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Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
A perfectly dubious trifecta and it ain't over yet!View - Promote - Comment - May 18th 2008 22:55
Well Lifelock has now collected lawsuit number three. Lifelocks claims have jumped up to bite the company in the butt. Once again it is be...Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
So now its a crime to be a victim?
Every time I think I have seen the most unbelievable case of identity theft, something new comes along. How's this for unbelievable. You a...Arthur Webster Of course we are getting dumber, Jeunelle, Haven't you realised that it is in the interest of every politician to ensure that he is more inteligent...
Apr 23rd 03:10Cheryl Baumgartner There is actually a show to that effect here called "Are you smarter than a 5th grader?" I'm embarrassed to say the contestants are dumb as posts. B...
Apr 23rd 08:03View - Promote - View all 9 comments » - Comment » - Apr 22nd 2008 10:55Jane F. Lmao Cheryl stop....... I did see that show, it is pretty sad to watch and it hurts my eyes. Another Reality Show that hurts my eyes is Flavor Flav &...
Apr 23rd 19:44Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Texas Attorney General Announces Judgement agaisnt CVS PharmacyView - Promote - Comment - Apr 6th 2008 21:43
As you all know The Texas AG is very proactive in fighting against Identity theft. He will take on anyone he feels is not doing the job in prote...Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Who has access to the information others hold?View - Promote - Comment - Apr 5th 2008 08:58
Let's talk a bit about information security. We don't think about this subject enough. It is at best an after thought for most business ow...Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Latest on LifeLock
For the latest information on LifeLock. It seems that LifeLock has gotten on the bad side of Experian and is now facing a lawsuit alleging Fraud...View - Promote - View all 1 comments » - Comment » - Feb 21st 2008 13:55Cheryl Baumgartner New suit filed against Lifelock in Arizona. This time it is a class action suit. The link is in the edited original post.
Mar 31st 09:29Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Information for Canadian ID theft victims from the London Free PressView - Promote - Comment - Mar 24th 2008 07:59
The London Free Press released an article addressing the issue of identity theft from a Canadian point of view. Although America seems to be the...Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Thank you Jeff
I just have to share this link sent to me by Peaceful. For those of you who think it's only about your credit cards and bank accounts. Her...Cheryl Baumgartner I don't know which is worse the dead being alive or the living being dead!
Mar 18th 11:55Jeff Greene Imagine waking up on an autopsy table... I'd say that would be one hell of a shock for all concerned! :)
Mar 18th 12:21View - Promote - View all 4 comments » - Comment » - Mar 18th 2008 11:02Cheryl Baumgartner Now that is something I'll just leave alone. I can't imagine that one!
Mar 18th 13:03Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
It's Education Day!
Alright now you can calm down. Actually it seems that overnight into today it has been educational entities with the breaches. In Jefferson C...Jeff Greene When it comes to carelessness and outright imbecility NOBODY can beat those people who already think they are smart because they teach others... ...
Feb 12th 12:47View - Promote - View all 2 comments » - Comment » - Feb 12th 2008 12:36Cheryl Baumgartner It's amazing that people still don't get it. Perhaps when all of the students get wind of and understand FACTA and come back with a class action laws...
Feb 12th 13:03Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Even the righteous fall victim to security breaches!View - Promote - Comment - Feb 3rd 2008 16:01
For those who think that somehow, somewhere there is someone safe from security breach it is time to think again. Even the Catholic Church can s...Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Doctor loses flash drive with patient informationView - Promote - Comment - Feb 2nd 2008 09:34
A teeny tiny little flash drive could end up being the source of embarrassment for thousands of couples. A doctor at Minnesota's Reproductive Me...Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
California passed Identity Theft billView - Promote - Comment - Feb 2nd 2008 09:22
The state of California has passed an identity theft bill that could make local prosecutors more aggressive in handling identity theft issues. T...Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Hello this is the IRS calling
Your phone rings and Mr Doe from the Internal Revenue Service is calling. It seems the check that the IRS sent you has been returned. Mr D...Jeff Greene I am amazed that people will fall for this one, and they are likely to seniors... That's a sad fact, Cheryl... One that makes me wonder just how cold...
Jan 29th 10:48Cheryl Baumgartner Unfortunately many people will fall for the "Check was returned line" They think it's perfectly plausible that the check sent out by the IRS and retu...
Jan 29th 11:04View - Promote - View all 3 comments » - Comment » - Jan 29th 2008 10:41Jeff Greene LOL ! Honestly, Cheryl the IRS and The Federal Reserve ( is not a government agency, btw) were created with the idea that it was easier to rob pe...
Jan 29th 11:18Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Man finds his own personal info dumpedView - Promote - Comment - Jan 26th 2008 17:41
Now here's a breach for you. Imagine finding your own personal information in a dumpster used by a business you have frequented. It happen...Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Local school districts could be giving your child's personal information to a third party without your permission!
The State of Texas has shown a serious lack of common sense. While we probably have the most determined Attorney General in the U.S. when it com...Jenny Stewart And is this legal to collect information on minors? I know in recent years Texas has become a little bit "special" in the way they deal with thing, b...
Jan 17th 21:23View - Promote - View all 2 comments » - Comment » - Jan 17th 2008 13:34Cheryl Baumgartner So was everyone else I guess. But they are not only allowing this but encouraging it under the guise of "furthering education". This is something th...
Jan 17th 22:00Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Well here we go again
The Texas Attorney General has proven time and time again that he will lay the smackdown on businesses that do not protect personal information. ...Cheryl Baumgartner Actually he started this trend last year in the wake of new laws that enabled him to go after these businesses.
Jan 11th 14:16Stupid Girlfriend privacy who's got it anymore have you heard the guy on the radio giving out his social security number? Reta
Jan 12th 16:12View - Promote - View all 7 comments » - Comment » - Jan 10th 2008 20:13Cheryl Baumgartner Yes Reta I have. There's actually been two of them and both of them have ad their identities stolen. That whole set up annoys me because it reinforc...
Jan 12th 17:54Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Starting the year off with a bang!View - Promote - Comment - Jan 5th 2008 06:34
It is now 2008 and ID thieves are starting the year off with a bang. January 5th and already 5 reported breaches affecting 8,700 comfirmed recor...Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
ID theft is Down according to the FTC-Why Worry?View - Promote - Comment - Dec 26th 2007 07:50
Yes the reported number of Identity theft cases dropped this year, but you do need to worry. According to Attrition.org the number of repo...Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
December is Identity Theft Awareness MonthView - Promote - Comment - Dec 1st 2007 18:51
That's right. Identity theft is so bad that they had to dedicate a month to raising awareness of this crime. The purpose is to clear up th...Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
News: Undisclosed number of names along with medical information on compromised computerView - Promote - Comment - Nov 28th 2007 13:36
Officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are investigating a computer security breach involving sensitive patient information that may have been accesse...Cheryl Baumgartner Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Why is identity theft exploding in America?View - Promote - Comment - Oct 31st 2007 22:12
The answer is our demand for labor coupled with legislation placed on businesses to "qualify" potential employees as legally allowed to work here. Ame...