Saturday, June 9, 2012

Social Security Identity Theft - Sat Jun 9, 2012


Richmond woman charged with Social Security fraud, identity theft
San Jose Mercury News
A Richmond woman was indicted Thursday on charges of using another person's Social Security number, adding to charges she already faces, including tax evasion and bank fraud. Crystal Ann Poole allegedly used someone else's Social Security number to ...
Using one password for all social media could lead to identity theft: Tread Micro
Technology Spectator
Cyber security firm Tread Micro has warned social media users against using the same password for multiple social network accounts as it could lead to a “big chance of identity theft”. The warning comes in response to the recent hacking of career based ...
Police flush ID theft scheme
Tbo.com
While cleaning up the mess at the motel on Brandon Boulevard, an employee found the cause of the plumbing problem: Stashed in the toilet tank was a plastic bag filled with hundreds of driver's licenses,Social Security cards, passports and credit cards ...
Suspect in ID theft case sentenced
Hattiesburg American
The final suspect in custody following a federal investigation into an identity theft ring that allegedly served the Hattiesburg and Laurel area was sentenced to five years in prison. US District Court Judge Keith Starrett also ordered Enriqe ...
University of Nebraska closer to learning hacker's identity
Kearney Hub
At stake is not only personal information such as grades, but potentially critical information like Social Security numbers — which can be used for identity theft — and, in some cases, bank account numbers. Mauk said that as of Sunday, officials had ...
Information of US Federal Employees Exposed
PCWorld
The names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of about 43000 individuals were in the accessed files. In some cases, this group of data also included financial account numbers and routing numbers, it added. Another group of about 80000 people had ...
Parent, Employee Data Housed in Breached NU Student Information System
NTV
Joshua Mauk, NU information security officer, stressed that the university has no clear evidence at this time that anyone's personal information was downloaded and there have been no reports of identity theft related to this incident.

Employees, many parents included in NU database breach
Lincoln Journal Star
The university also suggests setting up fraud alerts for consumer credit files as a precautionary measure to reduce their risk of identity theft. Visit nebraska.edu/security for more information on how to protect yourself against fraud.


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