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Security data breach equifax Equifax data leak could involve 143 million consumers Posted 25 minutes ago by Ron Miller (@ron_miller) Data leaks have become so commonplace that it’s incredibly easy to become numb to them, but credit reporting service Equifax announced a doozy today that when all is said and done could involve 143 million consumers. This is bad. It was a treasure trove of information for the bad guys out there and included Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver’s license numbers. As though that weren’t bad enough, 209,000 people had their credit card info...

Obamacare's main signup engine attracted just 6,200 new customers on its launch day and 51,000 after the first weekAt the same rate, the 6-month open enrollment period would sign up just 2 million Americans, including 14 states and D.C., which have their own insurance exchangesThe Congressional Budget Office says Obamacare needs at least 7 million customers to stay afloat financiallyNumerous Obama administration officials have denied seeing any enrollment figures at allMailOnline's sources are two Health and Human Services workers who have access to the data as it's crunchedTexas congressman says anemic national enrollment numbers are 'roughly the population of...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Many people signing up for health care in Florida through the Affordable Care Act have been shocked when they have to give proof of their credit score before they finish the process. Anne Packham, one of many people licensed by the state to help people navigate the government's website, said on Tuesday that the credit check occurs so providers can make an educated decision about who to insure.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Many people signing up for health care in Florida through the Affordable Care Act have been shocked when they have to give proof of their credit score before they finish the process. Anne Packham, one of many people licensed by the state to help people navigate the government's website, said on Tuesday that the credit check occurs so providers can make an educated decision about who to insure.

SALT LAKE CITY – An additional 750,000 people had their personal information stolen by hackers, state health officials said Monday after discovering that the thieves downloaded thousands more files of data than authorities initially believed. Officials originally estimated that about 24,000 people had their records stolen after a computer tracked to Eastern Europe infiltrated a server beginning March 30, then changed that number to 182,000 victims. Health officials now believe a total of nearly 900,000 people have had their personal data stolen. SUMMARY ARE YOU AT RISK?: About 280,000 victims had their Social Security numbers stolen and approximately 500,000 other...

I need to do a background check on someone...public records and criminal history. Will pay for a good search. I've looked at a lot of the web sites, but have read that some of them are scams. Has anyone used a good one? Any suggestions or insights? Should I just hire a private detective to do it? Thanks

Richfield Man Faces Identity Theft Charges A Richfield man is facing charges for stealing customers' identities while working at a bank mortgage processing office. Wells Fargo hired thirty-two-year-old Calvin Robinson through a temporary agency it says it believed was running run background checks on employees. Police say Robinson started stealing credit almost immediately after he was hired. Police say he confessed to some of the alleged crimes, but Robinson told KARE 11 he did nothing wrong. The agency said it runs background checks only when clients request the service. Wells Fargo, which fired Robinson after three days, had given him...