Social Security Fraud - Fri Apr 6, 2012

Visa drops payment processing firm involved in breach Chicago Tribune Global Payments said it believes fewer than 1.5 million credit card numbers were stolen in the cyber security breach. It said so-called Track 2 card data was stolen but card holders' names, addresses and Social Security numbers were not obtained.

Recommended: Global Payments: Under 1.5 million account numbers hacked msnbc.com Even without names or Social Security numbers, the so-called "track 2" that the firm admits was taken for each account would be enough for criminals to make fraudulent online purchases or perhaps clone credit cards to commit real-world fraud.

R1m fake grants retrieved Independent Online In the province, 330 people were investigated for defrauding the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) between April 1, 2011, and March 23, 2012, with 152 convicted of fraud during the same period, Hawks special investigating unit spokeswoman Marika Muller ...

New 'fraud' law creates hassle for state employees — and for legislators ... MinnPost.com Financial information, as well as the Social Security numbers, are to be redacted. The company assures state employees that all this private information will be managed in a secure fashion.) The list of things to do — and not do — runs on for two ..

Global Payments credit card hack: What do I do? CNN Cardholder names, addresses and Social Security numbers were not affected, according to Global Payments. That's good news. Stolen numbers can be used create to fraudulent cards, but they're not enough for full-fledged identity theft.

Credit Card Theft Impacts Ag Retail, Too CropLife Luckily, cardholder names, addresses and Social Security numbers weren't affected by the breach. Still, in the technology age, credit card fraud is a huge problem. According to some statistics, improper use of credit card numbers costs US consumers ...

Global Payments hack exposes 1.5 million credit card numbers TG Daily But, says the company, while Track 1 and 2 card data may have been stolen, cardholder names, addresses and social security numbers appear to be safe. It says it's working with forensic firms, regulators and law enforcement to try and minimize the...

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