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VA: Personal info accidentally released by Campbell schools

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Dissent

Jessie Pounds reports: Campbell County Schools inadvertently released “personally identifiable material” as part of a response to a Freedom of Information Act request, Superintendent Robert Johnson said Wednesday. Darryl Whitesell, an attorney and Gladys Elementary School parent, said he received a document that appeared to include school employee names, schools and full Social Security numbers,…

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Picante restaurant is victim of credit card scam

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Dissent

Frances Dinkelspiel reports: Picante, the popular Mexican restaurant on 6th Street [in Berkeley, California] , has been the target of an international credit card fraud operation, its owner says today. Thieves from as far away as Russia managed to penetrate the restaurant’s credit card encryption system and steal the numbers of dozens of customers, says…

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U.S. airport security officers targeted in ID theft

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Dissent

From Reuters, this follow-up on a breach reported previously: A Massachusetts couple has been charged with stealing the identities of dozens of Transportation Security Administration officers, who screen passengers and baggage at U.S. airports. A federal grand jury accused Michael Derring, 48, and Tina White, 47, on Wednesday of conspiracy and aggravated identity theft, alleging…

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Woman sentenced in UCM identity theft case

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Dissent

As a follow-up on a case previously covered on this blog,  there was a small story in the Kansas City Star that Amanda J. Drake  was sentenced to six months in prison for an identity theft scheme that targeted University of Central Missouri students.  Drake’s husband is a former university police officer who was previously…

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Personal cellphone data ends up for sale at Mexico flea market

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Dissent

Tracy Wilkinson reports: When the government launched a nationwide campaign to register cellphones, millions of Mexicans refused. And thousands of others registered with a familiar name: Felipe Calderon, the country’s president…. Some said they were convinced that the government would use the information to spy on dissidents or anyone else out of favor. Others said…

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Judge won’t accept pleas in Jackson Memorial Hospital ID theft case

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Dissent

Jay Weaver reports: A husband-and-wife duo charged with running a racket to pilfer patient records from Jackson Memorial Hospital to sell to lawyers for injury claims tried to plead guilty Tuesday in Miami federal court. But U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard said she couldn’t accept their pleas because she didn’t think the prescribed punishment fit…

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