Social Security Numbers

How Broward Gets A 'D'

Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Aclu, Aclu Social Security Numbers, American Civil Liberties Union, Florida Schools, Social Security Numbers, Florida News, Aclu of Florida, Miami News, Florida Education, Immigrants, Howard Simon, Video, Miami News

About half of Florida’s school districts -- including Broward County's -- mislead parents into thinking that providing a social security number for ...

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Identity Theft: Faking Out The Dead

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Fraud, Video, Social Security Numbers, ID Analytics, Identity Theft Dead People, Crime, Crime News, Identity Theft, Stephen Coggeshall, Crime News

Identity thieves are increasingly targeting dead people, according to a new warning from the firm ID Analytics. Personal details of nearly 2.5 mill...

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CRACKDOWN: Feds Arrest 105 In Identity Theft Sweep

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Irs, Social Security Numbers, Tax Returns, Internal Revenue Service, Identity Theft, Identity Theft Sweep, Video, Technology News

WASHINGTON — The federal government has swooped down on 105 people in 23 states in the past week as part of a nationwide crackdown on identity t...

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Student Privacy in Peril: Massive Data Gathering With Inadequate Privacy and Security

Daniel J. Solove | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Department of Education, Education, Data Security, Ferpa, Privacy, Social Security Numbers, Privacy Rights, Student Privacy, Education News

One thing is for certain: the Department of Education's mishandling of personal student financial data in this latest data breach proves that we should be wary of how the Department will utilize this type of data in the future.

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In Push For Data, Schools Expose Students To Identity Theft

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: School Cybersecurity, Social Security Numbers, Identity Theft, School Data Breach, Child Identity Theft, Burdened Beginnings, Data Breach, Hackers, Technology News

"Burdened Beginnings" is a series examining the problem of child identity theft. Other stories in the series can be found here. In El Paso, Texas, ...

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If You're Worried About Medical Privacy, Better Take Some Xanax

Adam Levin | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Stolen Data, Medical Privacy, Social Security Numbers, Military, Data Breaches, Privacy, Electronic Medical Records, Business News

Since 2009, 15 million patient records have been purloined, "mislaid," or otherwise compromised. Even if your data does not get posted on a public website, lots of people can see how much prescriptions you've been taking.

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'Gypsies': Kentucky Sisters Seek Social Security Numbers

AP | By BRUCE SCHREINER and BRETT BARROUQUERE | Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Social Security, Social Security Numbers, Off the Grid, Kentucky Sisters Social Security, Kentucky Sisters, Home News

LONDON, Ky. -- For more than two decades, a pair of sisters in rural Kentucky have lived without Social Security numbers, doing odd jobs like bartendi...

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Colorado Supreme Court: Using a Stolen Social Security Number is Not Identity Theft

Robert Siciliano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Social Security Numbers, Mcafee, Identity Theft, Colorado, Business News

I feel like my head is going to explode. The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled "that using someone else's Social Security number is not identity thef...

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Children's Social Security Numbers Targeted For Identity Theft

AP | BILL DRAPER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Security Identity Theft, Social Security Numbers, Children Identity Theft, Ssn Identity Theft, Identity Theft, ID Theft, Kids Identity Theft, Business News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The latest form of identity theft doesn't depend on stealing your Social Security number. Now thieves are targeting your kid'...

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5 Ways To Protect Your Bank Account From Thieves

walletpop.com | Geoff Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Magtek, Google, Bank Accounts, Social Security Numbers, Banking Security, Atms, Identity Theft, Banks, WalletPop.Com, Business News

Identity thieves are getting smarter and more devious, especially when their victims are affluent. As you may have heard, John Menard, a billionaire h...

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Assassin or Identity Theft Victims?

Robert Siciliano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Isreal, Assassination, Social Security Numbers, Identity Theft, Dubai, Business News

If in fact the accused, in the assassination of in Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, are what I would label as criminal identity theft victims, then we are all susceptible to this type of crime.

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Madoff Victims' Personal Data On Stolen Laptop

newsday.com | September 22, 2009 | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alixpartners, Social Security Numbers, Identity Theft, Ponzi Scheme, Bernard Madoff, Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Dallas, Business News

More than 2,200 Bernard Madoff investors are learning that some of their personal and financial information has potentially been breached after the Ju...

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Government Officials Contributing to Identity Theft

Robert Siciliano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Identity Theft, Politics News, Congressman Robert Wexler, Social Security Numbers, Politics News

Social Security numbers exposed are made available on the Internet, thanks to elected officials.

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Social Security Numbers Can Be Guessed: Researchers

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — For all the concern about identity theft, researchers say there's a surprisingly easy way for the technology-savvy to figure out th...

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Identity Theft Rates Worse Than Ever In 2007

AP | Mark Jewell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Identity Theft, Theft Resource Center, Online Security, Personal Data Theft, Identity Theft Victim, Social Security Numbers, Data Breaches, Personal Data, Credit Cards, Personal Data Loss, Business News

The loss or theft of personal data such as credit card and Social Security numbers soared to unprecedented levels in 2007, and the trend isn't expecte...

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