Seema Mathur reports: Some 50 Irving Independent School District employees have had their identity information stolen. Police are calling the crime a serious case of identity theft. According to Irving police, detailed information such as social security numbers and birth dates were taken. […] According to police, Mercado is one of more than 50 people…
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FL: Personal Documents Found In Dumpster
An Orange City man made a troubling discovery in a Volusia County dumpster. Michael Perry was looking for boxes in a dumpster, but found hundreds of folders containing names, addresses, social security numbers and even credit card information. The information was written on work orders from Southern Satellite on 17-92 in Orange City. The business…
UK: Carjacking lead to patient data loss
Michelle Archard reports: Patients’ personal data has been lost after a nurse was carjacked, a new report has revealed. The theft has just come to light in a report to the board of NHS South East Essex. It is reported as a “serious untoward incident” where there had been loss of some “personal identifiable data”….
UK: 17,000 asylum seekers’ files lost
Rajeev Sayal reports: More than 17,000 files containing the personal details of refugees and their families have been lost by the government, plunging the asylum system into chaos. The names, dates of birth, passport numbers and addresses of people applying to stay in Britain as well as details of their children are believed to be…
TX: Identity thieves hit 3 S.A. hotels
Guillermo Contreras reports: The personal information of 17,000 people who stayed at San Antonio hotels has been compromised after someone stole stacks of credit card receipts and redistributed them. The still mushrooming identity-theft case is thought to be San Antonio’s largest. “Up to this point, we have recovered 1,500 (receipts), but we’re estimating 17,000 were…
NY: Personal info found littered on street
Eyewitness News made a stunning discovery on the streets of the Upper West Side Monday night. Scores of documents were found strewn on the street for anyone to pick up…. There were copies of bank statements, 401k statements, credit reports, tax returns and more driver’s licenses than we could count. […] The documents belonged to…