Tuesday, February 24, 2009

SBA Warns of Economic Stimulus Scam

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Most of the scams discussed on this blog target individual consumers, but as I've mentioned in an earlier post, businesses can be scamm...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Over 20,000 Wyndham Customers at Risk of Identity Theft

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Adding to the many data breaches reported at the end of 2008, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts announce a data breach that may have put 21,000 ...
Tuesday, February 17, 2009

New Phishing Scam Uses IRS Form

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As I've mentioned in my last post, tax season is an ideal time for identity thieves. After all, there is a wealth of private financial ...
Friday, February 13, 2009

Identity Theft During Tax Season

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I can think of many reasons why people dread tax season, especially those of us business owners who know it's not a matter of whether or...
Thursday, February 12, 2009

Data Breach Affecting Kaiser Permanente Employees

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While data breaches continued last year, Kaiser Permanente has announced one that took place last year. While no customers were affected, t...
Thursday, November 06, 2008

Most Companies Don't Properly Delete Sensitive Data

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In a previous post, I emphasized that simply deleting a file from a hard drive before disposing of it or selling it is not enough. If the f...
Friday, October 31, 2008

State Department Announces 400 at Risk of Identity Theft

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The State Department announced that it has notified nearly 400 passport applicants of a security breach that may have put them at risk of ...