| Peer to Peer Identity Theft |
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Gregory Kopiloff, A Seattle man has been
arrested for identity theft. What makes this
case newsworthy is he used peer to peer
networks to uncover the information. The
networks used were the popular music sharing
services LimeWire and Soulseek.
The scam reportedly began in March 2005.
Kopiloff scanned the networks for computers
that were sharing Federal income tax returns,
student financial aid applications, and
credit reports. He would then run credit
checks on information he uncovered and target
those with at least $150,000 annual income.
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| Pfizer Announces Data Breach, Again. |
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While we don't report on the average data
breach. Partly because there are so many and
partly because they rarely result in identity
thefts. But Pfizer has distinguished
themselves. They recently announce their
third data breach of the year. This one
exposed 34,000 employees.
Hey Pfizer, you make enough from
overcharging for drugs. How about using just
a little of that to protect your data.
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| FTC Asks for Input |
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In the very bureaucratic way that the FTC
works, the presidential task force spent
months researching identity theft and then
came to the conclusion that they needed more
information on how social security numbers
are being used in the private sector. They
are now asking for public comments on the issue.
Does this mean we are only years away from
some solutions? By then states may have done
all the work for them.
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