Social Security News

Social Worker Fraud (NBC Los Angeles) Seniors in Los Angeles

2009-06-08T00:05:05Z

Social Worker Fraud (NBC Los Angeles)
Seniors in Los Angeles County are being targeted by two female con artists posing as social workers.

Letters warning potential fraud victims set to go out (NBC 12 Richmond)
RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - It may still be a hoax, but a state agency is acting like the threat is real. More than 500 thousand people will be informed that their social security number could be in the hands of someone who hacked a prescription data base.

Judge: Va. advocate may post officials' social security numbers (The

2009-06-07T23:20:09Z

Judge: Va. advocate may post officials' social security numbers (The Virginian-Pilot)
By Larry O'Dell RICHMOND A Virginia privacy advocate can continue to publish some state and local officials' Social Security numbers on her Web site to show that government is failing to safeguard citizens' personal information, a federal judge ruled.

Judge supports right to post Social Security numbers on Web site (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Privacy advocate B.J. Ostergren may post on her Web site Social Security numbers of Virginia legislators and other officials that are readily available on government sites, a federal judge ruled today. U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Payne ruled that a 2008 state law that prohibits disseminating such information taken from public records was a violation of Ostergren s First Amendment rights.

National service for youths on the cards (Asia News Network)

2009-06-07T22:50:52Z

National service for youths on the cards (Asia News Network)
The government will introduce 'National Service' programme at upazila level in the next fiscal year to train the HSC-passed unemployed youths and recruit them for a two-year term, Finance Minister AMA .....

4 former ACORN workers will face trial in Pa. (The Washington DC Examiner)
PITTSBURGH Four former Pittsburgh-area ACORN workers will face trial on charges they forged or otherwise illegally solicited voter registration cards before the November election.

Security Fix Live (Washington Post)
Security Fix blogger Brian Krebs answers your technology questions and offers ways to protect yourself from online security threats.

Police clear package at Social Security office (The Nashua Telegraph)

2009-06-07T06:25:04Z

Police clear package at Social Security office (The Nashua Telegraph)
NASHUA The Nashua Police Department s bomb squad defused what proved to be a package of compact discs at the Social Security office Thursday, Lt. Bruce Hansen said. ...

Social Security workshop scheduled for June 11 (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
HUNTINGTON -- An upcoming workshop plans to educate baby boomers on Social Security.

4 former ACORN workers will face trial over voter fraud

2009-06-06T00:05:04Z

4 former ACORN workers will face trial over voter fraud allegations in western Pennsylvania (FOX 8 WGHP)
PITTSBURGH (AP) Four former Pittsburgh-area ACORN workers will face trial on charges they forged or otherwise illegally solicited voter registration cards before the November election.

Letters warning potential fraud victims set to go out (NBC 12 Richmond)
RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - It may still be a hoax, but a state agency is acting like the threat is real. More than 500 thousand people will be informed that their social security number could be in the hands of someone who hacked a prescription data base.

Web 2.0 Security: Things to Know about the Social Web (Network World)
Websense CTO Dan Hubbard outlines four ways companies can protect their information from threats and compromise on the social Web.

VCU Notifies Students of Possible Data Breach (Washington Post) Virginia

2009-06-05T23:20:10Z

VCU Notifies Students of Possible Data Breach (Washington Post)
Virginia Commonwealth University has notified more than 17,000 current and former students that their names, Social Security numbers and test scores may have been exposed after someone stole a computer from the school library.

Stolen VCU computer exposes Social Security numbers (The News Virginian)
Virginia Commonwealth University is notifying 17,214 current and former students of a security breach that may have exposed their Social Security numbers.

Special Reports (Online Journal) We re paying for a high-tech Broadway

2009-06-05T22:50:45Z

Special Reports (Online Journal)
We re paying for a high-tech Broadway show that s themed around security, but we re actually watching the equivalent of a catastrophic performance in a low budget community theatre. The price of admission? Only millions of dollars and your privacy.

Colo. man accused of selling fake ID to detective (KRDO Colorado Springs)
Associated Press - June 2, 2009 1:04 PM ET EAGLE, Colo. (AP) - Eagle County deputies have arrested a man accused of selling fake immigration and Social Security cards to an undercover detective...

