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ID Theft Ring Stole Patient Info From Northwestern

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Dissent

Seven young women from Chicago, the south suburbs and downstate have been arrested for their alleged roles in a massive identity theft ring that claimed hundreds of victims from across the country. […] The year-long identity theft scam saw the those involved charging more than $300,000 in more than 500 transactions involving jewelry, furniture, household…

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ID theft ring exploited medical records to get credit cards

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Dissent

The Associated Press reports on an ID theft ring in Chicago that targeted medical records to obtain information with which they could get credit cards: Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says the ring charged more than $300,000 to the credit accounts of 245 victims. Dart says one suspect worked for a janitorial service that cleaned…

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Dave & Buster’s Settles FTC Charges it Failed to Protect Consumers’ Information

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Dissent

Entertainment operation Dave & Buster’s, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company left consumers’ credit and debit card information vulnerable to hackers, resulting in several hundred thousand dollars in fraudulent charges. Dave & Buster’s operates 53 restaurant and entertainment complexes across the country under the names Dave & Buster’s, Dave…

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Student Hacks Into Valencia High System

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Dissent

Ah, it’s Spring, and young students’ thoughts turn to hacking…. Jeremiah McDaniel reports on yet another case, this one in California: A Valencia High School student faces criminal charges for hacking into the school’s network. The student hacked into the system and made changes to information according Paul Preisz, the school’s Principal. “The student had…

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(Follow-up) Officials: Ex-Student Broke Into District Data

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Dissent

As a follow-up to a breach originally covered here in November, KPTV now reports: A former student was behind a data security breach that compromised the personal information of more than 5,000 current and former Vancouver School District workers, officials said Thursday. Christopher Berge, who attended Evergreen Public Schools, pleaded guilty to 30 different counts…

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(follow-up) DHEC employee fired after SLED inquiry

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Dissent

As a follow-up to a breach first reported earlier this month , WIS10 in South Carolina reports: A probe into how improperly discarded medical documents from the Department of Health and Environmental Control ended up unshredded at a recycling center has been completed. The State Law Enforcement Division’s inquiry found a DHEC was responsible for…

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