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WA: Silverdale ID theft suspect had at least 30 local residents’ personal information

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Dissent

I don’t cite them all on this blog, but there have been a lot of low-tech identity theft/fraud cases in the news in recent months. Here’s another example: A Silverdale man has been charged with second-degree identity theft as part of a scheme in which investigators claim he stole thousands of dollars, according to documents…

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DSLReports says member information stolen

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Dissent

Elinor Mills reports: Subscribers to ISP news and review site DSLReports.com have been notified that their e-mail addresses and passwords may have been exposed during an attack on the Web site earlier this week. The site was targeted in an SQL injection attack yesterday and about 8 percent of the subscribers’ e-mail addresses and passwords…

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FL: Two men sentenced in mail and aggravated identity theft ring

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Dissent

Ricardo Lee Penn, 48, and Dorian Jerrell Cawley, 26, both of Wellington, were sentenced this week to 94 months and 54 months in prison, respectively, following their guilty pleas to charges of conspiracy to commit mail theft and access device fraud, unauthorized use of access devices and aggravated identity theft. In addition to those charges,…

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WA: Teacher Passwords Stolen, Grades Hacked At 3 Seattle High Schools

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Dissent

Someone has stolen teacher passwords and changed grades in a Seattle Public Schools computer system, the district said in an email to teachers obtained Thursday by KIRO 7 Eyewitness News. The district’s IT staff found the theft of network login passwords “appears to have been going on for the last few weeks, possibly longer,” the…

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CA: On-campus computer thefts aimed at Faculty Association

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Dissent

Chenin Burnett-Doering reports: Computers were allegedly stolen from the PCC [Pasadena City College] Faculty Association office as well as from the office of its President, Roger Marheine over spring break. Marheine was upset to learn about the theft. “In both cases a ‘master key’ was used, as there was no sign of forced entry. Thus,…

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TX: Combs: More help on way for those affected by data breach

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Dissent

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs today said her office is taking additional steps to assist the 3.5 million Texans whose personal information — including names and Social Security numbers — was publicly accessible for more than a year because of a data security lapse by the comptroller’s office. Among those steps: Beginning Friday, a year of…

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