China security tight in Tiananmen (Boston Globe)
Chinese police were out in force Thursday to prevent commemoration of the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters around Tiananmen Square 20 years ago, a day after Washington demanded Beijing account for those killed.

Experts: Social Security running out of cash (11 News Houston)

2009-06-04T06:20:06Z

Experts: Social Security running out of cash (11 News Houston)
Financial experts warn that Social Security would have to stop paying full benefits by the year 2037, largely because of money problems created by the recession. So what does that mean for your retirement plans?

Twitter scareware attack signals new social networking security problems (ContactCenterWorld.com)
Farnborough - UK - June 3, 2009 - The arrival of what appears to be the first scareware distribution attack on the Twitter microblogging service at the weekend, signals the fact that firms need to think very hard before allowing staff access to these advanced types of social networking applications, says Finjan, the business Internet security specialist.

Restitution for victims of Worker s Comp Fraud (FOX30 / CBS47

2009-06-04T00:05:06Z

Restitution for victims of Worker s Comp Fraud (FOX30 / CBS47 Jacksonville)
A Middleburg woman gets a more than $50,000 check after she became a victim in a nationwide worker's compensation fraud scheme.

New Report Finds Finance Execs Plan to Increase Spend on Online Fraud Prevention Systems (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
ThreatMetrix, a leader in device fingerprinting, today announced the results of new research detailing the extreme risks facing etailers, social networks and financial services companies as they seek to combat online fraud and ease customer concerns regarding the safety of web-based transactions. In the study more than two-thirds of participants ranked online fraud as a serious or critical ...

Take these seven steps to prevent employee fraud (River Valley Business Report)
Open a newspaper these days and you re bound to see at least one: another story of how someone defrauded his or her employer. Whether through small-scale pilfering or big-time embezzlement, employee theft is one of the biggest threats to a business well-being.

Report reveals severe decline in Social Security and Medicare (KSWO

2009-06-03T23:20:10Z

Report reveals severe decline in Social Security and Medicare (KSWO Lawton-Wichita Falls)
A new report showing the severe decline in Social Security and Medicare funding highlights the dire need for reform, said the president of a national group bringing an entitlement reform debate to Oklahoma.

Judge: Va advocate can post officials' SSNs (NBC 12 Richmond)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A federal judge says a Virginia privacy advocate can continue to post some government officials' Social Security numbers on her Web site.

Now Showing: The EDL Security Show (Middle East Online) EDL

2009-06-03T22:46:30Z

Now Showing: The EDL Security Show (Middle East Online)
EDL programs are big ticket items that Canadian provinces are being pressured to pay for in order to satisfy the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), a unilateral American policy directive, notes Christopher Parsons .

Senior citizens' financial security erodes (The Marietta Times)
Today's fickle and unforgiving economy makes no exceptions and offers little mercy even to those who, through sacrifice, hard work and longevity, expected to have some sense of security. Bessie Mackenzie, 85, of Belpre, says today's conditions remind her of living during World War II when rationing stamps were distributed to Americans.

Fraud Alert Firms' Days May Be Numbered (E-Commerce Times) Companies

2009-06-02T00:05:05Z

Fraud Alert Firms' Days May Be Numbered (E-Commerce Times)
Companies that sell "identity-theft protection" present an alluring but questionable proposition. For as much as about $100 per year, the main thing they do is set fraud alerts that force banks to call people before new lines of credit are opened in their names. The alerts can be useful -- but people can set them themselves, for free.

Man gets 6 years in prison for bank fraud (KOMO Seattle)
A Lynnwood man has been sentenced to six years and three months in prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and Social Security number fraud.

Not Guilty Plea For Man Accused Of Stealing Dead Mother's Checks (Channel 8 San Diego)
A man whose mother's remains were found buried in the backyard of her Clairemont home in January pleaded not guilty today to charges he cashed $304,000 worth of her Social Security and pension checks over a 15-year period.

Archives offers $50,000 reward for missing data (KAUZ Wichita Falls)

2009-06-01T23:20:11Z

Archives offers $50,000 reward for missing data (KAUZ Wichita Falls)
It contains backup tapes from the Executive Office of the President, including some Social Security numbers, addresses and Secret Service and White House operating procedures.

