DoJ, FBI, IRS Make Empty Boast: SSNDOB ‘Seized’

DoJ, FBI, IRS Make Empty Boast: SSNDOB ‘Seized’

Feds are gloating over their “seizure” of the notorious SSNDOB marketplace, which traded in stolen personal information. But the action seems too little, too late ...
Security Boulevard
‘Glitch’ in Illinois’ PUA System Blamed for Exposing SSNs, Private Data

‘Glitch’ in Illinois’ PUA System Blamed for Exposing SSNs, Private Data

Government officials said that a glitch in the State of Illinois’ Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program exposed thousands of people’s Social Security Numbers (SSNs) and other private data. Jordan Abudayyeh, a spokesperson ...
Javelin

Scraping Social Security Numbers on the Web

One of the most accredited forms of validation for a citizen’s identity is a Social Security Number. A Social Security Number is a significant piece of government-issued identification in the United States ...
26.5 million Comcast Xfinity customers had their partial home addresses and SSNs exposed

26.5 million Comcast Xfinity customers had their partial home addresses and SSNs exposed

Poor security measures have reportedly put the personal details of over 26.5 million Comcast Xfinity customers at risk, a researcher has revealed. The post 26.5 million Comcast Xfinity customers had their partial ...

Where The ‘Bleep’ Did My Identity Go?

By Judi Lynn Lake I am a die-hard Mac user. Have been for over twenty years and it only gets better. The PC certainly has its place but for creative projects well ...