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Website exposes sensitive details on military personnel

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Dissent

Dan Goodin reports: Programming errors on a website that helps commuters carpool to work are exposing sensitive information of workers for hundreds of employers in Southern California, including at least one military installation. The bugs, discovered last month on RideMatch.info, allow hackers access to a variety of personal information, including individuals’ names, home addresses, phone…

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Bits ‘n Pieces

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Dissent

In the justice system: Cecil H. Savage was arrested and charged with stealing the identities of 58 dead people and using their IDs for fraudulent purposes. He allegedly obtained their personal information over the internet. More. Three people – Leslie Washington, Malon Jackson, and Jackson’s husband, Theron Smith – have been sentenced to federal prison…

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Nearly a dozen charged in counterfeit credit card scheme

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Dissent

Michelle Knoll reports: Prosecutors have charged eleven people in an elaborate, counterfeit credit card scheme. Eight of them are in custody. Federal investigators are still looking for the other three defendants. According to the criminal complaint, between July 2008 and April 2009 the group is accused of purchasing the personal information of Capitol One Bank…

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NY: Discarded files: An ID nightmare

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Dissent

Karen O’Shea reports: Investigators probing the affairs of Jonathan Boxman, a former title-insurance agent who was arrested in July on charges he allegedly stole money from clients during the high-flying days of the real-estate boom, might want to look behind his onetime office building in a remote section of Charleston. That’s where hundreds of Boxman’s…

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Court allows suit against bank for lax security (updated)

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Dissent

Jaikumar Vijayan of Computerworld reports: A couple whose bank account was breached can sue their bank for its alleged failure to implement the latest security measures designed to prevent such compromises. In a ruling issued last month, Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer, of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, denied a request by Citizens…

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U. Vermont announces credit card breach

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Dissent

Unversity of Vermont recently discovered that the security of up to 242 university-funded credit cards has been compromised. Ann Naylor of UVM Procurement services said in a statement that UVM is unaware of how the breach occured. UVM discovered the issue when they were notified by their bank. They were mailed a list of the…

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