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Tag Archives: identity theft
Convicted identity thief caught after posting selfie on Twitter
Selfie-posting tax fraud fugitive Lance Ealy has been apprehended by US Marshals after four months on the run.
US regulator says Anthem “refuses to cooperate” in security audit
Anthem, the health insurance giant that recently suffered a massive data breach, is “refusing to cooperate” with US regulators attempting to conduct vulnerability scans and configuration tests on its IT systems.
Anthem healthcare breach is smaller – and bigger – than first thought
There’s good and bad news about Anthem’s recent data breach. The bad news includes the risk to between 8.8M and 18M non-customers who were in Anthem’s database anyway…
TurboTax resumes e-filing following torrent of fraudulent tax returns
TurboTax, a popular tax app, recommenced on Saturday after having taken security measures that include multifactor authentication.
US health insurer Anthem drained of 80 million records
Attackers have invaded a database at Anthem, the US’s second largest health insurer, getting at all the personal details that comprise a veritable tool kit for identity theft. 
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Woman charged with planting spyware on cop’s phone
A woman has been charged after eavesdropping on “sensitive law enforcement communications” by tapping the mobile phone of her police officer ex.
‘Half of American adults hacked’ in the past year – really?
A new study publicized this week claims that almost half of all American adults have had their personal data hacked in the past year. Headline-grabbing truth-stretching? Or have 110 million Americans really been hacked?
LifeLock pulls Wallet app, says it wasn’t compliant with data security standards
The controversial identify theft protection company LifeLock says it has pulled down its LifeLock Wallet app over concerns that the app is not compliant with payment card industry standards. We tell you why LifeLock’s woes are less than surprising, and offer some tips to avoid identity theft.