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Laptop With Data of South Carolina Health Insurance Pool Customers Stolen

Officials with the South Carolina Health Insurance Pool are investigating the theft of a laptop that contained Social Security numbers and names of people participating in the program, which provides insurance to people with pre-existing conditions. In a news release …

Weak Credit Card Security Makes U.S. a Prime Target for Hackers

The U.S. is the juiciest target for hackers hunting credit card information. And experts say incidents like the recent data theft at Target’s stores will get worse before they get better. That’s in part because U.S. credit and debit cards …