http://www.oneidproblog.com Identity Theft Protection News and Tips Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:07:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Utah Department of Technology Services (DTS) discovered a data breach April 2nd affecting 780,000 people. It was discovered that a hacker from Eastern Europe illegally accessed a DTS server containing Social Security numbers for the Medicaid claims. The department reported that 280,000 people had their Social Security numbers stolen and about 500,000 ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneIdProBlog/~3/333Ei9rBeb4/ http://www.oneidproblog.com/?p=1077  A data breach at a payments processing firm has potentially compromised credit and debit card information from all of the major card brands, representatives from MasterCard and Visa said on Friday. MasterCard said it has alerted payment card issuers "regarding certain MasterCard accounts that are potentially at risk." The company also said ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneIdProBlog/~3/nZdIJHTb3nI/ http://www.oneidproblog.com/?p=1075 On March 13th it was discovered that three University of Tampa data files were accidentally made accessible to the public putting students and faculty at risk. The files included personal information, including Social Security numbers and photos of over 36,000 past and present students and faculty members.   One files contained 6,818 ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneIdProBlog/~3/SivQOwumdfk/ http://www.oneidproblog.com/?p=1072 For the 12th year in a row, identity theft was the number one consumer complaint.  Fifteen percent of the 1.8 million complaints filed with the FTC through its online Consumer Sentinel Network last year involved identity theft. Under identity theft, government benefits or documents fraud made up 27% of the complaints, ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneIdProBlog/~3/fOGax_-6bYw/ http://www.oneidproblog.com/?p=1070 Central Connecticut State University says a security breach has exposed current and former faculty, staff, and student employees.  People who have worked for the school dating back to 1998 could have been exposed. James Estrada, the University's Chief Information Officer, says the computer was infected by a "Z-Bot" virus, a malicious ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneIdProBlog/~3/qdZNqLrMsOI/ http://www.oneidproblog.com/?p=1068 "Taxpayers should be careful and avoid falling into a trap with the Dirty Dozen," said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. "Scam artists will tempt people in-person, on-line and by e-mail with misleading promises about lost refunds and free money. Don't be fooled by these scams." The following is the Dorty Dozen tax ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneIdProBlog/~3/v0dB9Rop_rs/ http://www.oneidproblog.com/?p=1066 Bank of America customers were sent letters and issued new debit and credit cards after a third-party breach possibly compromised their personal information. The letters sent by Bank of America inform customers of a possible breach that may have exposed their account information. The bank's spokeswoman did not reveal how many ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneIdProBlog/~3/UMUyHW4elhw/ http://www.oneidproblog.com/?p=1064 Indiana University Health Goshen Hospital was hit with a computer virus which put the personal information of around 12,000 people at risk. "We are very sorry it happened here," said Melanie McDonald, spokesperson for the hospital. The breach included patients and individuals who applied for jobs using the hospital's website.  Those affected ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneIdProBlog/~3/WyWMAjVlf5Y/ http://www.oneidproblog.com/?p=1062 Nearly 2 million New York utility customers have had personal data compromised in a recent data breach. The New York State Public Service Commission said on January 23rd that they were looking into the incident in which a software consulting firm employee gained unauthorized access to the databases of two New ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneIdProBlog/~3/RdfBTfasll0/ http://www.oneidproblog.com/?p=1060 An identity theft ring operating across the country has been selling the identities of hundreds of Puerto Rican US citizens to illegal immigrants since 2009. It is believed to be the largest single fraud case ever for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, authorities said Wednesday. The identity theft ring provided ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneIdProBlog/~3/6Kv5qGjp1vo/ http://www.oneidproblog.com/?p=1058