Archive for August, 2007
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Thursday, August 30th, 2007As has been widely reported, Monster.com suffered a major security breach. It is now coming to light that Monster.com took five days to inform its members of the data breach. Just reported today, it is possible that more than 1.3 million Monster.com users were affected, and that this is not the first […]
Combating Identity Theft, Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) Teams Up with FTC
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007“In an effort to reduce the incidence of identity theft, the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) is joining the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) nationwide “AvoID Theft: Deter, Detect, Defend” campaign to […]
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Reports on Debit Card Risks
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007Privacy Rights Clearinghouse offers a detailed fact sheet on debit card usage and the risks consumers may face if cards are lost, stolen or data breached or otherwise compromised. Unfortunately, and not widely known, debit cards do not offer as much protection to consumers in such cases of theft or other misuse. The […]
IRS Warns of New Phishing Scam
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007Get the news directly from the IRS website on this latest phishing scam….”The e-mail purporting to be from IRS Criminal Investigation falsely states that the person is under a criminal probe for submitting a false tax return to the California Franchise Tax Board. The e-mail seeks to entice people to click on a link or […]
Interview with Chief Privacy Officer of Facebook
Monday, August 27th, 2007From The Buffalo News comes a brief and informative interview with Chris Kelly, the chief privacy officer of Facebook. He notes that Facebook differs from Myspace in that “[Facebook has] been very focused on authenticity all along. We have a real-name culture vs. a screen-name culture. We’re not so much about meeting new […]
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