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TX: Pile of Sensitive Documents Found Near Bridge

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Dissent

Farrah Fazal reports: … Hundreds of documents with personal information were found tossed near a bridge and could have ended up in the wrong hands. In the pile of papers were receipts, invoices and canceled checks. There were also phone numbers, addresses, drivers licenses and a Social Security card. Most of the papers that were…

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FL: Thousands of voters’ personal information left in dumpster

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Dissent

Michael George reports that  1,000 to 2,000 voters’ petitions were dumped, unshredded,  in a dumpster in Hillsborough County. … The petitions are essentially meaningless, since Norman got on the ballot anyway, but they contained voters’ names, voter registration numbers, addresses, dates of birth, political affiliation, and signature. […] So who dumped the petitions? The Hillsborough County…

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Former Louisville mortgage broker pleads guilty to identity theft

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Dissent

As a follow-up to a breach initially covered here, the Courier-Journal reports: Former mortgage broker Brett Howard pleaded guilty Monday to one count of aggravated identify theft and 19 counts of bank fraud for using customers’ stolen credit card numbers on a spending spree that included luxury purchases. Under a plea agreement, the government agreed…

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Stonewalled? Guttenberg housing residents still worried

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Dissent

Back in August, I reported a breach involving the Guttenberg Housing Authority in New Jersey that had reportedly left many housing residents and housing applicants on the waiting list confused and worried due to the lack of information in the notifications.  Three months later, Tricia Tirella of the Hudson Reporter reports that residents are still…

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Jp: ‘Leaked MPD data’ out as book

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Dissent

As a follow-up to the breach reported here: A Tokyo publishing house has released a book containing what are believed to be Metropolitan Police Department antiterrorism documents that were leaked onto the Internet last month. Released by Dai-San Shokan Thursday, the book contains the personal information of Muslim residents in this country, such as their…

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PA: Identity theft, counterfeit ring busted by Upper Darby cops

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Dissent

Linda Reilly reports: A chance arrest for the alleged use of a bogus credit card led police to a major nationwide identity theft and counterfeiting ring, officials said. […] “We called the Secret Service due to the number of credit cards,” Chitwood said. “Apparently the Greater Philadelphia area has been hit hard with stolen credit…

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