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CA: 200 ID Theft Cases Traced to Burger Joint

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Dissent

Sam Cohen reports: Vacaville investigators are asking diners of a burger restaurant to check their bank statements following a string of identity thefts. Almost 200 people have been identified as victims in this identity theft case. Cops were first alerted to it in early March, and traced the credit card number thefts back to Nation’s…

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Zeus computer virus nabs Social Security numbers from Virginia Tech computer

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Dissent

Tonia Moxley reports that a computer in  Virginia Tech controller’s office was infected by a virus that sent Social Security numbers and some financial data on current and former employees overseas before it was detected: About 370 people were affected, and all have been notified by mail of the security breach. The university will pay…

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Yet another Health Net breach raises disturbing questions

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Dissent

More is starting to come out about the Health  Net breach involving missing server drives that we first learned of earlier today in a press release from CT’s Attorney General. His press release was followed by a press release from Health Net. Now a few more details have emerged: Kathy Robertson of the Sacramento Business…

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TX: Confidential tax documents litter neighborhood

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Dissent

Jonathan Betz of WFAA in Texas reports that a Fort Worth neighborhood was littered with dozens of tax documents containing names, addresses, and Social Security Numbers. Nearly all said they had their taxes prepared at a North Dallas tax service. An employee there told News 8 he was aware of the security breach, and blamed…

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Credit unions issue warnings on debit cards

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Dissent

There’s been a breach somewhere…. but we don’t know which merchant yet. King Ring and Bill Fortier report from Massachusetts: Customers of two local credit unions are being warned to keep a close eye on accounts linked to their debit cards after some apparently fraudulent activity was noticed. Both GFA Federal Credit Union in Gardner…

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Identity data of Texas Children’s doctors used in scam (updated)

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Dissent

In a follow-up to a breach reported last month on this blog, Brian Rogers reports: A Pearland man has been charged with identity theft in a scheme that used Social Security numbers of doctors and vendors at Texas Children’s Hospital to open more than 100 electricity accounts, prosecutors said. […] In court today, Assistant Harris…

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