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Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:15 PM

VA Secretary Jim Nicholson Resigns

From Talking Points Memo , via the AP: Veterans Affairs chief Jim Nicholson, who was forced to defend his agency's performance after revelations of shoddy health care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, announced Tuesday he is resigning to return to the
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Friday, July 06, 2007 9:40 AM

GAO: Data Breaches Rarely Lead To ID Theft

"Yep, breaches have no impact whatsoever. Trust me on this..." The Government Accountability Office released a report yesterday stating that it was difficult to link data breaches to confirmed cases of identity theft. The GAO also recommended that agencies
Posted by DrIdentity | 3 Comments
Wednesday, July 04, 2007 1:23 PM

Fidelity Data Breach, or When Employees Go Bad

The breach of 2.3 million customer records by a former Fidelity National employee is a perfect example of how a person can do everything possible to protect themselves from being hit with identity theft or fraud, and STILL get endangered through no fault
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Monday, June 18, 2007 4:40 PM

U.S., U.K. Team Up To Smash Pedophile Ring

This isn't really identity theft related, but since we're boosting interest in TrueScoop , I wanted to mention it: LONDON - British police, aided by U.S. authorities, have smashed a global Internet pedophile ring that broadcast live-streamed videos of
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Thursday, May 24, 2007 11:43 AM

Data Privacy And Guest Workers: It's Worse Than We Thought

As more information comes out about the new immigration proposal, it's becoming clear that the bill not only fails to comprehensively address the root problems of illegal immigration, but introduces a series of new risks to data security, privacy, and
Posted by DrIdentity | 6 Comments
Monday, May 21, 2007 2:46 PM

Identity Theft And The New Immigration Bill

Rather than delve into the morally thorny issue as to whether or not it's right to grant amnesty to undocumented workers, I want to address a serious part of the immigration debate that often goes unmentioned--how the black-market demand for cheap labor
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007 1:27 PM

DOJ Vs. E-Gold, Round Two

Some in the online trading community are theorizing that the DOJ's recent move against E-Gold is really just a big land grab to get ahold of their assets. MoneyNetNews reports on the seizure , while Mark Herpel has a list of e-gold exchange agents and
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Friday, May 04, 2007 10:57 AM

Feds Take On E-Gold Over Cybercrime Money Laundering

The Department of Justice is investigating alternative currency/payment company E-Gold over charges it facilitates money laundering for online crime : The indictment alleges that E Gold has been a highly favored method of payment by operators of investment
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007 4:17 PM

FDIC Issues Guidance On Identity Theft

Originally posted at Private Intelligence . Feel free to comment here or there. Along with the FTC , the FDIC is the agency taking the lead on dealing with identity theft, approaching it as a matter of financial protection, especially since the agency
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007 5:54 PM

CardCops' Dan Clements and MSNBC's Bob Sullivan Combine Their Powers For Good

MSNBC's consumer/security reporting superhero Bob Sullivan has profiled Dan Clements , CEO of CardCops on his excellent blog, "The Red Tape Chronicles." Highlights from the read: Thieves openly trade stolen data in secret chat rooms, where the numbers
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Friday, March 23, 2007 9:19 PM

FBI Sends Agents To Romania To Stop Identity Theft

Ars Technica has a fascinating look at the international efforts to stop hackers and information sellers: The Eastern European connection has become a large-enough problem that the FBI has begun working with the Romanian National Police on identity theft.
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