tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:56:16 +0000dangers of frozen browsersnew report on cyber securityNSFwho is youcyber warprivacyWeiner's Twitter hackedSteffen SchmidtSocial Security number used for ID in military"Death Master File"cyber commandeconomic risks to the United StateskingmotivationUS governmentstacy whelchelidentity theft riskstolentaxesscamsgirlsdebt consolidation schemeiowapersonal Identity Theft risksFACTAmyspacepre-paid legalnakedid cardspying with camerahotel credit card info stolenserious defense contractor hackMassachusetts data breachfraudfacebooklulz hacks Rupert Murdoch mediajamchildrens id theftinformationon line shopping scamFBIID theft in San Antoniosafe purchasingidentity theft institutemedi asites hackedID theft prevention informationnetworkingUKhealth careid theft hackInternte atatcksMedical identity theftinsuranceWiki Leaksstatisticswe are all aloneconsumer fraudhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifloan scamsyou tubeno due diligence by companygoogleeducationPre-Paid Legal Services IncMarriagecryptographysteffeninnocent vistims will do jail timered flag rulesschmidtcell phone spywarepreventionhackingID theft certification short classonline ide theft prevention educationDr. Politicsdata breachCyber piratesmccoyidentity theft shielddata base breachObama credit site illegally accessedthesilentcrime.compplcreditorscyber attacks against the USAthe silent crimeonline educationpolice web sites hackedcoverageEmployeeskrollwww.youtube.com/mccoymichaelID theft and shopping hackjusticePassport identity theftverizonsue martinesred flag ruledata hack VirginiaGPS tracking of youincomewww.aib.eduIRSnate evansbankspublishingsocial media ID theftChildrenSocial Security data breachId theft from laptopidentitytwitterbehaviorfoundationIDThoward schmidtonline coursestealing kids identitynational securityNSA Cyberprotectiondetecting social engineeringCivil LibertyEuropeftcipads in the federal govtipads in the White Houseiphone securityIran nuclear plantcyberwarpplcorpAPMuroch web sites hackedhealth record data lossmike mccoylowly PFC spills allChinese hack of US leaderscrammingcybe securtityhacking your kidsPBS hackedcyber securitymore national secuirty needed NOWData Lossnew creditIowa State UniversitySony hacked againIPHRinsiderBritishg-mail hackedObama toughens penalties for computer breachesSCADAyFrogClintonOhio State University ID theftProtecting your customers and yourself against ID riskServe members face ID theft threatsPeter ScharrValentines DayKing mohammedwww.twitter.com/mccoynewssecurityisu center for information protectionRasmussen poll on cyber attackcriticalOhiofacebook scamswalt disney130 million credit cards stolenidentity theft breach 2010globalCPAtheftStan Brewer professional photographerkrellmalewarenationalEUCPA'sscamcan you be picture spammedcomputer securityCIPcontractsStorm Wormyoutubeclass action lawsuitsprepaid legalEMC hackedsenateenglandsocial networkingmichaeladdressbankEpsilonshieldcrimeMichael McCoylawsscienceBoston police web sites hackedwomenit securitysocial engineeringSocial Security identity theft riskauthorpartyInterpol chiefemployees should go to Guantanamo for retrainingtwitter scamsterroristsprivacy vs Internet securityID theft and smartphoneskeylogging your computercenter for information protectionwww.pplmediaroom.comISUSecurity breachid theft instituteTrainingdatapenalties for sloppy companiesidentity theftNatemoneyIdentity Theft Prevention and Education Institute™The ID Theft Prevention Institute is a professional center for the development of policies at the federal, state, local, &amp; corporate levels that will better protect globally against identity threats. The Institute develops innovative tools for educating employers and employees on safe handling of sensitive information. Research partially funded by NSF and Iowa State University Information Assurance Center. Co-Directors Dr. Steffen Schmidt and Michael McCoyhttp://stolendata.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Michael McCoy M.Sc.)Blogger250125IdentityTheftPreventionInsthttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-1782544929958656472Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:30:00 +00002011-10-22T05:44:38.420-05:00Boston police web sites hackedpolice web sites hackedPolice web sites hacked - A warning to us all!Update on hack attacks. Read the story carefully. These are police departments. They normally would have some pretty serious security in place. Also the response is for police to reset their passwords. well maybe that helps but the real issue is that the sites were hacked and unless some drastic new security measures are put in lace the sites can no doubt be hacked at will any day.For the rest ofhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/e5kqxBXj0NM/update-on-hack-attacks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/e5kqxBXj0NM" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/10/update-on-hack-attacks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-8279082968867248336Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:52:00 +00002011-10-14T07:13:28.619-05:00Social Security identity theft risk"Death Master File"Social Security data breachHere We go gain ... AGAIN!Here is the news from the Seattle Post."The Social Security Administration has failed to inform tens of thousands of Americans it accidentally released their names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers in an electronic database widely used by U.S. business groups. The federal agency has kept silent about a potentially harmful security breach of the personal data of about 14,000 people http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/I_vPHeNZ9sU/here-we-go-gain-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/I_vPHeNZ9sU" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/10/here-we-go-gain-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-5748870637413285928Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:54:00 +00002011-10-08T06:10:08.092-05:00New Incidents of Hacking and Data LossesJust when you thought the threat couldn't get bigger we find out that the most effective weapon in the war on terror has now been breached. Wired reports that, Image courtesy of Creech AFB "A computer virus has infected the cockpits of America’s Predator and Reaper drones, logging pilots’ every keystroke as they remotely fly missions over Afghanistan and other warzones. The virus, first http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/h5JLX9GnVC8/americas-military-drones-hacked-what-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/h5JLX9GnVC8" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/10/americas-military-drones-hacked-what-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-7326909174816687927Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:41:00 +00002011-09-19T05:55:29.104-05:00Pirate Party Wins Seats in BerlinLate breaking news from Germany! According to exit polls, Social Democrats in Berlin have held on to power in the regional government, while the Free Democrats fail to gain representation at all. Instead, Berlin welcomes the Pirate Party to parliament. What IS the Pirate Party? The Pirate Party, which campaigns for copyright reform, free wireless Internet service for all and greater internet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/5wlzALk4cbY/pirate-party-wins-seats-in-berlin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/5wlzALk4cbY" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/09/pirate-party-wins-seats-in-berlin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-8565224130626301624Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:25:00 +00002011-07-19T10:39:09.323-05:00lulz hacks Rupert Murdoch mediaMuroch web sites hackedMurdock Media Web Sites hacked!Now here is scary news!The most powerful media empire on earth - Rupert Murdoch's -which should have good Web site security has been totally hacked and hosed! Can you imagine how easy it is to hack YOU!? Beware. Look over your shoulder. These are dangerous cyber times for everyone!Note - Murdoch is not dead from a drug overdose! (Picture = screen shot)Start of NY Times article quote:"The hacking http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/vWXgNGD5pIY/murdock-media-web-sites-hacked.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/vWXgNGD5pIY" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/07/murdock-media-web-sites-hacked.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-7384991203385254730Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:10:00 +00002011-07-17T13:11:39.423-05:00new report on cyber securityNew Report on CybersecurityFYI the latest report by the CSIS Commission, titled Cybersecurity Two Years Later, was issued in January 2011 and called for “an expanded ability to use intelligence and military capabilities for defense against advanced foreign threats.” (http://csis.org/publication/cybersecurity-two-years-later)It's worth a read because it outlines the overall threats as well as the "call to arms" on how http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/LgEzeZzdQUY/new-report-on-cybersecurity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/LgEzeZzdQUY" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-report-on-cybersecurity.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-8338384881013245758Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:56:00 +00002011-07-14T11:04:29.839-05:00on line shopping scamID theft certification short classID theft and shopping hackOn Line Shopping Scam and ID theftThe big story is how easy it was for Rupert Murdock's News of the World to hack into peoples computers, voice mail, and other targets. This is a HUGE warning to all of us on the vulnerabilities of our Internet activities and tools. More on this later as I just returned from a trip to Europe including London and have a lot to share! For now here is my news of the day."Police investigating a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/kgeLaftAAbQ/on-line-shopping-scam-and-id-theft.