Social Security, Medicare Shortages Hurt W.Va. (The Charleston State Journal)
The trust funds powering Social Security and Medicare are running dry, and one West Virginia economist says it's a national problem that won't single out the Mountain State and its high percentage of older residents.

7 Technologies Shaping the Future of Social Media (Mashable) Mike

2009-06-01T22:41:15Z

7 Technologies Shaping the Future of Social Media (Mashable)
Mike Laurie works as a Digital Planner at UK Integrated Agency JPMH where he helps brands get the most from digital media. You can follow Mike on Twitter . In 2019, when you look back at the social media landscape ten years earlier, you might laugh at how hard you had to work. You had to type things into forms (ha! remember those?), type URLs in the address bar (how archaic!), and put up with ...

New passport rules take effect smoothly (KGO-TV Bay Area)
Motorists and pedestrians breezed through U.S. border crossings Monday.

2009 Hurricane Season Begins (WESH 2 Orlando)
On the first day of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, Gov. Crist urged all residents to prepare early by creating their family disaster plan and hurricane supply kit.

Education Campaign Needed on Social Security, Medicare Woes, Expert Says

2009-06-01T06:15:16Z

Education Campaign Needed on Social Security, Medicare Woes, Expert Says (Newswise)
Painful but inevitable Social Security and Medicare reforms will be difficult to sell because years of partisan wrangling have clouded the public's grasp of the programs' dire financial problems, a former government economic adviser warns.

Working senior may repay $250 Social Security bonus (Orlando Sentinel)
Q : My husband received the $250 stimulus bonus from Social Security and was told he will have to repay that amount next year at tax time. Is this true and how is it repaid?

ID-theft ruling: Set your own fraud alerts (San Francisco Chronicle)

2009-05-31T00:05:04Z

ID-theft ruling: Set your own fraud alerts (San Francisco Chronicle)
Companies that sell "identity-theft protection" present an alluring but questionable proposition. For as much as about $100 per year, the main thing they do is set fraud alerts that force banks to call people before new lines of credit are opened in their... Related: Identity theft - Fraud - Law - Crime - Theft

HC man sentenced for internet fraud (WPDE Myrtle Beach - Florence)
An Horry County man will spend the next 16 years of his life behind bars for internet fraud.

BBB Alert: Make Sure That's A Census Worker Taking Your

2009-05-30T23:20:06Z

BBB Alert: Make Sure That's A Census Worker Taking Your Information (WFMY News 2 Greensboro)
Law enforcement have issued warnings that scammers are already posing as Census Bureau employees, knocking on doors asking for donations and Social Security numbers.

Early claims soar for Social Security retirement (Chicago Tribune)
More laid-off workers applying for reduced benefits to relieve financial pressure, experts say -- Instead of seeing older workers staying on the job longer as the economy has worsened, the Social Security system is reporting a surge in early retirement claims that could have implications for millions of Baby Boomers.

Drivers license security to be tightened (Columbus Telegram) The days

2009-05-30T22:40:05Z

Drivers license security to be tightened (Columbus Telegram)
The days of walking into the county courthouse, taking the drivers license exam and eye test, paying the fee and walkin... (9 comments)

Wisconsin passes budget problem on to local governments (The Appleton Post-Crescent)
Wisconsin government is a partnership between the state, which raises most of the money, and local governments, which spend most of that money on social programs, schools, policing and firefighting.

Leap in U.S. debt hits taxpayers with 12% more red ink (USA Today)
Taxpayers are on the hook for an extra $55,000 a household to cover rising federal commitments made just in the past year.

Students' Social Security Nos. Found In Dumpster (WCPO Cincinnati) School

2009-05-29T06:10:06Z

Students' Social Security Nos. Found In Dumpster (WCPO Cincinnati)
School officials say they don't know how a list with students social security numbers got out of the building without being shredded.

More Social Security Pages (Heritage Foundation)
The fact that Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are on an unsustainable course is one of Washington's best un-kept secrets, and it was reconfirmed by the latest annual reports from the Social Security and Medicare Trustees.

