Companies Go For the Gold In Data Security...and Tumble

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Identity Theft 911 Newsletter | August 2012

Privacy Is Our Passion™

In this issue, learn who won gold, silver and bronze medals in the 2012 (In)Security Games. Read about the top scorers in identity theft vulnerability, and what they have in common with McKayla Maroney. Find out why your tax refund may end up in the hands of crooks. Plus, we explain why identity thieves love Wisconsin.

 


Which Companies Dropped the Security Baton?   

In the spirit of the Olympic Games, we’ve awarded medals to organizations for their performance in data security and other events in the 2012 (In)Security Games.

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Teenage Olympics: Pouts, Pot and Piddle 


We can't get enough of McKayla Maroney's pouts and other displays of naïveté and indiscretion at the Summer Games. In the real world, this innocence makes young people vulnerable to certain types of crime.

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If You’re a Crook, the IRS Will Happily Reward You 

It’s good times for identity thieves. The IRS may have delivered more than $5 billion in refund checks to crooks who filed fraudulent tax returns in 2011, according to a report.

Wisconsin: A Great Place for Beer, Cheese and Free Social Security Numbers

Shopping local just got easier for identity thieves in America’s Dairyland. The state posted thousands of Social Security numbers online—and doesn’t seem all that worried about it.    

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