Thread: FEDERAL EMPLOYEE DATA STOLEN!

Someone I know personally just found out 50k in military federal loans were taken out in their name and distributed in January 2015. They found out because the loans were consolidated automatically and became overdue since the monthly payment went up.

They've never been in the military.

Scary story KKZN. Sounds like it's about time to deep six the technology as far as banking is concerned and move back to paper. I'm of the opinion it would be more secure for the individual.

FS

Originally Posted by FogSailing

Scary story KKZN. Sounds like it's about time to deep six the technology as far as banking is concerned and move back to paper. I'm of the opinion it would be more secure for the individual.

FS

My current bank just sent me my new cards with the "CAC-like" chip in it. (Credit cards have also been reissued with this technology.) I want to know when POS machines are going to be mandated by law to meet the new requirement.

Interesting! My credit union just reissued my credit card with a chip in it yesterday. I was wondering what sparked that since they never mentioned they were doing that.

Lots of wierdness going on out there. We received a letter from Federal BC asking us to verify a list of prescriptions received by us? Odd thing was that several of them were prescribed by a Doctor we have never seen. Also, my spouse received a scam phone call from "Internal Revenue Service" . Call was for Angela Hoov? Not even close! When ask whom was calling they responded this is Officer Ravi!

New CCs with the chips are intended to minimize the bank's/credit union's losses, no?

The dismaying probabilities created by the decisions in the management levels in OPM are mainly individual pain from blackmail and identity theft and damage to the country's national security it would seem. And this has been ongoing. And expanding.

But since it's government, with everyone in the management chain having ensured anonymity or spreading the decisions that constrained the IT professionals from making protection the highest priority, only bruised egos and a transfer or two will result. Anyone know of major firings/demotions/prosecutions?

Appreciate the heads up on the prescriptions. The IRS scams have been out there a long time but the prescription drug scam sounds worrisome...I guess they also have all our health records...sheesh

FS