Ask the Advisor: Increasing Social Security Yield (News Channel 34 Binghamton)
This week's viewer question for Gregory Lesko of Lesko Financial Services: Q: Someone told me I could raise my social security income.

Seminar warns about scams and fraud (Opelika-Auburn News) I have

2009-05-29T00:05:08Z

Seminar warns about scams and fraud (Opelika-Auburn News)
I have a $4,900 check and guess what you get to do with this check go shopping, said a consumer specialist holding a check. She quickly got the attention of those attending a Guarding Against Scams and Fraud seminar Wednesday.

Martinez: Medicare Fraud Fight Worthy Of Joint Agency Operation (Medical News Today)
U.S. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) commended the Departments of Justice (DoJ) and Health and Human Services (HHS) for their decision to focus on detecting, preventing, and prosecuting Medicare fraud cases. "Medicare fraud is out of control - especially in my home state of Florida.

AUTHORITIES ANNOUNCE CHECK FRAUD BUST (New York Post)
A brazen ring of thieves enlisted crooked bank tellers to run a shockingly widespread check-fraud scheme that was brought down only when they forged checks on an NYPD account, authorities announced today. Two computer-savvy ringleaders allegedly...

The question isn't whether Social Security will be around but

2009-05-28T23:20:07Z

The question isn't whether Social Security will be around but how we'll pay for it (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
As workers see smaller retirement balances, Social Security's long-term funding is worrisome.

Students' Social Security Numbers Found In Dumpster (The Kentucky Post)
You expect a school to protect your child's private information, but one local school admits it slipped up and is in the process of working to be sure it never happens again.

Early claims soar for Social Security retirement (Chicago Tribune)
More laid-off workers applying for reduced benefits to relieve financial pressure, experts say -- Instead of seeing older workers staying on the job longer as the economy has worsened, the Social Security system is reporting a surge in early retirement claims that could have implications for millions of Baby Boomers.

Clinic refuses to treat man who withheld Social Security number

2009-05-28T22:40:12Z

Clinic refuses to treat man who withheld Social Security number (seattlepi.com)
YAKIMA, Wash. -- With identity theft on the upswing, Aram Langhans thought he was simply being prudent when he asked the Yakima Heart Center to remove his SSI number from its files. He didn't realize it would lead the clinic to deny him treatment.

Gulf Bank First to complete migration to EMV chip-enabled MasterCard debit cards in Kuwait (Mena Report)
Gulf Bank today announced that it has completed its migration to EMV chip-enabled Debit MasterCard cards. This migration is ahead of the Central Bank of Kuwait s deadline for all payment cards to be EMV chip-enabled by the beginning of June 2009.

Man admits lying on applications for emergency flood aid (The

2009-05-27T00:05:04Z

Man admits lying on applications for emergency flood aid (The Gazette)
Robert Henderson, 48, of Atlanta, has admitted to lying on applications for emergency flood aid, the U.S. Attorneys Office for Iowa's Northern District has announced.Henderson pleaded guilty May 18 to one count each of disaster benefits fraud and fraudulent use of a Social Security number, Assistant U.S. Attorney Ian Thornhill said. Henderson admitted submitting an application to the Federal ...

Stimulus Checks for Certain Americans to Arrive by June 4 (KARK Little Rock)
Some Arkansans should keep a close eye on the mailbox over the next week-and-a-half. Beneficiaries of Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Railroad Retirement Board are set to receive economic stimulus payments by June 4.

No SS number, no service at Yakima clinic (KOMO Seattle)

2009-05-26T23:20:05Z

No SS number, no service at Yakima clinic (KOMO Seattle)
According to state and federal regulators, private insurance companies have moved away from using Social Security numbers for patient identification. But health care providers in the Yakima Valley say they routinely collect them as "backup" in the event that patients' insurance doesn't pay the claim.

Borrowing from Social Security (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
With all the discussion about Social Security reform, I have a few questions: Has anyone ever wondered why borrowing Social Security funds was ever allowed?

State misdirects Social Security numbers (Daily Record)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) New Jersey officials have warned nearly 30,000 unemployed residents that their Social Security numbers may have been sent to the wrong place.

