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Category: ID Theft

D.C. physicians swept up in tax ID theft scam

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Dissent

Hayley Tsukayama reports: The tax day deadline passed more than a week ago, but for some Washington physicians, the headache may have just begun. A handful of physicians who practice in the District have reported being hit by an ID theft tax scam in recent weeks after being alerted to the scam by the Medical…

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150 doctors target of tax fraud in NH, Vt., Shaheen says

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Dissent

I’m pleased to see that the rash of stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) affecting health care professionals, discussed here and here,  is getting wider media attention.  Brian Krebs reported it on the other day, and that always helps wake up the media. Now the Associated Press reports: New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has asked the…

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Millions in Tax Returns Obtained Through Massive Identity Theft Conspiracy

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Dissent

Haldan Kirsch reports: Federal investigators in Western Pennsylvania have uncovered a national identity theft scheme that has been in operation for nearly a decade. Thieves used stolen IDs to open bank accounts, obtain credit cards and file fake tax returns that caused the IRS to pay millions in fraudulent funds. Five suspects from New York,…

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PA: Stolen debit card information in Bradford County (updated)

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Dissent

Haley Burton reports: Pennsylvania State Police in Towanda said more than 200 customers at two banks had their debit card information compromised and used at stores nationwide. Customers at PS Bank located at 76 Church Street and Community Bank N.A. located at 426 State Street, both in Wyalusing, were impacted, according to a news release…

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Healthcare professionals in North Carolina victims of tax refund fraud

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Dissent

Last May, I reported on a breach affecting patients at Piedmont Healthcare and Presbyterian Anesthesia Associates in North Carolina whose website host, E-dreamz, had been hacked.  At the time, I noted that not only patient data but some employee information was involved for Piedmont. Today, Kathryn Burcham of WSOC-TV reports that dozens of Piedmont Healthcare employees…

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Court Ventures/U.S. InfoSearch/Experian breach resulted in ID theft – Krebs

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Dissent

Brian Kreb presents some evidence  that the breach involving Court Ventures/U.S. InfoSearch/Experian*  (discussed elsewhere on this blog) did result in harm to individuals, depite an Experian executive telling Congress  in December 2013 that there had been no reports of harm from the breach. Of course, it never made any sense to any of us that…

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