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| 9 Identification Theft Resources |
| Botnet with 60GB of stolen data cracked wide open |
| Researchers have cracked open a botnet that amassed more than 60GB of passwords and other stolen data, even as it cloaked itself using a state-of-the-art technique known as fast flux. |
| View Source | August 2, 2010 | Provides Information |
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| Company Says 3.3 Million Student Loan Records Stolen |
| Data on 3.3 million borrowers was stolen from a nonprofit company that helps with student loan financing. |
| View Source | March 29, 2010 | Provides Information |
| Crooks plant fake payment card terminals at multiple stores |
| Crooks planted bogus payment card processing terminals at multiple locations operated by the Hancock Fabrics chain store that allowed for the theft of sensitive financial data from customers, the company warned. |
| View Source | March 15, 2010 | Provides Information |
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| Greg Hastings on How Activision 'Tried to Steal' His Identity |
| Famous paintballer calls himself "a success story against Activision." |
| View Source | August 5, 2010 | Provides Information |
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| ID cards have three databases, says minister |
| Biometrics, passport data and in-betweenies |
| View Source | March 16, 2010 | Provides Information |
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| Laptop Theft Exposes Data on 3,500 Patients |
| Some people don't seem to learn. The latest lost laptop comes to you courtesy of a Massachusetts-based neurosurgeon whose unencrypted laptop was stolen, putting more than 3,500 patients' most sensitive data at risk. |
| View Source | April 23, 2010 | Provides Information |
| LifeLock to pay $12 million to settle deceptive-practices claim |
| LifeLock has agreed to pay $12 million to settle charges that the company failed to protect customers against identity fraud as advertised and put customer data at risk. |
| View Source | March 10, 2010 | Provides Information |
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| Physical security with locks, biometrics, and other fallacies |
| When most people think of physical security, they envision locked doors, locked cabinets, locked desks, etc. After all, what are locks for if not to keep people from getting things you don’t want them to have? Well, if your planning for protecting you information assets from unauthorized physical access stops at locks, you are simply kidding yourself. |
| View Source | August 10, 2010 | Provides Information |
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| Unencrypted Patient Data Lost in Laptop Theft |
| Another cautionary tale for businesses working with critical customer information. |
| View Source | April 8, 2010 | Provides Information |