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States probing massive data breach of Social Security numbers

In what could be one of the biggest data breaches in history, the federal government and authorities in several states are investigating the criminal sale of Social Security numbers, bank account data and other personal information for up to 200 million U.S. citizens.

With Windows XP retiring, meet 4 affordable upgrades

Without official support, you no longer can download software updates from Microsoft, including security patches, which could put you, your data and your computer at risk.

Montana Secretary of State Scam Notice: Updated March 31, 2014

This is the second notice regarding an email scam
circulating
the Internet, in which the email sender
falsely affiliates himself with the Montana Secretary of State’s Office.

Facing the Windows XP apocalypse? Here are some options

Are you ready for the "XP Apocalypse" on April 8?

Windows XP in Utilities (and everywhere else) Could Mean Big Security Problems

Windows XP is widely used on workstations in nearly all of the electric and gas utilities in the U.S.

Crowd-funding site Kickstarter hacked; CEO urges password changes

"(W)e strongly recommend that you create a new password for your Kickstarter account, and other accounts where you use this password," Strickler said in the blog post.

Overseas scammers target Butte to gain access to personal computers

Beware of phone calls from 215-220-2321, said Anastasia Burton, deputy communications director for the Montana Department of Justice, which oversees the Office of Consumer Protection in Helena. Beware of the caller ID words "School District," as well.

If the credit charge was $9.84, take a closer look

If you see a $9.84 charge on your credit card statement, you should give it a hard look, the Better Business Bureau is warning.

Missoula Internet security expert at LMG Securitywarns: "Think before you click"

"Companies get hacked every day and it’s important to remember that, for every company you hear about getting hacked there’s 99 others that you’re never going to hear about," Davidoff said.

Mass hack affects almost 2 million Internet accounts — Guide to protecting Internet accounts

Almost 2 million accounts on Facebook, Google, Twitter, Yahoo and other social media and Internet sites have been breached, according to a Chicago-based cybersecurity firm.