Monthly Archives: August 2007

LifeLock Announce Partnership with Chicago Patrolmen’s Federal Credit Union

LifeLock announced a partnership with Chicago Patrolmen’s Federal Credit Union today. LifeLock will become the preferred identity theft prevention service for the members of CPFCU. LifeLock will offer a CPFCU significant savings to employees and members in order to protect … Continue reading

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Connecticut State Tax Office Looses Information on 106,000 Residents

The personal information of 106,000 Connecticut state taxpayers was put at risk when a laptop was stolen from the state’s Department of Revenue Services. The laptop contained the names and Social Security numbers of 10% of the state’s taxpayers. The Department of Revenue … Continue reading

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Identity Thief Caught on Bank Camera

Arapaho County, Colorado – A camera on an ATM was rolling when a woman tried using a stolen credit card to get a cash advance and now Crime Stoppers needs your help identifying her. Arapahoe County Sheriff’s investigators say the … Continue reading

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California State Pension System Exposes SSNs on Brochures

California State Pension System Exposes Social Security Numbers on Print Brochures The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) exposed all or part of the recipient’s SSN on the address panel of a brochure sent to retirees. The error occurred when … Continue reading

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CNN Classroom Edition: Identity Theft: How to Rob a Bank

“Record the CNN Presents Classroom Edition: Identity Theft: How to Rob a Bank when it airs commercial-free on Monday, August 27, 2007 from 4:00-5:00 a.m. ET on CNN. (A short feature begins at 4:00 a.m. and precedes the program.) Program … Continue reading

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CNN Classroom Edition: Identity Theft: How to Rob a Bank

Record the CNN Presents Classroom Edition: Identity Theft: How to Rob a Bank when it airs commercial-free on Monday, August 27, 2007 from 4:00-5:00 a.m. ET on CNN. (A short feature begins at 4:00 a.m. and precedes the program.) Program … Continue reading

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Major Arrest Made In T.J. Maxx Identity Theft Case

A Ukranian man has been arrested in Turkey under suspicion of selling some of the information stolen from TJ Max (TJX). It is expected that this arrest will lead to the computer hackers who stole data containing at least 45 … Continue reading

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Stolen Computer Equipment at Connecticut School Presents ID Theft Risk

A burglar broke into the IT department at Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut and stole computer equipment containing the personal information of several hundred past students. The school notified victims in a letter sent August 3rd advising them to monitor their credit reports … Continue reading

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Pfizer Suffers Second Breach in Two Months

Two laptops were stolen on May 31 from a locked car in Boston. The laptops were in the possession of management-consulting firm Axia Ltd. The laptops contained the personal information of 950 health care professionals – including taxpayer identification numbers, … Continue reading

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Personal Information of 30,000 Medical Center Patients Available Online

Patient records were available by web search during a four-week period after Sky Lakes Medical Center (Oregon) shut down its online bill-payment system, and a third-party, Verus, Inc., transferred the data from one server to another to perform maintenance. The … Continue reading

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