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Personally Identifiable Information Identity Fraud

McGlinchey Stafford

Identifying and preventing synthetic identity fraud

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While preventing fraud has always been a key challenge for businesses in any industry, the task has been made even more difficult by the prevalence of online sales and the increasing sophistication of fraudsters. As states...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Perils: The Real Threat of Synthetic Identity Fraud

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Synthetic identity fraud (SIF) is a recent phenomenon that scammers have used to circumvent the increasing awareness of traditional identity fraud. Instead of stealing a real person’s identity as with traditional identity...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2019 #3

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GandCrab Ransomware Backers Working on New Ransomware REvil - We previously reported that the criminals behind the GandCrab Ransomware were retiring, and that a patch was discovered and companies are urged to implement the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Federal Reserve White Paper on Synthetic Identity Payments Fraud—A Growing Problem in the U.S. That Affects Consumers, Businesses,...

In the Federal Reserve’s July 11, 2019 White Paper, “Synthetic Identity Fraud in the U.S. Payment System, A Review of Causes and Contributing Factors,” the authors conclude that synthetic identity fraud is a serious and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

HIPAA Breach Results in a $4,500,000 Class Action Settlement

Community Health System, one of the largest health systems in the United States, has agreed to pay $4,500,000 to settle claims made against it arising from a 2014 data breach. The data breach, believed to be caused by malware...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

IRS shuts down electronic filing PIN program

Last week, the IRS announced that the electronic filing personal identification number tool (e-file PIN), used by taxpayers to verify their signature on their tax filings, “is no longer available.”...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #6 – Protecting your child’s identity

I have spent some time over the past few weeks concentrating on steps individuals can take to protect their privacy and identity. But how do you protect your child’s identity?...more

Cozen O'Connor

Check the White Pages for Personal Information: Massachusetts Decision Highlights the Expansion of Consumer Privacy Litigation

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Last week, in Tyler v. Michaels Stores, Inc., the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts responded to certified questions presented by the district court and interpreted a Massachusetts statute to reflect the state’s...more

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