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Hackers Aren't Only Threat to Privacy

Ben Worthen, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on June 23, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Sophisticated hackers aren’t the only ones gaining access to sensitive data on the Internet. A large amount of personal information is being left exposed or poorly protected by companies and governments. The number of identity-theft victims in the U.S. jumped 12 percent to 11.1 million in 2009, according to research company Javelin Strategy & Research.

800,000 Doctors Warned About Stolen Personal Information

Jacob Goldstein, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 14, 2009 at 4:06 pm PT

Hey, docs: Someone stole your data. The Blue Cross Blue and Blue Shield Association is warning about 800,000 doctors (nearly every practicing physician in the country) that a laptop containing some of their personal information was stolen, the Chicago Tribune reports.