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Category: ID Theft

FL: Nurse stole and texted patient info to co-conspirator for tax fraud scheme

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Dissent

Chase Purdy reports: Polk County deputies arrested a Winter Haven nurse Tuesday on charges she swindled money and identification information from more than 30 elderly patients. Cathy “Pumpkin” McClain was charged with grand larceny, ID theft and scheming to defraud several patients at Brandywyne Healthcare Center, a nursing home in Winter Haven. Authorities said McClain…

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National Retail Federation opposes Sen. Leahy’s data breach notification bill

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Dissent

From NRF’s press release: The National Retail Federation today voiced concern over data breach legislation set for consideration by a Senate committee, saying the bill is too broadly written and would lead to “notice fatigue” among consumers. […] French’s comments came in a letter sent today to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The panel…

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Damages From Hannaford Bros. Data Breach Dominate 1st Circuit Debate

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Dissent

Sheri Qualters writes: A debate about the damages available to some to 4.2 million customers of the Hannaford Brothers Co. supermarket company whose financial information was compromised during a data breach dominated an oral argument at the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Sept. 8 hearing in Anderson v. Hannaford Brothers Co. concerned the appeal of…

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Did password re-use contribute to fraudulent use of some Nordstrom customers’ online accounts? (updated)

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Dissent

Nordstrom, the  Seattle-based department store chain, recently notified 17 customers that their online accounts had been accessed, and in some cases, misused. The company says that it is not to blame, however,  for how the cybercriminals obtained the customers’ login email addresses and passwords. By letter dated September 3, Kim Dawson, Privacy Director for Nordstrom,…

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WI, TN: Up to 40,000 credit and debit cards exposed in data breach

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Dissent

Credit and debit cards used at Vacationland Vendors arcade games in Wisconsin Dells may be affected by a data breach. Vacationland Vendors, Inc., a supplier of arcade equipment and vending machines to businesses, announced Monday that up to 40,000 cards used  at its Wisconsin Dells and Sevierville, Tenn., arcades may have been exposed, according to…

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Florida sees explosion of tax fraud with data breaches fueling the crime

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Dissent

Elaine Silvestrini reports: Thousands of local homeowners who relied on a national alarm business to protect their homes from intruders became victims of identity theft perpetrated by at least one employee of another company that sold them the security system, police say. “I went to them for security and I felt violated,” said Marilyn Varriale,…

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