Crooks have new chances as websites grow more complex
Cyber crooks are increasingly targeting the growing array of Web applications -- everything from interactive maps to stock tickers -- potentially giving them access to the credit card and Social...
View ArticleGiving credit to the right Dr. Wong: Seeking a unique ID for scientists
Which D. K. Wong gets credit for the next miracle cure? Is it Daniel Keith Wong, Danny Karl Wong, or Danellia Kay Wong? Scientists and publishers are trying to develop a new identity system — similar...
View ArticleSmart phones easily invaded, researchers find
Security researchers Nick DePetrillo and Don Bailey have discovered a seven-digit numerical code that can unlock all kinds of secrets about you. It's your phone number.
View ArticleNew ID theft targets kids' SS numbers
(AP) -- The latest form of identity theft doesn't depend on stealing your Social Security number. Now thieves are targeting your kid's number long before the little one even has a bank account.
View ArticlePrognosis guarded for Medicare and Social Security
(AP) -- Medicare and Social Security - the foundation of a secure retirement - are facing strains from an aging population and an economy that can't seem to get out of low gear.
View ArticleOutside help for social security
(PhysOrg.com) -- Professor proposes an idea that would address both the problems of illegal immigration and Social Security.
View ArticleChild's 'mental number line' affects memory for numbers
As children in Western cultures grow, they learn to place numbers on a mental number line, with smaller numbers to the left and spaced further apart than the larger numbers on the right. Then the...
View ArticleProposed Social Security benefit cuts won't reduce deficit, expert says
Recent calls to cut Social Security benefits are grounded in misinformation and misunderstanding, says Merton C. Bernstein, LLB, a nationally recognized expert on Social Security.
View ArticleUniversity posts info of 40K students
(AP) -- The Social Security numbers, grades and other personal information of more than 40,000 former University of Hawaii students were posted online for nearly a year before being removed this week,...
View ArticleQuantifying fragmentation of medical information
It's widely recognized that fragmentation of medical information is a problem in health care, but the extent of the problem and how many patients may be at risk haven't been well quantified. In a new...
View ArticleSoon the government check won't be in the mail
(AP) -- Before too long, the government check will no longer be in the mail. Officials have settled on the dates when millions of people will no longer be able to get their Social Security and other...
View ArticleWhat you pay for Medicare won't cover your costs
(AP) -- You paid your Medicare taxes all those years and think you deserve your money's worth: full benefits after you retire.
View ArticleReady or not, first baby boomers enter retirement age
The first baby boomers will turn 65 in 2011, but is this generation truly ready to leave the workforce?
View ArticleIllinois income tax increase a missed opportunity for tax reform
Already under fire for raising taxes on individuals and businesses, the state Legislature missed a major opportunity to update the Illinois tax structure, says a University of Illinois law professor.
View ArticleYoung people now take longer to join adult life
A research study by the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), in collaboration with the State University of Campinas (Brazil), shows that young Spanish people were by 2001 taking six years longer...
View ArticleStudy links social security improvements to longer life span
New findings from researchers at New York Medical College suggest that when Social Security benefits are improved, people over the age of 65 benefit most, and may even live longer.
View ArticleArt contest draws Google into another privacy flap
(AP) -- Google Inc. thought it was doing a good deed last month when it opened an annual art contest to more kids across the United States. The gesture instead has turned into another opportunity for...
View ArticleTargeted nature of email breach worries experts
Think twice next time you get an email from Chase or Citi asking you to log in to your credit card account. The bank may not have sent it.
View ArticleSophisticated cyber thieves behind Epsilon attack
An online marketing firm hit by what may be one of the biggest data thefts ever was the victim of "highly sophisticated cyber thieves," according to its parent company.
View ArticleTargeted phishing scams could rise after Epsilon data breach
A wave of alert emails has been distributed over the last few days as Epsilon, one of the nation's largest marketing services, deals with what could end up being one of the largest data breaches in...
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