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Ca: Privacy Breach as Employees Receive Other People’s T4 Forms

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Dissent

Every year, I expect to see a certain number of breach reports involving tax/wage statements. Here’s another one: VOCM News has learned that there has been a major privacy breach in Central Newfoundland. Employees with Municipal Affairs in Gander got their T4 slips in the mail yesterday. VOCM News has been told that four people…

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Identities left exposed in Indiana salvage yards

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Dissent

Bennett Haeberle reports: The list of items was long: medical records, bank statements, insurance cards, employee identification cards, car registrations, a signature, a child’s name, dates of birth, and an application for welfare assistance. They’re things many people would keep under lock and key, but I-Team 8 found them scattered throughout auto salvage yards in…

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Ca: Star gets action from parking cops after privacy breach

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Dissent

Eric Lai writes: Toronto Parking Tag Operations recently “returned” a payment cheque and ticket to my mother, as it’s a Barrie-issued ticket.  The thing is: neither the ticket nor cheque were hers.  Mom recently paid a Toronto ticket by mail, but that’s where her involvement ends. Apparently, Toronto staff thought nothing of “returning” a personalized…

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Lawsuit filed over Shorter University data theft

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Dissent

And so it begins… A potential class-action lawsuit against Shorter University has been filed by a former student who became a victim of identity theft/tax refund fraud following the theft of records last year. Reports of identity theft related to tax refund fraud started emerging in February, and as of last week, there were over 30 reports….

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Watch: Dumpster confrontation; FOX31 investigator finds customers’ personal info

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Dissent

Heidi Hemmat reports: The Arapahoe County Sherriff’s department executed a search warrant at a TV and electronics repair shop that was at the center of a FOX31 Denver investigation. Deputies were at AAAA TV in Centennial Friday after a FOX31 investigation found the store was charging customers for unnecessary parts and repairs and holding customers’ items…

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GA: More Victims Come Forward in Shorter University Identity Theft (updated)

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Dissent

Coosa Valley News reports: Rome police have now said that over 30 victims have been reported from an identity theft at Shorter University. Reports said that the people had their medical records stolen and have now used their information to file fraudulent tax returns. Police sad that two files medical records belonging to student athletes…

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