Last year, the number of incidents reached 1.8 million. In 2010, a single bank account was used to receive 590 direct-deposit refunds totaling more than $900,000. Fraudulent refunds cost all…
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Avoid Identity Theft During Tax Season
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Don’t use social media to give personal information to people you don’t know Check your credit reports every year Immediately ask about any unexplained charges on your bills…
Hospital Records Tossed Whole Into Dumpster
e Medical records are supposed to be confidential and not tossed in a back alley where anyone can see them, but NY1 has found out that this happened at Staten…
HIPAA settlement focuses on improperly disposed records
“Personal health information must be safeguarded as it passes from patients to doctors to medical billers and other third-party contractors,” Coakley said. “We believe this data breach put thousands of…
Document Destruction: Understanding Your Risks And The Violations That May Follow
e By: JoEllen Barton, SecurShred. February 2013 Have you created a document destruction policy for your organization yet? If not, than you should. Federal and State regulators have created regulations…
New Regulations Restrict The Use Of Social Security Numbers
A person may not be required to disclose or furnish his or her Social Security Number (SSN) for any purpose under new section 399-ddd of New York’s General Business Law,…