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• Countrywide Sued In Class Action

  16 sue Countrywide in identity theft case Class action lawsuit alleges that Countrywide employees stole and sold "tens of thousands, or millions" of customers' personal financial information, invading their privacy and exposing them to identity... Posted Apr 12 2010, 10:00 AM by IdentityTheft with | with no comments Filed under: ID theft, privacy, ventura, bank of america, countrywide, credit history, identiy theft, home loans

• Pharmacies dump patient records in open dumpsters: They must be on drugs!

  I choose a pharmacy based on (a) location, and (b) store hours. However, now that I know more about identity theft and data breaches, I think I’m going to do more research on the pharmacy we’ve been using for the last couple years. I’m going to start... Posted Jun 09 2009, 03:01 PM by IdentityTheft with | with no comments Filed under: Data breach, data breaches, HIPAA, privacy, medical records, privacy rights violation, Disposal Rule, WTHR, Rite Aid, Walgreen, CVS, Caremark, Tucker Pharmacy, Low Cost Pharmacy

• Binghamton University data breach

  I’ve written much larger data breaches, but I don’t think I’ve ever been more amazed by an organization’s total disregard for information security than that displayed by Binghamton University in Binghamton New York. Let me paint the picture: There is... Posted Mar 13 2009, 02:10 PM by IdentityTheft with | with no comments Filed under: Data breach, Chronology of Data Breaches, information security, privacy rights, privacy, privacy rights violation, employee information, WHRM, Binghamton University

• Joe the Plumber sues over privacy rights

  What are the limitations on our privacy rights? That’s one of questions raised in the case of Sam Wurzelbacher. Love him or hate him, Samuel J. Wurzelbacher is back in the news. If the name doesn’t ring a bell, maybe you know him better as “Joe the Plumber... Posted Mar 09 2009, 05:20 PM by IdentityTheft with | with no comments Filed under: privacy rights, privacy, privacy rights violation, Joe the Plumber, Samuel J. Wurzelbacher

• Toronto's Landlord Source Centre security breach investigated

  Most cities have services for vetting tenants, and Toronto has the Landlord Source Centre, a subscription service for landlords to check out tenants and prospective tenants. Landlord Source Centre maintains extensive databases of landlord-tenant disputes... Posted Mar 05 2009, 09:41 PM by IdentityTheft with | with no comments Filed under: data breaches, information security, privacy rights, privacy, Landlord Source Centre

• Las Vegas mortgage broker faces federal charges for dumping applications

  One man’s trash is another man’s treasure … or it might be another man’s mortgage application, credit report, tax returns or bank statements. In this case, it’s the basis for charges filed by the Federal Trade Commission. Gregory Navone, a Las Vegas mortgage... Posted Jan 27 2009, 03:20 PM by IdentityTheft with | with no comments Filed under: identity theft, Data breach, preventing identity theft, ID theft, ID theft protection, privacy rights, privacy, privacy rights violation, Fair Credit Reporting Act, First Interstate Realty, Gregory Navone, FTC, First Interstate Mortgage, Nevada One, Federal Trade Commission, FTC Act, BNG LLC, Disposal Rule

• Monster.com alerts users to third data breach in less than 2 years

  As if job searching in this economy isn’t discouraging enough, those seeking jobs through Monster.com have been notified that yet another data breach has put users at risk of identity theft. Monster.com posted a warning to their users on their website... Posted Jan 26 2009, 03:05 PM by IdentityTheft with | with no comments Filed under: identity theft, Data breach, data breaches, privacy, hacking, hackers, Trojan horse, phishing, USAJobs, Monster.com

• New Hampshire data breach makes them latest member of STUPID, States That Undermine Personal Information Defense

  The New Hampshire Dept. of Health and Human Services “inadvertently” exposed the personal and financial information of 9,300 of the states’ Medicare Part D participants. State officials claim that the unidentified employee who “mistakenly” attached the... Posted Dec 18 2008, 01:59 PM by IdentityTheft with | with no comments Filed under: identity theft, Data breach, ID theft, data breaches, information security, privacy rights, privacy, privacy rights violation, Department of Health and Human Services, NH Department of Health and Human Services, New Hampshire data breach

• Brits may have to kiss their medical privacy goodbye

  I usually limit my writing here to identity theft risks and privacy right violations that occur in the U.S. But occasionally there are incidents or risks so great, mind-boggling or boneheaded they seem relevant. This is one of the more appalling potential... Posted Dec 17 2008, 01:53 PM by IdentityTheft with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: identity theft, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, information security, HIPAA, privacy rights, privacy, HIPPA, medical records, privacy rights violation