Identity Theft Hits Close To Home…

There have been a number of cases of “sensitive data” getting into the wrong hands and impacting the security of customers’ personal information lately.

Truth be told, it’s hitting close to home now…

Most recently, alerts have been posted for:

• Bank of America and Wachovia account holders
• Middle Tennessee State University students, faculty and alumni
• Time Warner’s current and past employeesEveryone’s stressing. No one feels safe anymore. People are placing blame everywhere you look.

  But hey, it happens.

  It even happened to ME!

  For the record, I am personally involved in a case right now where my credit card info and personal data were stolen and now my information resides in the hands of “bad people”. Yes, it’s scary. But I must deal with it, and life goes on. Period.

  Life isn’t perfect. It just isn’t.

  It’s happened before…

  • • Massive Information Theft Puts U.S. Employees/Soldiers at Risk

   

  • • Hackers Grab LexisNexis Info on 32,000 People

   

  • • 9.3 million ID theft victims last year

   

  • • Acxiom Hacked, Customer Information Exposed

   

  Sometimes, it even happens from WITHIN…

  • • Insiders, Not Hackers, Biggest Information Theft Risk

   

  • • Identity Theft Raises Questions About Security

   

  • • Suspect In AltaVista Hacking Case Works At Microsoft

   

  • • FBI Agent Charged With Hacking

   

  • • Private Data Left On Retired Computers

   

  It’s going to continue to happen…

  • • Reports Of Identity Theft Continue To Rise

   

  Life Goes On…
  I, for one, don’t think we should “fear” technology and all that comes with it. You’ve gotta admit, there are far greater things that have come from advancements in technology than there are detriments to such technology.

  So, to all the over-zealous complainers out there whining, “Oh, there they go again… losing sensitive personal information; not shredding personal information; abusing personal information; not patching holes in their software” (or whatever the case may be)…

  We live in America. A country run by Americans (well, mostly). Who are people. Who are NOT perfect. Who make mistakes. Who are not robots, OR computers, OR God…

  There will BE mistakes.

  And in America, the land of the free, theifs and robbers are finding new ways to steal valuable information.

  Deal with it. Life goes on.

  And in the words of Bobby McFerrin:
  “Don’t worry. Be happy.”