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Tag Archives: identity theft
Warehouse full of digital copiers yields truckloads of secrets
Copiers’ hard drives aren’t typically encrypted or wiped. One result: a used copier with 300 people’s medical records: just hit “print!”
It’s not CLOUD computing, it’s CLOWN computing! [Chet Chat Podcast 219]
Join Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin as they dissect the latest computer security news in their witty but informative way.
Uber mistake leaves hundreds of drivers’ personal information exposed
Controversial taxi firm Uber accidentally exposed the personal details of hundreds of its drivers on Tuesday following the introduction of its new “Uber Partner” app.
T-Mobile customers hit by Experian breach get credit monitoring by Experian
In a bizarre twist of irony, T-Mobile customers are being offered two years of free credit monitoring from ProtectMyID.com – a service owned and operated by Experian.
IRS estimate of stolen tax records balloons to over 300,000
A wider analysis shows that attackers used the IRS’s Get Transcript app – now gone, and good riddance! – to roll around in far more records than first thought. 
Facebook tax refund scam earns Arizona woman 6 years in jail
An Arizona woman has been sent to jail for six years for masterminding a tax rebate scam which used Facebook to find and target unemployed people for identity theft.
ID thief who scooped data on 200 million Americans jailed for 13 years
Hieu Minh Ngo whose websites put personal information on over 200 million US citizens up for sale has been sentenced to 13 years in prison.
Ex-NBA All Star Chris Gatling accused of being ID theft kingpin
Talk about a slam dunk: they arrested him while he was meeting with his probation officer.
SSCC 199 – Don’t panic, it’s not really as VENOMous as you thought [PODCAST]
Our latest weekly security podcast – the VENOM bug, iris recognition, a spyware company breach, and ID trouble at the Passport Agency. Happy listening!