Social Security Recipients Urged to Go Direct Deposit (WebCPA) The

2009-05-26T22:40:09Z

Social Security Recipients Urged to Go Direct Deposit (WebCPA)
The Treasury Department is advising Social Security check recipients who live in hurricane- and other disaster-prone areas to switch to direct deposit as hurricane season gets underway along the Gulf Coast and Eastern seaboard states and severe weather continues to impact other regions of the country.

'Red Dawn' redux: Russia begins massive military modernization effort (The Christian Science Monitor)
Some 36,000 officers are expected to be cut this year and many Soviet-era 'phantom divisions' eliminated. But will the economic crisis undercut reforms?

The Medicare, Social Security Bankruptcies We Need (Washington Post) When

2009-05-26T06:05:06Z

The Medicare, Social Security Bankruptcies We Need (Washington Post)
When the trustees of Social Security and Medicare recently reported on the economic status of these programs, the news coverage was universally glum. The recession had made everything worse. "Social Security, Medicare Face Insolvency Sooner," headlined the Wall Street Journal. Actually, these reports were good news. Better would have been: "Social Security, Medicare Risk Bankruptcy in 2010."

Fix is hard for Medicare, Social Security finances (INO News)
(AP:WASHINGTON) There is no easy fix for Medicare and Social Security, the main benefit programs for America's growing elderly population. Medicare and Social Security will go broke sooner rather than later because of the recession.

Social sites pose business security risks, say experts (Mail and Guardian)
Social network sites, such as Facebook, pose risks to the information security of businesses and other organisations, a technology law expert said on Monday.

Sassa officials in court for fraud (Independent Online) Two SA

2009-05-25T00:05:03Z

Sassa officials in court for fraud (Independent Online)
Two SA Social Security Agency members have appeared in separate Limpopo courts for allegedly defrauding the agency of more than R100 000.

Security Fix Live (Washington Post)
Security Fix blogger Brian Krebs answers your technology questions and offers ways to protect yourself from online security threats.

State sends thousands of Social Security numbers to wrong former

2009-05-24T23:20:06Z

State sends thousands of Social Security numbers to wrong former employer (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Times Staff Report INDIANAPOLIS | The Department of Workforce Development is notifying approximately 4,500 unemployment recipients concerning the accidental disclosure of their Social Security number to the incorrect employer.

Consumer Board Dislikes Plan To Access Accounts With SSNs (Times Newsweekly)
The New York State Consumer Protection Board (CPB) has filed notice of its serious concerns regarding plans proposed by utilities to provide customers remote access to their utility account numbers utilizing Social Security numbers as the sole

Police Blotter: Saturday, May 23, 2009 (Odessa American) Numbered addresses

2009-05-24T22:35:58Z

Police Blotter: Saturday, May 23, 2009 (Odessa American)
Numbered addresses of locations where crimes occur are rounded to the nearest hundred block. >> An Odessa woman reported someone she knew entered her home, assaulted her and took three Social Security cards worth a total of $45 at 4 a.m. Thursday in the 1100 block of Harris Street.

Facebook payments: Think virtual (CNET)
It looks like Facebook will be launching a virtual currency instead of a transaction platform. The reasons are complicated, but the goals and possibilities for the social site are much loftier.

India wants social security pact with US (rediff.com) "We are

2009-05-23T06:00:13Z

India wants social security pact with US (rediff.com)
"We are interested in a social security dialogue. We have discussed with the US side on the conclusion of what is called a totalisation of agreement by our IT companies," India's new envoy to the US Meera Shankar said at a reception hosted in her honour by the US-India Business Council.

Social Security Administration will move to Dishman Road (Beaumont Enterprise)
The Beaumont office of the Social Security Administration will leave its Eastex Freeway digs for a new building when it is completed this summer.

Plumas Lake man guilty of brokerage fraud (Plumas Lake Life)

2009-05-23T00:05:09Z

Plumas Lake man guilty of brokerage fraud (Plumas Lake Life)
A Plumas Lake man who sometimes used cartoon character names to open phony accounts at brokerage firms pleaded guilty to fraud Thursday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento. Michael Largent, 23, is facing a maximum 20-year prison sentence for mail and

Sassa officials in court for fraud (Independent Online)
Two SA Social Security Agency members have appeared in separate Limpopo courts for allegedly defrauding the agency of more than R100 000.

