As Kids Go Online, Identify Theft Claims More Victims

More Usage, More Risk

 Children ages 8-18 spend an average of 10-plus hours per day on a variety of media, according to a recent study from the Kaiser Foundation, making it more important than ever to be aware of the risks involved.

 According to Norton’s Online Family Report from 2010, 41 percent of children have had an anonymous person try to add them as a friend on a social networking site, 63 percent of kids have responded to online scams and 77 percent of kids have downloaded a virus.

The FTC says the mid-teens is a good benchmark age for when parents should begin looking into their child’s credit.

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Medical Identity Theft: The Harsh Reality

PriceWaterhouseCooper put out a scathing report saying the health industry is under-prepared to address the data-protection needs of patients. The apparent lack has been a poor culture of security within the industry, with over half of the providers surveyed reporting they had some sort of issue with information getting loose when it shouldn't have, and 2/3 indicating that this was the direct result of an inside job.

The harsh reality is that without some sort of protection put in place, it can be just as dangerous to go to the doctor as not when we need medical attention.

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Most Recent Data Breach Affects Millions of Military Personnel

According to the source, the records of 4.9 million former military personnel and their closest of kin were stolen from a truck in San Antonio, Texas. The data back-up tapes stolen had electronic health records stretching back to 1992 until September 7 of this year, the news provider noted. The source explained that the backup tapes disappeared on September 14.

All of the records were through the federal TRICARE health provider, one that services military and government personnel exclusively use.

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