Identity Theft from Inmates Running The Prison

Are the inmates running the prison when access to computers by convicted criminals leads to the identity theft of innocent people? As a follow up to our popular series on identity theft by prison inmates , we share a brief story of at least a happy ending to an otherwise dismal indictment of information access by the wrong hands. It appears a former Massachusetts prisoner managed to without legal authorization gain access to 1,000 of the prison's current and past employees : "Janosko allegedly found a way to manipulate research computers so that he and other inmates could access files that contained the names, birth dates, phone numbers and Social Security numbers of more than 1,000 current and former prison employees, the DOJ reports." While the convict was ultimately caught and is awaiting conviction for his crimes, it causes us to wonder how an inmate would even be allowed access in the first place to internet research services containing highly sensitive personal information such as: Dates of Birth Social Security Numbers Phone Numbers So, our tip for today is to guard well your personal information as you really never know where it will wind up deposited online where unfortunately a resourceful criminal can exploit the profit motive to the detriment of your financial future & safety of your family. PS: Be a good friend or family member by passing this free tip along to help in preventing identity theft credit fraud from happening to someone you care about. This article may be published in it's entirety on your site. Article courtesy of

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This episode was published on Oct 11, 2008.

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