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Florida couple ran tax service and check cashing business to acquire identity info for tax refund fraud scheme

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Dissent

Once again, a reminder that the local business you trust with your tax or bank account information may not be worthy of your trust. A Pembroke Pines, Florida, couple pleaded guilty for conspiring to use stolen identities to file fraudulent tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service. According to court documents, between July 2009 and…

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Ca: NWT Power Corporation apologizes for customer data breach

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Dissent

CBC News reports: The Northwest Territories Power Corporation has sent a letter to its customers telling them about a data security breach involving their personal information earlier this month. The company says that on Jan. 13, the company replied by email to a customer inquiry and attached the wrong file to that outgoing email. The file…

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In: Sector V fights cyber-crime stain; TalkTalk customers scammed by rogue Wipro employees

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Dissent

Dwaipayan Ghosh reports: The arrest of two Wipro employees following the crackdown on an international data theft racket has sent shockwaves across Salt Lake Sector V, the IT hub of Bengal. Though many tech firms have hurriedly opted for data insurance, most of them are not sure if it is enough to secure confidentiality and…

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Nest Thermostats Leaked User Data But Don’t Freak Out Quite Yet

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Dissent

Bryan Lufkin reports: It’s no secret that connected home devices are riddled with security concerns. A recent investigation into Nest thermostats leaking user data onto the internet seemed especially anxiety-inducing, given how incredibly popular the gadgets are. But the story’s not as scary as some reports might lead you to believe. The new research comes out of Princeton’s Center…

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AU: Telstra privacy breach leaves customer’s voicemail exposed

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Dissent

Hannah Francis reports: When it was time to upgrade to the latest iPhone, Richard Thornton did what he had done many times before. He wiped his old iPhone 5 with a factory reset, removed the SIM card, and sold the device second hand to a private buyer. And then something “scary” happened. The buyer of the iPhone…

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TW: Siliconware Precision Industries engineer probed over suspected data theft

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Dissent

Julian Ho and Jessie Shen report: Taiwan’s Investigation Bureau has received a request from Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) to investigate an engineer suspected of stealing confidential company data. According to SPIL, unusual activities were detected within the company’s intranet. In order to protect the company’s confidential data and information, SPIL has therefore submitted a request…

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