Tag: social security numbers

This fall semester, the University of La Verne has taken new safety precautions to ensure the security of its students.

In the cinema thriller "The Net," Sandra Bullock has her life erased by computer-wielding geniuses who want her dead. Almost a year ago, several ULV students had their lives ripped into turmoil when former student Wesley Tong stole Social Security numbers and applied for credit cards under their names. Although the incidents of grand theft and making false financial statements that sent Tong to jail for 10 days are not as dramatic as the terrorism that threatened Bullock, the means by which they spread their madness are similar.