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/kgeLaftAAbQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/07/on-line-shopping-scam-and-id-theft.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-8274137383442186514Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:59:00 +00002011-06-20T16:30:09.733-05:00My new professional development course!New Professional Development Online Course from Iowa State University taught by Steffen and me.   1st. Lesson is free.  Follow the link below to get more information!http://goo.gl/ewWZK "Information Security & Identify Theft Policy"http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/_lcJWlT72sk/new-course-offer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael McCoy M.Sc.)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/_lcJWlT72sk" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-course-offer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-4476184485403211386Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:08:00 +00002011-06-17T05:25:18.096-05:00cyberwarNSA CyberprotectionNSA CyberprotectionDid you know that one of the strongest criticisms about United states cybersecurity is that the US government does not provide security for non-governmental organizations or corporations? This is very surprising and alarming because attacks against defense contractors,electric power companies, dams, universities, banks, and other systems are actually a serious threat to US national security and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/345Dg1Y_4kI/nsa-cyberprotection.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/345Dg1Y_4kI" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/06/nsa-cyberprotection.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-4196960206711164958Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:58:00 +00002011-06-16T07:10:46.079-05:00Feds Tighten Noose on Bank SecurityAs Ronald Reagan used to say "Here we go again!" The Internet insecurity just keeps rolling on threatening more and more American consumers as well as critical infrastructure such as power plants, dams, and national security related facilities. Here are some excerpts from the article."Federal regulators are pushing banks to keep customer financial information more secure after about 200,000 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/u9GgJDh_2Ec/feds-tighten-noose-on-bank-security.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/u9GgJDh_2Ec" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/06/feds-tighten-noose-on-bank-security.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-1518270450930073893Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:51:00 +00002011-06-10T10:02:44.981-05:00yFrogcan you be picture spammedCan You Get "Frogged?" - Did Congressman Weiner?Hacking and creating dangers for Internet users proliferate with new apps and services. Ever hear of ImageShack's yFrog? No? Well lots of people use it and it could be trouble. Read all about it."Did Congressman Anthony Weiner really tweet a photo of his, well, wiener? It's possible, but he also might have been "hacked" via an image service vulnerability that makes it easy for anybody to send ahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/h7DG5npq_U8/can-you-get-frogged-did-congressman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/h7DG5npq_U8" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/06/can-you-get-frogged-did-congressman.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-4758566365052513446Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:42:00 +00002011-06-02T20:54:32.209-05:00Sony hacked againMore Sony Hacker TroubleI am working as hard as I can but it's almost impossible to keep ahead of the assaults in Internet companies. Here is the latest from The Independent, a very serious British newspaper.Hackers claim another raid on Sony accounts By Kevin Rawlinson Friday, 3 June 2011 It was supposed to be the day Sony clawed back some pride. Yesterday http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/Icov87JKjGQ/more-sony-hacker-trouble.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/Icov87JKjGQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/06/more-sony-hacker-trouble.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-3815290604370816695Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:09:00 +00002011-06-02T12:13:34.488-05:00Rasmussen poll on cyber attackNew Poll! 53% Say Major Cyberattack Should Be Viewed As Act of WarI get daily briefings by e mail from the Rasmussen poll. Since they ask us to share the results with others I wanted to pass this one on to you because it is a rare and very complete poll on cyber attacks and Internet use.@font-face { font-family: "Times"; }@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/tToaFDl4ShQ/new-poll-53-say-major-cyberattack_02.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/tToaFDl4ShQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-poll-53-say-major-cyberattack_02.