February 4, 2009
July 23, 2009
Home For Sale
1999 Gold Medal Double wide (1,776-SQ) for sale on a Cul-de-sac. Enjoy 5.11 acres. Home is set way back and surrounded by woods giving plenty of privacy. Open floor plan, 3 Bedrooms, 2 full Baths, 2 living spaces, 3 main rooms have sheet rock walls, fire place, Ceiling fans, French doors leading to Lg deck w/cascading stairs, Laundry room, LG detached garage/workshop w/electric (785-SQ), Central air/heat, Newer dish washer and smooth top stove, LG fenced in dog pen or turn into children’s play area would also make a nice garden/sitting area. Great place for a family or to retire and enjoy country living. Lexington One school district.
We will be getting the home ready to pass FHA Standards plus fixing a few minor repairs other then that the home is being sold “As Is“. Realtors are welcome but seller is to pay no commission, buyers must pay their realtor’s commission fees. You must have proof of either cash payment or pre-qualification letter from the bank.
Home will be ready on August 6th. Please give one hour notice for showing. Motivated sellers will consider all offers.
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May 14, 2009
Consumer losses to phishing scams
Last year, members of the American Airlines AAdvantage Program received e-mail purportedly from American Airlines promising $50 for participating in an online survey. But those who took the bait ended up on a fake site that asked for their personal information.
Red flag rules to stem ID theft delayed…again
Hoofnagle says the red flag process is not foolproof. For example, he says that financial institutions need to keep an eye on sales where affiliate marketing agreements come into play. When consumers apply for a credit card or cell phone contract, oftentimes the agreement’s privacy policy will provide for the right to share your information with third-party affiliates that sell products. Hoofnagle believes that some commissioned sales people may be highly incentivized to override the red flags
May 13, 2009
KROL Kroll Fraud Solutions Helps Organizations Navigate Red Flag Rules Requirements
Commission’s recent decision to delay enforcement of the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule until August 1, 2009, data security and identity theft experts at Kroll Fraud Solutions (www.krollfraudsolutions.com) launched new educational resources for impacted organizations to help them understand the requirements and the necessary steps to compliance; identify vulnerabilities that currently exist in the regulations; and, in response, implement protective measures that will bolster existing security efforts to best protect organizations and individuals from data breaches and identity theft.
KROL Kroll Fraud Solutions Helps Organizations Navigate Red Flag Rules Requirements
May 12, 2009
Hackers Break into FAA Air Traffic Control Mission-Support Systems – Privacy and Identity Theft
US Federal Aviation Administration computers have been hacked into several times the recent years, according to the Inspector General. In February 2009, hackers got into an FAA computer and used it to gain access to personal information of 48,000 current and former FAA employees.
Hackers Break into FAA Air Traffic Control Mission-Support Systems – Privacy and Identity Theft
Johns Hopkins Employee May Have Stolen Patient Data – Health Blog – WSJ
Johns Hopkins is alerting more than 10,000 of its hospital patients that they may have been victims of identity theft. An investigation suggests a former employee who worked in patient registration may have been linked to a scheme to create fake drivers’ licenses in Virginia, according to this letter from Baltimore-based Hopkins to the Maryland attorney general’s office.
Johns Hopkins Employee May Have Stolen Patient Data – Health Blog – WSJ
Identity Theft and Business: Data Leak Reveals Massive Security Problems
As I have said many times in this column I rarely write about specific instances of data theft or hacking into large servers at prestigious organization. The reason? Simple, these incidents are so ubiquitous that they lose their impact. Recently U.C. Berkeley revealed that they have been hacked for a number of months to the tune of about 160,000 records. As stunning a revelation as that is I’m not going to comment on that at length. If you want to learn more about that go to http://www.mercurynews.com/.
What I think is more relevant to businesses today is this story.
Identity Theft and Business: Data Leak Reveals Massive Security Problems
