Archive for September 2006

Web sites offer need-to-know information on identity theft By Dave Peyton, Tribune Media Services 9/25/2006 – Web sites offer need-to-know information on identity theft By Dave Peyton, Tribune Media Services September 25, 2006 Someone may be out to steal your identity. And if it happens to you, it could cost you your good credit rating…

Security Expert’s Top 5 Tips to Combat Identity Theft Security Expert’s 9/25/2006 – Security Expert’s Top 5 Tips to Combat Identity Theft Sep 25, 2006 News Release The common notion is that identity theft is a crime committed by computer hackers who steal information via the Internet. The reality is that a lot of information…

GPS tracking reduce identity theft in laptops STETrevisions 9/25/2006 – Personal Security and Identity Theft Expert Says GPS Tracking Will Curb the Rate of Laptop Computer According to an authority in the field, recent news of the widespread loss of Commerce Department laptops since 2001—many assigned to the Census Bureau—illustrated the need for companies to…

Medical Identity Theft United Press International 9/25/2006 – LOS ANGELES, CA, United States (UPI) — A retired California schoolteacher has found out the hard way about the newest form of identity theft — using someone else`s information to obtain medical care. Hospital bill collectors demanded Lind Weaver, 57, pay for the amputation of her right…

Police Probe Identity Theft Van Zandt Newspapers, LLC 9/24/2006 – Police Probe Identity Theft By Patricia Scalici, Staff Writer Sep 24, 2006, 12:01 EDGEWOOD—The Edgewood Police Department is investigating separate incidences involving identity theft and another case for forgery. The seven identity thefts occurred as separate crimes, and are still under investigation. The victim’s ID’s…

CONSUMER WATCH: Act now to head off identity theft TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNIST (Iris Taylor) 9/23/2006 – IRIS TAYLOR TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNIST Sep 23, 2006 Virginia Commonwealth University students whose Social Security numbers and other information were exposed by your school on the Internet, have you moved to protect yourself from identity theft? Other readers, this applies to…

Jacquin to speak at business luncheon on identity theft & Facta Laws By Daniel Klote 9/22/2006 – Jacquin to speak at business luncheon on identity theft By Daniel Klote Democrat Staff Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America, affecting thousands of people each year. Paper shredding machines have become a common…

25,000 Identity Theft Cases Reported In 2005 2006 CBS Broadcasting Inc 9/21/2006 – Authorities Overwhelmed By Sharp Rise In Crimes (CBS) LOS ANGELES Identity theft in Los Angeles County soared to more than 25,000 cases last year and there could be even more this crimes this year, it was reported Thursday. The volume has overwhelmed…

ID Theft Passport Would Help Victims MMVI CBS Television Stations, Inc – Jim Benemann 9/21/2006 – (CBS4) DENVER Colorado Attorney General John Suthers wants the State Legislature to pass new laws allowing authorities to issue the victims of identity theft special “passports” that would prove they are who they say they are. Currently, victims of…

Iron Mountain in Hot Water Again Mary Jander, Site Editor, Byte and Switch 9/20/2006 – Iron Mountain is being sued in a case that illustrates how destroying data can be a key part of managing it. (See State Fair Sues IMIM.) The State Fair of Texas has petitioned Dallas County District Court to consider its…