ID Theft - It's YOU that's at risk!
Once again people are at risk from Identity Theft.
The Iowa Department of Education web site got hacked - GED applicants files were compromised.
"The GED web application includes names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers of individuals who obtained a GED from Iowa between 1965 and 2002.
Question: Who is affected?
Answer: Individuals who obtained a GED from Iowa between 1965 and 2002. The application contains approximately 160,000 records, but at this point in the investigation it is estimated that no more than 600 records may have been viewed. "
Sure, I really believe that they know what files were "viewed"! Isn't that a great term for compromised, stolen, highjacked, absconded with, or even TAKEN!
Of course, recently 25 MILLION military files were compromised, bank card holder files have been "viewed", terrorists have used people's identities to commit acts of violence, illegal immigrats work under assumed names which are obtained by stealing the "real" persons identity.
We are at war!
No not in Iraq and not against terrorists, this is a war against the people of the United States! Of course, it is the one war for which we were not prepared! Now we ae paying the price for our indifference and over 50 million Americans a year have some part of their identity compromised.
At Iowa State University we have launched several classes and seminars on ID theft prevention. I and my co-author Michael McCoy have also written a book "Who is You? The Coming Epidemic of Identity Theft".
We are working with colleagues around the country and the world on this issue. We are also working on a National Science Foundation NSF grant and working with the Principal Financial Group on a major ID Theft education and training program.
Stay tuned for more news!