Shelter theft sets women, families again

SAN BERNARDINO - a shelter for homeless women nonprofit was stolen and looted on Tuesday night, according to the administrators of the refuge.

Time for change Foundation, which provides emergency services for homeless women and children in the block of 2900 Mt. View Avenue North, was apparently stolen while the women and children attended classes of "Mommy and me", according to spokesman John Kunkel.

"I do an effort should not be taken as personal things, but inside I'm crying because I feel women pain and despair that arises when they feel like giving up when something happens", said Kim Carter, Director Executive of time Foundation for change. "Remember, that these families are among the least of us and work so hard to rebuild their lives and are making the transition from home to self-reliance".

Thieves entered through a closed window in the back and apparently took bus passes, laundry of coins, speakers, Payless Shoe Source, dress shoes and team of the client job search interview still wrapped in the bag, said Kunkel.

Inheritances, property of a resident were also taken.

"My grandmother left me her jewelry when she died," said 23 year old Amanda Bolin. "That's all that he had to remember it, and went to who took it." Do you take how women who have nothing and are trying to rebuild their lives."

Materials are not the only thing that thieves took, also stole a sense of security the residents had.

"We come from an unsafe environment and finally get to a place where we can feel secure," said 32-year-old resident Crystal Rodr?guez. "This brings bad memories, and again puts us in a place where you do not want to be."

Refuge managers found the House in disarray, but also some damaged accessories and destroyed children's bed.

"We're all devastated in time for the Foundation changed by this event,", said Kunkel. "We are living in times when the current economic climate is not very good, and the fact that donations are extremely low makes it difficult for an organization like ours."

Donations can be sent in time for the change Foundation, PO BOX 25040 San Bernardino, CA, 92406 or visit their web site at www.timeforchangefoundation.org.

Someone have any information is asked to call the police from San Bernardino to 909-384-5615. ___

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Yahoo Doesn't Fear Identity Theft In Its Plan To Release Inactive User IDs To Public

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By Alexei Oreskovic

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc on Wednesday downplayed concerns that its plans to recycle inactive user IDs could leave users exposed to hackers, saying only 7 percent of those IDs are tied to actual Yahoo email accounts.

The Internet company, which announced last week it would release user IDs that have been inactive for more than 12 months so that other people can claim them, was pressed to defend the plan after critics warned that hackers who take control of inactive accounts could also assume the identities of the accounts' previous owners.

Yahoo hopes the plan will spark fresh interest in its Web products like Mail, where users prefer individualized user IDs often derived from common names. But criticism of the plan comes at a time when fears over the security of personal information on the Internet have been heightened by revelations of massive U.S. government snooping and international online crime.

Yahoo stressed that it has put in place various safeguards, such as coordinating with other major Web companies including Google Inc and Amazon Inc to minimize the risk of identity theft.

The possibility of identity theft is "something we are aware of and we've gone through a bunch of different steps to mitigate that concern," said Dylan Casey, a senior director for consumer platforms. "We put a lot of thought, a lot of resources dedicated to this project."

Critics say hackers could claim inactive accounts for identity theft. If a Yahoo email is associated with a Google account, for instance, an identity thief with access to the Yahoo email account could use it to reset the Google account password and assume control.

Mat Honan, a Wired magazine writer who has previously written about being the victim of a devastating hacker attack, on Wednesday slammed Yahoo's plan as a "spectacularly bad idea."

"This is going to lead to a social engineering gold rush come mid-July," Honan wrote, referring to hacker tactic of obtaining passwords by deceiving people rather than cracking codes.

But Casey said that the vast majority of inactive accounts were more limited, used for services such as Yahoo's Fantasy Sports that are not tied to an email address and therefore not susceptible to identity theft.

Yahoo will also unsubscribe its inactive email accounts from mailing lists so that their new owners will not receive unwanted mail, Casey said.

"Can I tell you with 100 percent certainty that it's absolutely impossible for anything to happen? No. But we're going to extraordinary lengths to ensure that nothing bad happens to our users," Casey said.

Since the company announced its plans on June 12, users have 30 days to claim their inactive accounts before they are released, Yahoo said.

(Reporting by Alexei Oreskovic; Editing by Stephen Coates)

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