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- Google trying to take privacy seriously
- This week was a very interesting week as far as Google and privacy goes. First, a burglary the same on that affected CNET earlier last month was confirmed to have affected all Google employees hired before December 31, 2005. There's nothing Google could have done about it, but it's...
- Tags: Google Inc., Privacy, Social Security, Security, Government, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-07-05
- Stolen: Google employees' personal data
- Names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of pre-2006 staffers were taken from offices of Colt Express Outsourcing Services. Google has confirmed that personal data of U.S. employees hired prior to 2006 have been stolen in a recent burglary. Records kept at Colt Express Outsourcing Services, an external...
- Tags: Google Inc., Social Security, Sales Channel, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Government, Sales, Finance, ZDNet Australia, Privacy & data protection
- News items 2008-07-03
- Finjan uncovers half a gigabyte of stolen data on crimeware servers
- Finjan's Malicious Code Research Center has uncovered a half of gigabyte of stolen data from US Healthcare organizations and from a major airline on crimeware servers in Argentina and Malaysia. A representative of Finjan stated: "Hackers incorporated sophisticated attacks using crimeware toolkits, Trojans, and Command and...
- Tags: Web, Patient, Data, Finjan Software Inc., Health Care, Server, Cybercriminal, Crimeserver, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Social Security, Channel Management, Security, Viruses And Worms, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Government, Marketing, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- Image Gallery: eWallet 6 for Windows Mobile
- Ilium Software's eWallet software is designed to let you securely carry all of your vital data (social security numbers, bank account logins/passwords, and more) with you on your mobile phone or PDA. eWallet 6 offer 2560bit AES FIPS encryption so your data is secure. by Matthew Miller
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Social Security, PDAs, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Accounting, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Handhelds, Government, Hardware, Marketing, Finance, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Matthew Miller, screenshots, ewallet, ilium, pocket pc, windows mobile, palm
- Image galleries 2008-06-02
- LendingTree insiders leak customer data
- LendingTree, an online loan referral service owned by IAC, has informed select customers that their confidential data has been leaked to "a handful of lenders" by company insiders. An email to customers that may have been impacted by the breach refers folks to an FAQ that's basically...
- Tags: LendingTree, Sales Channel, Social Security, E-mail, Financial Services, Identity Theft, Sales, Government, Online Communications, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- Reverse SSN Verificator (exe)
- Verify social security numbers here. Confidential and anonymous searches. Verify unlimited SSNs online for immediate results. The program includes also public background check by Social Security Number - detect every detail about avery person in US. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Social Security Number, Social Security, Operational Accounting, Government, Finance
- Software downloads 2008-04-08
- Personal information of Harvard grad students compromised
- Harvard's graduate school of arts and sciences said that roughly 10,000 individuals may have had their personal information compromised by a security breach. The intrusion was discovered in February, according to a Harvard statement released Wednesday. Of the 10,000 affected, 6,600 got a year's worth of free...
- Tags: Personal Information, Social Security Number, Harvard, Social Security, Operational Accounting, Security, Government, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- Wikileaks is free
- Coming to his constitutional senses, Judge Jeffrey White reversed his previous injunctions against the Wikileaks whistleblowing site. Wikileaks had been offline at wikileaks.org, although it had been available at other servers around the world, including wikileaks.be. From Reuters: "There are serious questions of prior...
- Tags: Court, Obligation, Wikileaks, Banking, Social Security, Financial Services, Government, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-02-29
- Panda Internet Security 2008 (exe)
- The new Panda Internet Security 2008 is a complete solution that protects your PC against identity theft and attempts to steal your bank details. It also includes protection against viruses, spyware, hackers and other Internet threats. It doubles your PC security with TruPrevent Technologies, protecting against unknown viruses and intruders.Panda...
- Tags: Panda Software, PC, Internet Security, Virus, Panda Internet Security 2008, Cyberthreats, Internet, Social Security, Security, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Identity Theft, Government
- Software downloads 2008-02-20
- Reverse Social Security Detector (exe)
- Know social security number of someone. You can discover all his personal data - just enter SSN, hit search and get his full address, phone number, criminal history, and financial background. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Phone, Financial, Social Security, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Government, Finance
- Software downloads 2008-02-15
- Privacy Protection Suite 2.1 (exe)
- Privacy Protection Suite is a powerful tool that protects your privacy. It solves a major problem a violation of privacy and a security flaw in the system. Mishandling private information, such as customer passwords or social security numbers, can compromise your privacy. Instant messenger chat logs can reveal your secrets....
