have introduced legislation to encourage financial institutions to take “extraordinary proactive steps” to protect consumers from identity theft and financial fraud after a breach. Receiving its first hearing before the Full House Financial Institutions and Insurance…

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U.S. Consulate Mistakenly Sells Secret Files in Jerusalem

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Dissent

Hundreds of files — with social security numbers, bank account numbers and other sensitive U.S. government information — were found in a filing cabinet purchased from the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem through a local auction. […] The files contained social security numbers of U.S. Marines and State Department employees stationed in Israel, and documentation of…

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NY: SBU student charged with identity theft

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Dissent

A Stony Brook University college student has been charged with first-degree identity theft after police arrested him Monday. They allege that Oluwole Owoseni, 22, of Brooklyn, stole the personal information of other students to apply for a student loan and credit card. Owoseni worked at the campus Career Center and the Student Affairs office. The…

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