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IRS missing billions in ID theft
Tags: IRS , TIGTA , oversight , J. Russell George ,
Census scams ask for personal info.
If you get an e-mail asking you to download a Census form, don't do it.
Tags: Census , census 2010 , malware , National White Collar Crime Center , email , e-mail , scams , crimes , post office , Postal Service , social security number , Bob Kur , Colleen Kelleher
HSPD-12: What's Next?
With the new Obama administration, HSPD-12 will gain greater importance as the government prepares for next phase.
Tags: security , technology , identity management , Access Control , Booz Allen , privacy , Identity Data , smart card , NASA , Corinne Irwin , NIST
FTC surprised by number of ID theft complaints
The Federal Trade Commission has released its annual list of the top consumer complaints received in 2010. FTC's Steven Toporoff shares detalis.
Tags: Federal Drive , FTC , Steven Toporoff
IRS head apologizes to ID theft victims
The commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service offered a public apology Thursday to taxpayers who have had their names and social security numbers used to claim fraudulent refunds. The IRS is working to strengthen its internal controls to prevent it from issuing such refunds in the future.
Tags: management , Congress , IRS , GAO , Douglas Shulman , Jim White , Edolphus Towns , information security , Jared Serbu
Convicted thief pays up, avoids jail
A Mount Airy woman who stole thousands in cash from her boss, as well as her boss's identity, hastily finished paying restitution and produced documents showing she had complied with the conditions of her probation.
Tags: Bonnie O'Leary , Frederick County Circuit Court , theft ,
FTC's Top Consumer Complaints in 2010
For the 11th year in a row, identity theft was the number one consumer complaint category
Tags: Federal Drive , Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , FTC ,
DoD still working to tighten SSN controls
The Defense Department continues to scrub service members' social security numbers from public DoD websites. The armed services plan to transition to an alternative ID number system by 2012.
Tags: technology , DoD , West Point , privacy , PII , Jared Serbu
Opinion: Military at greater risk for identity theft
Tags: DoD Update , Gov Info Security , Army , technology , privacy , Dorobek Insider
GSA employees on alert after data breach
General Service Administration employees are on alert for identity theft after an employee accidentally sent the names and social security numbers of the agency's entire staff to a private email address.
Tags: GSA , Cybersecurity Update , technology , Dorobek Insider
