Identity Theft News

Identity Theft Resource Center’s Breach List of 2007 SDB 4/13/2007 – Data breaches disclosed by TJX, The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Chicago Board of Elections and the University of Idaho are some of the 75 breaches reported for the period ending April 12, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. The report was…

Fears of Identity Theft and Fraud Grow 4/13/2007 – A new study reports that 91 percent of Americans are now concerned about identity theft – i.e., stolen personal info will be used to make purchases – reports Internet Retailer, citing a Zogby study. Moreover, 91 percent of the 6,703 people surveyed expressed concern that legitimate…

Where do you think identity theft is most commonly started? 4/13/2007 – According to a study done in America, the most common place where 40% of identity theft is found is in restaurants. Now here in the UK a lot of identity theft is also started in restaurants, after all – it is when you…

Brooklyn couple arrested for identity theft Newsday BY ANTHONY M. DESTEFANO 4/13/2007 – There’s something about Emerick and Donna Martin and real estate deals that leads to trouble, officials say. The Brooklyn couple was arrested Friday on charges they stole the identity of a Queens man and then used over $1 million in ill-gotten gains…

Four Steps To Prevent Identity Theft CBS Broadcasting Inc 4/11/2007 – (CBS 5) The number one consumer concern in California for the seventh year now is identity theft. A million of us will become victims this year – a number that included Susie Wyshak. “I was completely shocked. I had no idea how they got…

Identity theft: What to do it if happens to you 4/11/2007 – You’ve just been turned down for a home equity loan. You got a call from an obnoxious bill collector about an account you don’t recognize. You’ve noticed you’re no longer receiving the usual five credit card offers per day. Here’s what to do:…

Identity Theft: Be on Guard Written by Natalie Thomas 4/9/2007 – DID YOU KNOW? • Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America • According to a Federal Trade Commission survey, 9.9 million identity theft victims were reported in the U.S. last year DID YOU KNOW? • While there are several ways to protect…

Data on 6,000 DCH employees is missing Sarah Bruyn Jones 4/6/2007 – A disk and documents containing the Social Security numbers and personal information of 6,000 DCH Health System employees are missing, raising concerns about identity theft. An encrypted disk and hard-copy documents containing employees’ personal identification information were lost in early March by Mercer…

Watch Your StagCards: Identity Theft Prevalent Among College Students Nationwide Bill Klump 4/5/2007 – What do checking e-mail, using wireless Internet, registering for classes and ordering a Dimitri Special from the Levee all have in common? All require students to surrender either, or in most cases both, their ID numbers and passwords. According to a…

Most Americans Worry About Identity Theft, According to Poll 4/5/2007 – Identity theft is a topic that weighs heavily on the minds of many Americans — the vast majority of respondents (91 percent) in a new Zogby Interactive survey said they are concerned that their identity might be stolen and used to make unauthorized purchases.…