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Identity thieves lurking in P2P networks

Users of peer-to-peer file-sharing services may be sharing more than they bargained for, a former White House cybersecurity adviser warned Thursday. Security researchers have found thousands of files with sensitive information by searching through file-sharing networks, said Howard Schmidt, CEO of R&H Security Consulting LLC. Schmidt, who has also worked as chief security officer for Microsoft Corp., made the comments during an SDForum seminar in Palo Alto, Calif., on Thursday. Full Story