The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced that hackers have stolen the personal information of approximately 4 million current and former federal employees, including names, birthdates and social security numbers. OPM serves as the human resources department -and holds employee records – for the entire federal government, ranging from security clearances to the identities… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Identity Theft
It’s almost 2011. Do you know where your Red Flags Rule compliance program is?
Posted in Data Compliance & Security, Identity Theft(UPDATED) Late Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed the Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010 on a voice vote, clearing the way for President Obama’s signature. The Clarification Act exempts doctors, lawyers, accountants and certain other professionals from compliance with the Red Flags Rule. As you may recall, we discussed lawsuits filed by the American… Continue Reading
Red Flags Rule Compliance Date Approaching – American Medical Association Sues
Posted in LegislationIt’s been a while since we have visited the Federal Trade Commission’s Red Flags Rule here in this blog. The oft-postponed deadline is now fast approaching on June 1. Except, that is, for lawyers and now, doctors. On Friday, the American Medical Association filed a lawsuit against the FTC for defining physicians as “creditors” and… Continue Reading
Breaking News – ID Theft Company to Pay $12 Million for Deceptive Advertising
Posted in Legislation“[E]nough holes that you could drive a truck through it…..” That’s how Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz described the identity theft protection offered to consumers by the widely-advertised LifeLock product and the claims made by the company that its service provided comprehensive identity theft protection. Those claims have cost the company $12 million dollars… Continue Reading
Data Privacy Day – Tip #3 – The weakest link??
Posted in Employee PrivacyMy lunchtime speaking engagement was at the International Association of Privacy Professional’s Boston KnowledgeNet. I had the pleasure to share the panel with Mike Spinney from Six-Weight (www.sixweight.com) and identity theft guru Robert Siciliano. We had a spirited discussion about privacy training and awareness. You can access their blogs in the panel to the right…. Continue Reading
Court issues written opinion explaining decision regarding applicability of Red Flags Rule to attorneys
Posted in LegislationAs we first blogged here, hours before the last Red Flags enforcement deadline, a federal court judge in the D.C. Circuit ruled from the bench that attorneys would not be subject to the Red Flags Rule. The court released Judge Walton’s written opinion was released on December 1, 2009, which provides clarification of his comments… Continue Reading
Happy Halloween – No Red Flags Enforcement Until June 1, 2010………
Posted in LegislationYet again, at the last minute, the Federal Trade Commission has announced that it is delaying enforcement of the Red Flags Rule. This time, the postponement is until June 1, 2010 and comes “[a]t the request of Congress.” This is the FOURTH time that the FTC has delayed “enforcement” of the controversial rules intended to… Continue Reading
Changes to the “Red Flag” Rules may be coming — and so is the November 1 compliance deadline
Posted in Data Compliance & SecurityBy an overwhelming vote of 400-0, the U.S. House yesterday approved legislation that will exempt certain businesses from the Federal Trade Commission’s Red Flag Rules. As we have reported, the Red Flag Rules require a broadly-defined class of “creditors” to implement identity theft prevention programs by November 1st. Under H.R. 3763, health care, accounting, and… Continue Reading
Low Tech ID Theft ……
Posted in Identity TheftAs Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his wife recently found out, identity theft often has nothing to do with technology…. PC Mag: Fed Chairman Hit by ID Theft