State misdirects Social Security numbers (Daily Record) TRENTON, N.J. (AP)

2009-05-22T23:20:05Z

State misdirects Social Security numbers (Daily Record)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) New Jersey officials have warned nearly 30,000 unemployed residents that their Social Security numbers may have been sent to the wrong place.

Ind. agency sends private data to wrong companies (FOX 28 South Bend)
Associated Press - May 22, 2009 1:24 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Department of Workforce Development sent the social security numbers of about 4,500 out-of-work residents to the wrong...

Payout expected to be delivered by June 4 (Boulder City

2009-05-22T22:35:45Z

Payout expected to be delivered by June 4 (Boulder City Home News)
There has been a lot of talk around the center regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act which President Obama signed into law on Feb. 17. A small part of this plan includes a one-time payment of $250 to certain individuals who are currently receiving Social Security payments. It was recently announced that the Social Security Administration believes that all eligible participants ...

Social Security Recipients Urged to Go Direct Deposit (WebCPA)
The Treasury Department is advising Social Security check recipients who live in hurricane- and other disaster-prone areas to switch to direct deposit as hurricane season gets underway along the Gulf Coast and Eastern seaboard states and severe weather continues to impact other regions of the country.

Police blotter: Disability checks stolen (The Salisbury Post) Disability checks

2009-05-21T00:05:05Z

Police blotter: Disability checks stolen (The Salisbury Post)
Disability checks stolenJohn Matthew Dwyer, 47, reported an acquaintance stole his Social Security disability checks while he was in custody of the Ro ...

Security breach affects 5/3 Bank users (WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids)
Fifth Third Bank is informing some customers through letters in the mail that there has been a security breach at a third-party company that provides processing services.

Sullivan man indicted for fraud against VA, Social Security (The Champaign News-Gazette)
URBANA A Sullivan man has been indicted by a federal grand jury of defrauding the Social Security Administration and Department of Veterans Affairs of approximately $280,000. Robert J. Warren, 44, is tentatively scheduled to be tried in July. He was arrested Monday and appeared Tuesday in Urbana before U.S. Magistrate Judge David G. Bernthal, who released Warren pending trial.

National Archives Loses Hard Drive (Washington Post) The National Archives

2009-05-20T23:20:08Z

National Archives Loses Hard Drive (Washington Post)
The National Archives lost a computer hard drive containing a large amount of sensitive data from the Clinton administration, including Social Security numbers, addresses, and Secret Service and White House operating procedures, congressional officials said yesterday.

State's clerical error exposed Social Security numbers (The Record and Herald News)
The personal information of up to 2,800 unemployed New Jersey residents may have been compromised.

Over a Million California Workers Denied Social Security (NBC Bay

2009-05-20T05:55:06Z

Over a Million California Workers Denied Social Security (NBC Bay Area)
More than a million public workers in California who qualify for social security won't get benefits when they retire.

Social Security Numbers Sent to Wrong Place (WCBS 880 New York)
New Jersey officials have warned nearly 30,000 unemployed residents that their Social Security numbers may have been sent to the wrong place. READ MORE >>

Fraud Alert: Stimulus Check - In the Mail? (North Fort

2009-05-19T00:05:12Z

Fraud Alert: Stimulus Check - In the Mail? (North Fort Myers Neighbor)
The scammers are at it again; they have taken the $250 stimulus check many seniors qualify for by virtue of receiving Social Security, VA benefits or Railroad benefits.

Credit card fraud hitting close to home (The Taunton Gazette)
Taunton business owner's credit union falls victim to credit/debit card breach.

Panel OKs student tracking by Social Security number (The Lewiston

2009-05-18T23:20:08Z

Panel OKs student tracking by Social Security number (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
AUGUSTA (AP) - A legislative committee has unanimously endorsed a proposal to allow Maine to track student progress by Social Security number.

State's clerical error exposed Social Security numbers (The Record and Herald News)
The personal information of up to 2,800 unemployed New Jersey residents may have been compromised.

