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Seattle man sentenced for ID theft, hacking

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Dissent

Frederick Eugene Wood once had been a promising medical student, before the methamphetamine took over. Then he became an HIV-infected addict who used his smarts as a computer hacker and identity thief. Tuesday, a federal judge in Seattle sentenced the 34-year-old Seattle man to more than three years in prison for using peer-to-peer file-sharing networks…

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Memorial Hermann worker convicted

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Dissent

Nakeshia Brown, aka Nakeshia Green, 30, of Rosenberg, has been convicted of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft arising from the theft of personal identifying information from the medical records of patients admitted to a Houston area hospital, United States Attorney Tim Johnson announced today. At a hearing today before United States District Judge David…

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Spam uncovers career center security breach

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Dissent

A spam e-mail uncovered a potentially dangerous security breach. The potential problem centers around a Nashville organization that helps people get jobs and improve their career. One hundred and sixty people are now in the process of being notified over concerns that their names and Social Security numbers were exposed on the Internet. It turns…

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BofA, Citigroup warn of security breach (updated)

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Dissent

Tim McLaughlin pf Boston Business Journal reports that Bank of America and Citigroup have issued new credit and debit cards to Massachusetts customers after security concerns. Both sent letters to customers in MA that their account numbers may have been compromised. “We have learned that account information from certain Bank of America debit cards may…

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Skyward breach affects St. Lucie County SD workers

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Dissent

[St. Lucie County School District] employees will receive a letter this week from a school district computer contractor advising them that an error during recent work may have sent their personal information to other school districts. The employee information may include Social Security numbers, home phone numbers and home addresses, said Janice Karst, schools communications…

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Social Security numbers visible on Iowa site

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Dissent

A link to a state Web site was shut down Friday after the discovery that the Social Security numbers of hundreds of Iowa’s top business officials and company board members were accessible by the public. The numbers – more than 2,000 in total – appeared primarily in corporation reports made to the Iowa secretary of…

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