Why Identity Theft is such a problem!
If you are one of those that wonders why Identity Theft has become such a problem, wonder no more. Here’s just a few reports from one week. The total - almost 2.5 Million!
Insider possibly compromises 2,000,000 records, including Social Security numbers, of mortgage applicants: “Countrywide Financial Corp. data loss circa 2008/08/02″
15,000 notified about lost flash drive containing names, addresses, credit card numbers and Social Security numbers: “Arapahoe Community College data loss circa 2008/08/04″
Personal and financial information of 380,000 on stolen laptop: “Ireland Department of Social and Family Affairs data loss circa 2008/08/11″
Names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth of 92,095 on hacked server: “Dominion Enterprises / InterActive Financial Marketing Group (IFMG) data loss circa 2008/08/18″
Link for countrywide article is busted. Here's a working one:
http://blog.absolute.com/countrywide-financial-insider-breaches-2-million/
August 22nd, 2008 at 3:34 pmWell heck - they're all busted now. I'll get them fixed. Thanks David!
August 22nd, 2008 at 4:50 pmAll better.
August 22nd, 2008 at 5:04 pm