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T.J. Maxx hack exposes consumer data

January 18, 2007 Intruders accessed systems used to process, store customer transaction data, putting unspecified number of shoppers at risk of identity fraud. TAGS: credit card company, breach, Visa International, identity fraud, merchant, intrusion, credit card, retailer, Massachusetts, point-of-sale, bank, Canada, payment, U.S., security

Identity theft: Calendar

October 24, 2005 How are laws to combat ID fraud progressing? What events are coming up? Keep track with News.com's regularly updated schedule. TAGS: identity fraud, social security number, Social Security, security breach, conference, identity theft, sale, security, California

Judge: Firm not negligent in failure to encrypt data

February 15, 2006 Federal court throws out suit attacking student loan provider for failing to encrypt customer database subsequently stolen. TAGS: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, identity fraud, Judge, personal information, security, laptop computer, database

Class action suit over ID theft tossed out

October 12, 2006 Acxiom, a data warehouser, had its databases looted at least twice. But judge throws out an ID-theft class action suit. TAGS: Acxiom Corp., class action, identity fraud, class action lawsuit, identity theft, social security number, Social Security, Adobe PDF, attorney, database, password, security, server

ZoneAlarm adds ID theft protection

June 5, 2006 Update to ZoneAlarm security products includes tools to keep personal data safe. It's priced to compete with Microsoft's OneCare. TAGS: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., ZoneAlarm Internet Security, identity fraud, ZoneAlarm, identity theft, ZoneAlarm Pro, Zone Labs Inc., firewall, credit card, security, PC, Microsoft Corp.

ChoicePoint: We're sorry for data leak

March 15, 2005 The data broker apologizes for exposing 145,000 Americans to ID fraud at a congressional hearing into the need for new data-protection laws. TAGS: ChoicePoint Inc., identity fraud, LexisNexis, social security number, Social Security, data protection, sale, Rep., law, asset, security, CEO

Hackers steal ID info from Virginia university

January 10, 2005 Thousands of students, faculty and staff at George Mason University have personal information downloaded by online intruders in a major security breach. TAGS: faculty, social security number, identity fraud, university, Virginia, Social Security, intruder, ID card, personal information, student, staff, server, security, e-mail

Auditor loses McAfee employee data

February 23, 2006 An external auditor misplaces a CD with details of thousands of workers, putting them at risk of identity fraud. TAGS: auditor, McAfee Inc., identity fraud, professional services, worker, CD, U.S., security

The coming Web security woes

July 4, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh asks whether proposed data security laws cause more harm than good. TAGS: Patrick Leahy, data security, mailing list, Web security, identity fraud, law, bill, e-mail address, person, security, e-mail

Year in review: Insecurity over ID theft

December 13, 2005 High-profile hack of Paris Hilton's phone and a huge credit-card leak brought worries over ID theft to the fore. TAGS: CardSystems Solutions Inc., identity theft, identity fraud, MasterCard International, criminal, data security, financial company, hacking, incident, credit card, phishing, U.S., security
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