Israel's security: terror groups recruit online (China Daily)
JERUSALEM -- The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) warned on Monday that terrorist groups are attempting to recruit Israeli citizens via social networking sites on the Internet.

IC you: bugging the alien (The Japan Times) When the

2009-05-18T22:35:07Z

IC you: bugging the alien (The Japan Times)
When the Japanese government first issued alien registration cards (aka gaijin cards) in 1952, it had one basic aim in mind: to track "foreigners" (at that time, mostly Korean and Taiwanese stripped of Japanese colonial citizenship) who decided to stay in postwar Japan. Gaijin cards put foreigners in their place: Registry is from age 16, so from a young age they were psychologically alienated ...

Gulf Bank first to complete migration to EMV chip-enabled MasterCard debit cards in Kuwait (AME Info)
Gulf Bank announced that it has completed its migration to EMV chip-enabled Debit MasterCard cards.

Panel OKs student tracking by Social Security number (The Lewiston

2009-05-17T05:50:08Z

Panel OKs student tracking by Social Security number (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
AUGUSTA (AP) - A legislative committee has unanimously endorsed a proposal to allow Maine to track student progress by Social Security number.

Sullivan man accused of defrauding Social Security, VA (The Champaign News-Gazette)
URBANA A Sullivan man has been indicted by a federal grand jury of defrauding the Social Security Administration and Department of Veterans Affairs of approximately $280,000. Robert J. Warren, 44, is tentatively scheduled to be tried in July. He was arrested Monday and appeared Tuesday in Urbana before U.S. Magistrate Judge David G. Bernthal, who released Warren pending trial.

Ripoff: Social Security and California Teachers (NBC San Diego)
Over a million public employees in California who qualify for Social Security directly or indirectly through their spouses won t get the benefits when they retire. They include firefighters,...

Lumberton police chief convicted of Katrina fraud (The Meridian Star)

2009-05-17T00:00:10Z

Lumberton police chief convicted of Katrina fraud (The Meridian Star)
A jury found the Chief of Police of Lumberton, guilty on all eight counts of a Katrina fraud indictment in U.S. District Court Friday.

Syracuse postal worker sentenced for worker's comp fraud (WSTM NBC3 Central New York)
A Syracuse postal worker has been sentenced to five years of probation and four months of home confinement for worker's compensation fraud.

Report: PennDOT values customers over security (Daily Local News)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) In its zeal to provide good customer service, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has ignored its own security procedures and issued fraudulent driver's licenses that may jeopardize public safety, according to a report released Tuesday.

Social Security 'Problems' Are 'Misplaced Scare Tactics' and Media Missing

2009-05-16T23:20:10Z

Social Security 'Problems' Are 'Misplaced Scare Tactics' and Media Missing Story of Solvency, Says Former ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
The reports on the supposed problems of Social Security based on the Social Security Administration's report today are "totally misplaced," asserts former U.S. House Aging Committee Director Bob Weiner.

More Social Security Pages (Heritage Foundation)
"There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long-range risks of comfortable inaction." "We are increasingly concerned about inaction on the financial challenges facing the Social Security and Medicare programs.

Park security sparks anger (Express and Star) Residents who have

2009-05-16T22:30:50Z

Park security sparks anger (Express and Star)
Residents who have been campaigning for years to have Cannock Park locked up at night are enraged they were not informed that a survey about the future of its security was taking place.

Security Breach: What You Need to Know (WREG-TV Memphis)
2008 security breach still impacting debit and credit card users

Social Security ignored Tucson company's problems (The Arizona Republic) SCOPE's

2009-05-15T00:00:08Z

Social Security ignored Tucson company's problems (The Arizona Republic)
SCOPE's bookkeeping was so lax that an outside accounting firm couldn't make sense of its books in 2005.

Porn name game leaves tweeps exposed (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
A web security expert is warning people to be careful with what personal information they divulge on social networking sites after the latest suspected identity fraud hits Twitter.

Man pleads guilty in passport fraud case (Portsmouth Herald)
CONCORD and#8212; A non-citizen who tried to obtain a U.S. passport at the National Passport Center in Portsmouth pleaded guilty late Friday to passport fraud.

