Posts Tagged ‘crime’

Identity theft: How to protect your kids

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Stopping Identity Theft: 10 Easy Steps to Security
Identity theft that targets children is rising. Here are five steps to protect your family
By Alissa Figueroa
Identity theft has grown into a multibillion-dollar problem. And it’s not only adults who are targeted.
At least 7 percent of the reported cases of identity theft target children. [...]

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Pop-Up Security Warnings Pose Threats

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Malware: Fighting Malicious Code
By FBI NPO
The FBI warned consumers today about an ongoing threat involving pop-up security messages that appear while they are on the Internet. The messages may contain a virus that could harm your computer, cause costly repairs or, even worse, lead to identity theft. The messages contain [...]

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Hackers steal credit-card numbers from restaurant customers

Here we have another unnecessary credit card data breach in a small organization which resulted in a loss of customers data demonstrating poor baseline security of small organization in this case a restaurant. Small organizations are not ready for PCI Compliance. Checkout why PCI Compliance is essential and why small merchants have to comply. [...]

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Laptop Heist Exposes Doctors’ Personal Data

Another stolen laptop puts thousands of people’s personal data at risk but this time it’s the caregivers — not the patients — who are at risk.
November 6, 2009
By Larry Barrett:
More than 10,000 physicians’ and dentists’ personal data was exposed last week in New Hampshire after an employee at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield transferred [...]

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