Social Security News

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

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:05:05 -0500

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

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:20:09 -0500

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)

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:50:52 -0500

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)

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:25:04 -0500

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

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:05:04 -0500

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

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:20:10 -0500

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

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:50:45 -0500

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)

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:20:06 -0500

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

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:05:06 -0500

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

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:20:10 -0500

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

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:46:30 -0500

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

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:05:05 -0500

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)

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:20:11 -0500

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

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:41:15 -0500

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

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:15:16 -0500

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?