More Social Security Pages (Heritage Foundation) "There are risks and

2009-05-14T23:20:07Z

More Social Security Pages (Heritage Foundation)
"There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long-range risks of comfortable inaction." "We are increasingly concerned about inaction on the financial challenges facing the Social Security and Medicare programs.

Social Security 'Problems' Are 'Misplaced Scare Tactics' and Media Missing Story of Solvency, Says Former ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
The reports on the supposed problems of Social Security based on the Social Security Administration's report today are "totally misplaced," asserts former U.S. House Aging Committee Director Bob Weiner.

Man gets prison term for theft of checkbook, wallet (Fond

2009-05-14T22:30:21Z

Man gets prison term for theft of checkbook, wallet (Fond du Lac Reporter)
A Fond du Lac man who stole a womans checkbook, drivers license, credit cards and Social Security card will spend two years in prison.

Four state agencies to try out national ID (Manila Standard Today)
FOUR state agencies led by the Government Service Insurance System and the Social Security System will spearhead the implementation of a national ID system covering the bureaucracy.

Recession Hits Social Security Projections (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)

2009-05-14T05:50:07Z

Recession Hits Social Security Projections (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
Doomsday for Social Security and Medicare has come a little closer, thanks to the deep recession. The costs of administering Social Security are now expected to exceed tax revenues in 2016, a year earlier than expected, and the trust funds for the program are now projected to run out in 2037, four years earlier than envisioned a year ago. The $468 billion Medicare program is in worse shape, with ...

Social Security and Medicare finances worsen (AP via Yahoo! News)
Social Security and Medicare are fading even faster under the weight of the recession, heading for insolvency years sooner than previously expected, the government warned Tuesday. Social Security will start paying out more in benefits than it collects in taxes in 2016, a year sooner than projected last year, and the giant trust fund will be depleted by 2037, four years sooner, trustees reported.

Dead Woman Gets Federal Stimulus Check (KMGH 7 Denver) Millions

2009-05-13T00:00:07Z

Dead Woman Gets Federal Stimulus Check (KMGH 7 Denver)
Millions of Americans on Social Security are receiving $250 checks as part of the president's stimulus plan -- including a woman who died more than 40 years ago.

Blotter: Los Gatos resident's Social Security Card stolen (San Jose Mercury News)
Identity theft On April 26 at 2:18 p.m. on Terreno De Flores Circle. A resident's Social Security card was stolen and used fraudulently.

Social Security Reform Could Be on the Horizon (Financial Planning.com)

2009-05-12T23:20:05Z

Social Security Reform Could Be on the Horizon (Financial Planning.com)
Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue thinks the long-delayed discussion about reforming the government insurance program could be taken up as early as next year.

Statement of U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis following Social Security and Medicare Board of Trustees meeting - ... (U.S. Department of Labor)
U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis released a statement after today's Social Security and Medicare Board of Trustees meeting stating that today's report is a wake-up call and reminder of the importance to ensure that this social safety-net is available to all Americans and future generations.

Recycling effort leads to release of Big Isle prisoners' personal information (Honolulu Advertiser)
HILO A Puna man was given a four-page copy of the terms of his supervised release and on the back were the names of 154 current and former Hawaii Community Correctional Center inmates, with Social Security numbers, system identification numbers, security class and scheduled released date all confidential information.

Social Security, Medicare report cards due Tuesday (Market Watch) Trustees

2009-05-12T22:26:31Z

Social Security, Medicare report cards due Tuesday (Market Watch)
Trustees of the nation s two biggest entitlement programs will issue their annual report on the financial health of Social Security and Medicare on Tuesday, and some analysts are predicting that the programs trust funds will run out of money earlier than projected a year ago.

'Misery breeds violence' in Haiti's seaside slum (CNN)
Roudeline Lamy was 23 when she was shot in the stomach. The impact of the bullet sent the small baby she was holding tumbling to the ground.

Denied Social Security applicants with '240K' permits called back (Saipan Tribune)
The Social Security Administration office on Saipan is calling back all 240K CNMI immigration permit holders whose applications for Social Security cards were not accepted or denied starting January.