Identity Theft News

Consumer Watch: Criminal Identity Theft CBS – Kirstin Cole 4/26/2007 – CBS) NEW YORK Identity theft is America’s fastest-growing crime. Last year alone, nearly 10 million people lost roughly $5 billion to it. And as CBS 2’s Kirstin Cole tells us, the latest form of this fraud, will not only hurt your credit record but…

Incidents of identity theft hitting close to home By ANDREA VanVALKENBURG 4/24/2007 – PLATTSBURGH — For many local residents, being victimized by identity theft is a crime of distant proportions. But in recent years, incidents of stolen identities have been hitting closer to home in upstate New York. “Unfortunately, with the advent of new technology…

Entrepreneurs are especially vulnerable to identity theft By: Daniel Akst 4/24/2007 – Nobody knows the ins and outs of identity fraud better than Frank Abagnale. Before becoming a financial security entrepreneur, he gained renown as the young man whose brazen impersonations enabled him to swindle a couple million bucks–and whose story was so colorful it…

The Department of Justice’s Efforts to Combat Identity Theft U.S. Department of Justice 4/23/2007 – WASHINGTON, April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following fact sheet was issued today by the U.S. Department of Justice: Identity theft is a crime that victimizes people and businesses in every community from major cities to small towns, and robs victims of their individual…

Identity Theft Scam At Albertson’s Grocery Stores CBS Chicago 4/23/2007 – (CBS) CHICAGO A new identity theft scam targets shoppers who use debit cards at grocery stores. So far, shoppers in the San Francisco Bay area have been hit by the scam, but as CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker reports, it is a crime that is…

DMV issues consumer alert on identity theft DMV 4/20/2007 – WATERBURY — The Department of Motor Vehicles has been monitoring issues connected to the theft of driver license numbers from the TJX Companies. It advises license holders affected by this theft that a number of state and federal laws protect them from having their personal…

Identity theft only going to get worse Cumberland Times-News 4/20/2007 – Pa. risk management specialist, a Short Gap native, gives facts to Cumberland Rotarians Maria Smith Cumberland Times-News CUMBERLAND – It’s the fastest growing crime in America and this year, it will surpass the drug trade. Identity theft, which many people weren’t familiar with five…

UCSF Issues Identity Theft Warning After Cancer Patient Data Stolen The Associated Press. 4/19/2007 – SAN FRANCISCO — A computer file server with the addresses and Social Security numbers of at least 3,000 people was stolen from an off-campus office affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco. College officials say the server, which was…

Nurse charged with stealing patient info and identity theft 4/18/2007 – A Mid-South doctor claims the nurse charged with stealing patient information stole his identity too. Gary Lamar Holt is in jail at 201 Poplar. Holt was a fugitive on the run. He was a nurse accused of stealing patient information while working at a…

CVS latest retailer cited for identity theft violation Cara Garretson 4/18/2007 – Deep in the heart of Texas, a Dumpster with papers it shouldn’t contain April 18, 2007 (Network World) — The Texas Attorney General has taken legal action against CVS Pharmacy for exposing customers to identity theft the old-fashioned way. According to a press…