LOST - or stolen
Resona 'lost 980,000 customer records'
Resona Bank announced Monday it had lost records, including receipts, containing personal information of about 980,000 clients at 27 branches. Among the branches affected was the one in the Diet building housing the House of Representatives.
Amazing isn't it. Ever week another story with the same heading - Consumers Information Lost. I wonder if all these companies have a "it won't happen to us" attitude.
Read the article HERE.
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Girl Scouts council loses personal info in theft of tapes
The Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council has notified its members and their parents that they might be at risk for identity theft because of tapes stolen from a car June 27.
Read the article HERE.
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Lax laptop security is a growing privacy concern
Millions of personal files on consumers are stored on laptop computers routinely left in areas accessible to thieves. Forget hackers that bypass sophisticated security systems. Identity thieves are simply walking off with laptops containing lots of juicy private and financial information.
Ask Linda J. of Lenexa. In May, she received a letter from a former employer stating cryptically: “We are contacting you about a potential problem involving possible identity theft.” The letter went on to say the stolen computers contained names, addresses and Social Security numbers on current and former employees. Ironically, the company, Securitas Security Services USA Inc., is one of the world’s biggest security firms.
Read the article HERE.
Resona Bank announced Monday it had lost records, including receipts, containing personal information of about 980,000 clients at 27 branches. Among the branches affected was the one in the Diet building housing the House of Representatives.
Amazing isn't it. Ever week another story with the same heading - Consumers Information Lost. I wonder if all these companies have a "it won't happen to us" attitude.
Read the article HERE.
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Girl Scouts council loses personal info in theft of tapes
The Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council has notified its members and their parents that they might be at risk for identity theft because of tapes stolen from a car June 27.
Read the article HERE.
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Lax laptop security is a growing privacy concern
Millions of personal files on consumers are stored on laptop computers routinely left in areas accessible to thieves. Forget hackers that bypass sophisticated security systems. Identity thieves are simply walking off with laptops containing lots of juicy private and financial information.
Ask Linda J. of Lenexa. In May, she received a letter from a former employer stating cryptically: “We are contacting you about a potential problem involving possible identity theft.” The letter went on to say the stolen computers contained names, addresses and Social Security numbers on current and former employees. Ironically, the company, Securitas Security Services USA Inc., is one of the world’s biggest security firms.
Read the article HERE.
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