Archive for the ‘Personal Data’ Category

Phony IRS E-mail Identity Theft Scam

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan issued a warning to Missourians regarding unsolicited e-mails about tax refunds appearing to come from the Internal Revenue Service. The e-mail asks recipients for personal financial information such as ATM pin numbers and debit card information.

(These messages are popping up everywhere - Be Careful!)

Read the full article here:
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/25653/

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New Senate Bill Targets Identity Theft

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Cara Garretson, Network World

A pair of U.S. senators yesterday introduced the Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007, which proposes adding protections for consumers who fall victim to identity theft to the existing bill focused on data privacy and security that passed the Senate Judiciary Committee in May.

Read the full article here:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,138617-c,proposedlaws/article.html

Popularity: 88%


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