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Archive for: June, 2009

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 25/06/2009 | 2721 views

Most people are familiar with the TJX data breach, in which 45 million credit card numbers were stolen. TJX recently agreed to pay $9.75 million to 41 states to settle an investigation of the massive data breach. According to some reports, TJX has spent up to $256 million attempting to fix the problem that led to the breach. It’s been said r... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 24/06/2009 | 1881 views | 1 comment

Insider Identity Theft Poses Major Threats

A Boston woman has been indicted for allegedly stealing at least 34 identities, which she was able to access from her workplace, a medical cost-management firm. “This was an extensive scheme in which the defendant used her access to the victims’ personal identifying information as a means to steal their identities, obtain credit cards ... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 23/06/2009 | 2033 views | 2 comments

Identity Theft Scammers Targeting Online Classifieds

Throughout the past week or so, scammers from Nigeria, Belgium and the UK have been coming after me in full force, via Craigslist. Unfortunately, the popular online classifieds website has become a launchpad for criminal activity. Everything from online affinity or advance fee scams to baby killers and the Craigslist killer have hampered the web Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 18/06/2009 | 3225 views | 2 comments

Check Fraud Identity Theft is Rising

As opening new lines of credit becomes more difficult, identity thieves are gravitating toward check fraud. Check fraud is a billion dollar problem. As predicted by the Identity Theft Resource Center, check fraud, which accounted for 12% of financial crimes in 2007, increased to 17% in 2008. According to the American Bankers Association Deposit Ac... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 17/06/2009 | 2324 views | 1 comment

Continued Use of Social Security Numbers Leads to ID Theft

A patient at a Washington state medical clinic was asked for his Social Security number numerous times. Many of us have endured this familiar process. Considering the recent buzz about identity theft, this patient became concerned about releasing his own sensitive personal data, and requested that the facility remove his Social Security number f Tags: Security, Risk & regulation