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UnitedHealthcare said customers enrolled in its Medicare plans may have had their identities stolen. According to UnitedHealthcare's investigation, the theft of information occurred between June 28 and Dec. 12, 2011. The information included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth and Medicare Health Insurance Claim Numbers.
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Internet security analysts warn that Facebook is a hotbed for online crime. According to an infographic published earlier this year by ZoneAlarm, a leading Internet security software provider, "roughly 4 million Facebook users experience spam on a daily basis, 20% of Facebook users have been exposed to malware," and Facebook receives 600,000 reports of hijacked log-ins every day.
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Identity thieves generally pretend to be real people, create some false accounts, and spend like there's no tomorrow. The rich and famous, on the other hand, already spend that way and are pleased to maintain their true identities. Yet they're increasingly falsifying accounts of their own lives. It's always been a struggle for the wealthy to hide from the prying eyes of everyone, from curiosity seekers to criminals. Now that every transaction is tracked by retailers, government agencies, and banks, to name a few digital data hounds, it's nearly impossible to erase the lurid details of your life. What the wealthy can do is hire security consultants who counteract the truth with waves of false information -- stories of homes not purchased, vacation destinations never visited, and cars never leased. Their hope: False information obscures the real stuff. |
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| FTC: Most Victims of Identity Theft Don't Know Their Rights |
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| By Denis G. Kelly, Certified Identity Expert |
 The Federal Trade Commission recently released an in-depth, multi-year study, and the results are staggering: a majority of identity theft victims do not have a clear understanding of their rights and do not have a clear plan for remedying their identity theft when they contacted the credit bureaus. |
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A number of insurance companies are hoping to cash in on consumer fears of identity theft. To help ease consumers\' anxiety about identity fraud, some... [Full Story] |
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More of today's shredders than ever before have sensors that allow them to avoid the paper jams and overheated motors that were typical just a few yea... [Full Story] |
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Ask any of the estimated 9 million Americans who become victims of identity theft each year: getting billed for someone else\'s credit card charges st... [Full Story] |
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