There’s a story in the Cranberry Eagle by Jared Stonesifer about a man who has sued LinkedIn because his information was displayed in a profile that he hadn’t created, and LinkedIn wouldn’t tell him who created it – even though they removed the page: The lawsuit, which was filed Thursday, says that Senft keeps his personal…
Category: Breaches
Maryland law to protect children from ID theft goes into effect next week
Attorney General Doug Gansler wants to remind parents that a new law goes into effect on Tuesday to protect children from ID theft. The law allows parents and legal guardians to place a security freeze on their minor child’s credit records that would prevent identity thieves from opening credit accounts in the child’s name. In…
Exploring the Market for Stolen Passwords
If you haven’t been keeping up with what’s going on in the online criminal market for your credentials and information, you really need to read a new column by Brian Krebs. As Brian reports, the days of compromised PCs just being used for spam runs or denial of service attacks is in the past. Now…
Defendant: Snooping was rife at Minneapolis City Hall
Eric Roper reports: A top Minneapolis employee facing a criminal charge of misusing driver’s license records argued in court Thursday that he’s being unfairly targeted for a practice that was rampant at City Hall. After 37 years as a city employee, housing inspections director Tom Deegan was put on paid leave in September when prosecutors…