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7 Ways to Protect Your Privacy Before Facebook Gets Hacked

by Adam Levin on 02/07/2013

7 Ways to Protect Your Privacy Before Facebook Gets Hacked

We’re coming up on three years since Mark Zuckerberg famously announced, “The age of privacy is over.” Some of us, …

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by Adam Levin on 02/07/2013

Government records at risk for data breaches and identity theft

by Emily Peters on 04/03/2006

A report by the Government Accountability Office has highlighted data security issues at the Department of Health and Human Services. HHS manages Medicare and Medicaid records:
The report, performed at the request of the Senate Finance Committee, said the computer networks at the agency are vulnerable because of inadequate password protections, auditing and monitoring, and physical security, among other reasons.
About 43 million people over the age of 65 participate in Medicare. About 40 million people are enrolled in Medicaid. A security breach at the Department of Health and Human Services would expose a massive number of people to identity theft crimes.

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by Emily Peters on 04/03/2006

More news about the debit card scam

by Emily Peters on 03/13/2006

Last week, Citibank confirmed that it experienced a security breach affecting debit cards in Canada, Russia and the UK. The full story and true scope of this scam continues to unfold this week. Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Washington Mutual customers have also been impacted by the security breach. What’s really going on here?
* Several hundred fraudulent withdrawals were made internationally with Citibank debit cards.
* Citibank reported that it was a third-party business that experienced the security breach. This business is widely assumed to be OfficeMax.

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by Emily Peters on 03/13/2006

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