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Private patient information stolen from Northwestern used in massive identity theft
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:05:05 -0600 (CST)
http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/2123042,identity-theft-ring-bust-women-032510.article By Kara Spak Staff Reporter Suntimes.com March 25, 2010 Unlocked file cabinets of patient information on three floors of Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Customers who didn't check their credit card statements. All created a ripe environment for a small crew of bandits to steal hundreds of identities then spend more than $300,000 on items charged from stores like Jared the Galleria of Jewelry, Victoria's Secret and Lowe's, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said Thursday. Some of the ill-gotten purchases were resold for cash, Dart said. Others were posted on Facebook, the perpetrators preening in new jewelry and clothing, he said. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Register now for HITBSecConf2010 - Dubai, the premier deep-knowledge network security event in the GCC, featuring keynote speakers John Viega and Matt Watchinski! http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2010dxb/
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