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criminal hackers continue to move to the plate . security professionals are fighting, and sometimes losing battle. Here the value of a week of hacks:
Lexis Nexis, which owns ChoicePoint, a broker of information that I recently blogged about it was hacked in 2005 was just hacked again this week. Friday, LexisNexis Group has notified more than 32,000 people that their information may have been stolen and used in a credit card scam that involved the names of flying, birth dates and Social Security numbers to establish accounts fake credit card. Cybercriminals broke into the boxes USPS letters of companies contained database LexisNexis information, according to a breach notification letter sent by LexisNexis t 
CNET reports that hackers broke into FAA air traffic control systems, too. Attackers compromise a public computer facing the FAA and used to access personally identifiable information, such as Social Security numbers, for 48,000 current and former employees of the FAA. In testimony House subcommittee oversight and government reform, it was said, "the FAA computer systems were hacked and as the FAA increases its dependence on modern networks based on IP, the risk the intentional disruption of commercial air traffic has increased. "
reports Computerworld that a hacker threatened to expose health data and is demanding $ 10 million. Good for him, bad for the Virginia Department of Health Professions. the alleged ransom note posted on the prescription monitoring program Site Virginia DHP said the attacker had supported and encrypted 
The Register reports that botherders took control of 12 million new IP addresses in the first quarter of 2009, an increase of 50% since the last quarter of 2008, according to Internet security McAfee report. the superworm infamous Conficker has held all the titles, and makes a great contribution to the overall figure Windows PC compromise, but other malware strains collectively make a big contribution to this issue. McAfee Threat Report notes that the United States is home to 18% of infected botnet computers.
Although you can not do much about the others being irresponsible with your data, you can protect your identity, to a degree. Consider investing in identity theft protection and always keep your Internet security software updated .
Robert Siciliano, identity theft speaker, discusses Ransomware.
Robert Siciliano is CEO of IDTheftSecurity.com, an expert on identity theft, professional speaker, security analyst, published author and television news correspondent. Siciliano works with Fortune 1000 and start-up companies as a consultant on product launches, branding, messaging, representation, SEO and media. the thoughts and advice of Siciliano on all these issues often appear in both television and print media news, including CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, FOX, Forbes and USA Today. He has 25 years of safety training as a member of the American Society for Industrial Security. He is the author of two books, including The Safety Minute: Living on high alert; How to take control of your personal safety and to prevent fraud . He also established a partnership with Uni-Ball to help raise awareness of the growing threat of identity theft and provide tips on how you can protect yourself.