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Blue Cross physicians warned of data breach

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Dissent

Kay Lazar reports: The largest health insurer in Massachusetts is warning roughly 39,000 physicians and other health care providers in the state that personal information, including Social Security numbers, may have been compromised after a laptop containing the data was stolen in August from an employee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association’s national…

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Suspected Identity Theft Ring Leader Arrested

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Dissent

It seems like we were just talking about paper breaches and ID theft. Oh yeah, we were. Here’s another case from WFTV News today: A Seminole County man was arrested Wednesday night for allegedly stealing mail and using that information to make fake I.D.s and checks. Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) agents arrested Leonard…

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Personal details of up to 3,500 people were on stolen Blackburn council computers

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Dissent

Seen on ThisIsLancashire.co.uk: The personal data of as many as 3,500 people was lost when 15 council computers were stolen, an official report has revealed. The laptops, used by social workers, were stolen from Jubilee House in Blackburn in June. Now the Information Commissioner will now carry out his own investigation as the theft meant…

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Laptop with some of Madoff victims’ data stolen

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Dissent

It just seems to get worse and worse for Bernie Madoff’s victims. Now AlixPartners, the court-appointed claims agent for the liquidation of Bemard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC reports (pdf) that in late July, a laptop computer of theirs was stolen from an employee’s locked vehicle. The laptop contained historical information from 1995 and earlier…

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CO: University Hill shops burglarized

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Dissent

Vanessa Miller recently reported two burglaries in the Boulder, Colorado area that involved personal data: Jones General Store reported a break-in and theft of customer credit card receipts and Root of the Hill, a business in the same building, reported theft and extensive vandalism. Receipts and boxes of the business’ tax documents were taken from…

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ID theft ringleader back in custody after 4 years on the lam

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Dissent

The mastermind of an identify theft ring who fled after being sentenced for his role in the scheme to steal personal and confidential credit report profiles of thousands of customers of Weichert Financial Services, Inc. pleaded guilty today to failure to surrender to federal prison. Acting U.S. Attorney Ralph J. Marra, Jr. announced that Ronald…

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