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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Billing Department Error Exposes Tennessee Tech Student’s Social Security Numbers
Approximately 3,100 current and past Tennessee Tech University students were notified that some of their personal information may have been compromised. On September 11, a problem in the way student bills are process resulted in some student’s social security numbers … Continue reading
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Tagged Breaches, Education, Social Security Numbers, Tennesse Tech University, University
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Pennsylvania Public Welfare Agency Computers Stolen
Thieves stole two computers from the Pennsylvania Public Welfare Agency that contained the personal records of people who receive medial assistance benefits for the treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems. The information stored on the computers included the … Continue reading
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Tagged Breaches, government, Health Care, social security number
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Hackers Compromise Voxant Online Store
In a letter to the New Hampshire Attorney General, Voxant revealed that one of it’s ecommerce servers was compromised by what appeared to be a phishing scheme. The hackers had the ability to access encrypted credit card information along with … Continue reading
Purdue University Loses the Personal Information of 111 Students
Purdue University has notified 111 students that their personal information was inadvertently posted on the Internet. The information included the names and Social Security numbers of students in an Animal Sciences class that was held in the fall of 2004. … Continue reading
Podcast: Protecting Your Good Name
NPR has produced an excellent segment on what you can do to protect your identity from criminals. At least 7 million Americans are victims of identity theft each year. Criminals are stealing Social Security cards and driver’s licenses, sending fake … Continue reading
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Interview with Frank Abagnale
Frank William Abagnale, Jr. is a former con artist, forger and impostor who, for five years in the 1960s, forged checks worth more than $2.5 million. Mr. Abagnale currently runs Abagnale and Associates, a financial fraud consultancy company. His life … Continue reading
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John Hopkins Hospital Exposes the Personal Information of 5,700 Patients
The personal information of 5,700 current and former John Hopkins Hospital patients is at risk because of the theft of a single desktop computer. The computer included the names of patients, their social security numbers, birth dates, and their medical … Continue reading
Thief Makes off with NYC Retirees’ Information
The personal financial data of almost 300,000 New York City retirees could be in the hands of identity thieves after a laptop was stolen from a midtown Manhattan restaurant. The computer belonged to a private consultant working for the City’s … Continue reading