Posts Tagged ‘Equifax’

Hacker breaks into research study data at UNC

Friday, September 25, 2009 11:06 No Comments

Women whose personal information might have been compromised are urged to place a fraud alert on their credit files by contacting one of three credit bureaus – Equifax, www.equifax.com; Experian, www.experian.com; or TransUnion, www.transunion .com . Image via Wikipedia CHAPEL HILL A hacker has infiltrated a computer server housing the personal data of 236,000 women [...]

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Thousand of patients warned about theft of personal information | Bakersfield Now | Investigations

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 14:28 No Comments

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Thousands of patients at a Kern County health clinic have been warned their personal information could have been stolen. A break-in happened at the Sagebrush Medical Plaza in July, and Kern Medical Center officials have notified 31,000 patients to take precautions against possible identity theft. But, some patients complain the warning came [...]

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Charles Schwab Stolen Hard-drives

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 14:45 No Comments

Letter to the Victims                             June 11, 2009 (RESEARCH INTO SCHWAB’S INTERNAL ORGANIZATION INDICATES THAT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION SECURITY IS WITHIN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT -  1st MISTAKE.  EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A CHIEF PRIVACY OFFICER THEY DOUBLE AS THE INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER – 2nd MISTAKE) ~ DONALD’S COMMENTS Image via Wikipedia You may have been [...]

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