- Tags: Privacy, Privacy Protection Suite, Social Security, Security, Government
- Software downloads 2008-02-07
- Federal budget recommends US-CERT get $242 million
- The White House unveiled its fiscal 2009 budget proposal and the $3.1 trillion monstrosity throws the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team $242 million to boost its malware and intrusion detection capabilities. According to the proposed budget released on Monday, "a more robust US-CERT will increase the cyber security posture...
- Tags: U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, US-CERT, Data Centers, Intrusion Detection, Social Security, Network Security, Storage, Security, Hardware, Data Management, Government, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-05
- The legislation behind a national ID
- The legislation behind a national IDWrongThis is very wrong and very dangerous.Those who understand history and Human nature know that potential tyranny from our own government may well be more dangerous than terrorists.It will be required for access to many federal offices and banks will likely follow suit and require...
- Tags: Operational accounting, Homeland security, Ollie North, Big Brother, Social Security
- Discussion threads 2008-02-04
- Why Real ID is a flawed idea
- Why Real ID is a flawed ideaIDs and privacyI'm not up on the tecnical aspects, but why couldn't a "smart" card either allow access to only part of a data base or one of separate data bases, e.g. allow access to driver's license info, but not social security info, etc?They...
- Tags: Identity theft, Government, Operational accounting, federal government, flawed idea, REAL ID, Social Security
- Discussion threads 2008-01-31
- Reckoning day for ChoicePoint?
- You may remember when Choicepoint, the data aggregator and vendor of personally identifiable information fell prey to a very simple ploy. Some Nigerian data thieves became customers and proceeded to download thousands of records. ChoicePoint is finally settling a class action law suit that arose from that incident...
- Tags: Bureau, Price Tag, ChoicePoint Inc., Culprit, Lesson, Social Security, Identity Theft, Financial Services, Government, Security, Richard Stiennon
- Blog posts 2008-01-27
- Letter template reveals Wisconsin social security numbers
- Letter template reveals Wisconsin social security numbersFire them allMicahel - the issue is that government is often filled with some very well qualified, and motivated individuals who are then squashed and "put in their place" by the ruling bureaucrats. The Governor has little or no power to actually effect...
- Tags: Operational accounting, social security number, Social Security, U.S. Department of Defense
- Discussion threads 2008-01-19
- Letter template reveals Wisconsin social security numbers
- Social security numbers belonging to as many as 5000 Wisconsin taxpayers were exposed because of a bad letter template used with a misaligned letter folding machine during a state tax form mailing. The letter format placed the social security number too close to the address field, causing it to be...
- Tags: Wisconsin, Social Security Number, Social Security, Operational Accounting, Government, Finance, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-01-19
- Vinny Federal Withholding Tax 2008 (zip)
- Calculate federal payroll withholding, social security, and medicare taxes. This program is Shareware for calendar year 2008. Version 8.0 reflects the 2008 Federal withholding changes. The program is one in a series from Vinny Graphics. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Taxes, Free Trade, Social Security, Operational Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance, Government
- Software downloads 2008-01-18
- Government supplies SSNs to identity thefts
- The Washington Post reports on the prevalence of social security numbers in government documents. Federal courts banned the use of them on public documents in 2001, but governments regularly post pre-2001 documents with SSNs on public websites. Social Security numbers are readily available in many courthouses --...
- Tags: Social Security Number, Web Site, Identity Theft, Social Security, Government, Operational Accounting, Web Site Development, Vertical Industries, Finance, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-01-07
- Identity Finder Home Edition (exe)
- Helps you prevent identity theft by finding private information on your computer and prompting you to either securely delete or encrypt the data it uncovers. It uses proprietary search algorithms to automatically uncover multiple variations of private information such as social security numbers, credit cards, bank accounts, and passwords, without...
- Tags: Information, Social Security, Identity Theft, Operational Accounting, Engineering, Financial Services, Sales Channel, Government, Security, Finance, Sales
- Software downloads 2007-12-13
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