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Wednesday, June 14, 2006
 
 

Possible identity theft for 1300 Oregon tax payers

 
 

This security breach hits a little to close to home:

Porn-surfing hits taxpayer IDs
Security breach - More than 1,300 people face identity theft after a state employee let in data-stealing spyware

Last night the 10 o'clock news said that the Oregon Department of Revenue would be sending letters to the individuals at risk.  I'm an Oregonian and I'm hoping I didn't make the list. It was rather amusing when the news station asked random Portland citizens their thoughts on the matter and they were more aghast with the fact that a Department of Revenue employee was surfing porn at work! Amazing... what is it going to take to wake up the public so they see the root of this identity theft problem?