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-709775176660820Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:07:00 +00002011-06-02T12:07:44.604-05:00New Poll! 53% Say Major Cyberattack Should Be Viewed As Act of War@font-face { font-family: "Times"; }@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } 53% Say http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/l9Z5pg-FN5Y/new-poll-53-say-major-cyberattack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/l9Z5pg-FN5Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-poll-53-say-major-cyberattack.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-3005755981461891829Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:17:00 +00002011-06-02T10:29:59.982-05:00serious defense contractor hackMore on the Chinese Hacking AttackHere is the latest news on the hack attack against defense contractors and govt officials. UPI via COMTEX reports that "U.S. anti-terror experts said they were investigating claims Chinese hackers cracked hundreds of senior U.S. and South Korean officials' Gmail accounts. The Department of Homeland Security, charged with protecting U.S. territory from terrorist attacks, FBI and White House http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/JdtJB4-OUl4/more-on-chinese-hacking-attack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/JdtJB4-OUl4" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/06/more-on-chinese-hacking-attack.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-7625206782354626096Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:01:00 +00002011-06-01T18:18:27.524-05:00Chinese hack of US leadersg-mail hackedChina Hacks G-Mail -(Here is a screen shot from Contagio of the fake G-Mail page that the scammers used to harvest passwords, and the real sign in.)The report today that G-mail has been hacked again, and again by China is not surprising. First of all e mail is the "golden" source of intelligence (see Wikileaks) and second hacking is now a routine and easy to do method of getting hold of any sort of information you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/I1XYdCQQ0c8/china-hacks-g-mail.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/I1XYdCQQ0c8" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/06/china-hacks-g-mail.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-2067526948181144658Tue, 31 May 2011 19:45:00 +00002011-05-31T14:45:00.137-05:00BBB's Small Business Week 7 Scam AlertsOn the cusp of the Better Business Bureau’s Small Business Week, we examine their 7 “scam alerts” as the year-round good business sense that they are:1. DIRECTORY SCAMS – unsolicited updates or listings requested by yellow pages or other directories can result in bills for an ad or listing to which an owner doesn’t remember agreeing; TIP: be sure to get any details regarding a directory listing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/xSv_N6c1_ks/bbbs-small-business-week-7-scam-alerts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (U ro ck !)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/xSv_N6c1_ks" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/05/bbbs-small-business-week-7-scam-alerts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-1974830325700110187Tue, 31 May 2011 14:41:00 +00002011-05-31T09:46:46.346-05:00ipads in the White Houseipads in the federal govtIPads in the White House!?Here is an interesting development reported by the Washington Post. Is this a good idea, a bad idea, safe (from an information security perspective)? (Remember that there have been massive breaches and data loss BEFORE this switchover started so how secure and safe were the old and less cool devices.)"Analysts and government officials say the demand for consumer technologies is coming from two http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/R9pLZjEN1CY/ipads-in-white-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/R9pLZjEN1CY" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/05/ipads-in-white-house.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-4398166031090954244Mon, 30 May 2011 13:49:00 +00002011-05-30T08:55:45.359-05:00Weiner's Twitter hackedWeiner Twitter Site Hacked - Lewd Pictures SentBesides ID theft and financial hacking we are now seeing the talents of codecrackers being used to do "fun" things like hacking the Public Broadcasting web site and now highjacking a Congressman's Twitter site to send lewd pictures. It's a dangerous Internet out there!From the NY Times: "Representative Anthony D. Weiner, one of the most prolific users of social media among politicians, said hishttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/7sxW7r5meBo/weiner-twitter-site-hacked-lewd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/7sxW7r5meBo" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/05/weiner-twitter-site-hacked-lewd.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-7249410911378940170Mon, 30 May 2011 13:42:00 +00002011-05-30T08:46:54.822-05:00PBS hackedmedi asites hackedPBS web site hackedOnce again we report about a breach of the Internet. This time the news is about news media and entertainment sites. Who cares? Well, some of these sites notably PBS have information on "subscribers" and other people who have signed up for the site. We don't know for sure what all information these media sites have living on their servers. Here's the story.The New York Times reported that, "The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/eRKRrO32zxE/pbs-web-site-hacked.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/eRKRrO32zxE" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/05/pbs-web-site-hacked.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-4734561480492654794Sun, 29 May 2011 14:09:00 +00002011-05-29T09:28:21.054-05:00social media ID theftfacebook scamstwitter scamsFacebook Scams and ID Theft on the RiseIt had to happen! If YOU Tweet you'll have noticed endless requests from Tweeters deleted by Twitter because they are identified as dangerous or risky. Now imagine now many get through undetected. Facebook is worse because there is so much "stuff" in there - games, polls, surveys, etc. and because you actually believe that those people you have friended (often because they were friends with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/DUmWcYNI7lE/facebook-scams-and-id-theft-on-rise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/DUmWcYNI7lE" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/05/facebook-scams-and-id-theft-on-rise.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-1151636739751032372Sat, 28 May 2011 12:07:00 +00002011-05-28T07:28:37.643-05:00EMC hackedSteffen SchmidtSecurity breachnational securityData Breach at Security Firm Linked to Attack on LockheedWe are saddened to report another very serious data breach problem. This one is so vast, encompassing both national security mission-critical targets and potentially posing a risk to Fortune 500 companies and therefore a danger to the entire economy of the United States.The New York Times reported, "Lockheed Martin, the nation’s largest military contractor, has battled disruptions in its http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/PV9HScS7Mic/data-breach-at-security-firm-linked-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/PV9HScS7Mic" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/05/data-breach-at-security-firm-linked-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-6314474131072082782Sat, 21 May 2011 14:30:00 +00002011-05-21T09:58:31.573-05:00economic risks to the United Stateschildrens id theftstealing kids identitynational securityChildren's Identity Theft - A Serious and Growing ProblemWe have blogged about the risks to children's identity before and it is in both our books. We also hammer away at this terrible risk in all of our lectures and seminars all over the United States and Canada. BUT, it can never hurt to hammer away again! Below is a very useful and interesting (as well as scary) report from MSNBC which was sent to me by a former student who is specializing in kid's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/LjdfWJq_j2E/childrens-identity-theft-serious-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/LjdfWJq_j2E" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/05/childrens-identity-theft-serious-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-8811995289259457174Wed, 18 May 2011 20:45:00 +00002011-05-18T15:50:00.214-05:00Massachusetts data breachidentity theftHere we go again! More Data Theft!We have warned here that the personal information of Americans is no longer safe."The personal financial information of up to 210,000 unemployed Massachusetts residents may have been stolen in a data breach caused by a virus discovered in state labor department computers four weeks ago, officials said yesterday.""Names, addresses, and Social Security numbers, among other data, may have been http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/Jt7l8SLdosg/here-we-go-again-more-data-theft.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/Jt7l8SLdosg" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/05/here-we-go-again-more-data-theft.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29789983.post-7833440107648224134Tue, 17 May 2011 14:55:00 +00002011-05-17T10:09:43.104-05:00personal Identity Theft riskshealth record data lossElectronic Medical Records at High RiskWe warned you didn't we? Go look at past blogs and talks we've given all over the United States. Now read this."The nation’s push to computerize medical records has failed to fully address longstanding security gaps that expose patients’ most sensitive information to hackers and snoops, government investigators warn.""Two reports released Tuesday by the inspector general of the Health and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~3/p1hkVTfGVmc/electronic-medical-records-at-high-risk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Professor Steffen Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IdentityTheftPreventionInst/~4/p1hkVTfGVmc" height="1" width="1"/>http://stolendata.blogspot.com/2011/05/electronic-medical-records-at-high-risk.html