Identity Theft News

Young adults face higher ID-theft risk Steve Rosen | The Kansas City Star 2/18/2007 – About 3.7 percent of all adults were victimized by identity theft last year, according to data from Javelin Strategy & Research of Pleasanton, Calif. The good news: That’s actually down from the previous two years that Javelin has produced the…

Reporting delinquent customers increases risk of identity theft 2/17/2007 – EDITORIALS The Michigan Public Service Commission announced this week that people slow in paying their utility bills could be hurting their credit ratings. Advertisement A consumer alert issued by the MPSC said the state’s utilities may be reporting payment histories to credit reporting agencies and…

Despite identity theft concerns, consumers not taking preventive action Bend Weekly News Sources 2/9/2007 – New research shows identity theft tops consumer concerns about crime Identity theft remains a top concern for consumers although they are not taking immediate steps to prevent it, according to new data released this week by the National Crime Prevention…

Identity theft? It’s more like ‘life’ theft BY SCHUYLER KROPF 2/4/2007 – Ten years ago, Robert Burke became a deadbeat dad to a wife and child he didn’t know he had. And he couldn’t land a lucrative job because of a conviction for a breaking and entering that he never knew he’d committed. For nearly…

Donald Trump Potential Victim of Identity Theft Full story: newsday.com 2/3/2007 – A Virginia Privacy Rights Activist discovered a State Web Site that Identity Thieves Could Have Used to Access the Social Security Numbers of numerous New Yorkers — including Billionaire developer Donald Trump Full story: newsday.com The New York State’s Web site led to…

Millions ignore identity theft advice Easier Finance 1/31/2007 – Despite a major public awareness campaign, people are not taking simple steps to protect themselves from the perils of identity theft, warns credit reference agency Callcredit. Callcredit was one of the partners in National Identity Fraud Prevention Week, which was held last October to highlight the…

Identity Theft and Tax Time Tips 1/23/2007 – SAN DIEGO, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — We are approaching “Tax Season” once again. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, this means added opportunities for identity thieves to steal your identity. The documents taxpayers send and receive this time of year contain all the information identity thieves…

IDENTITY THIEVES SNARE STUDENTS Newhouse News Service By Michele M. Melendez 1/21/2007 – THEY HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE, MANY THINK, BUT CROOKS SEE THEM AS `A PRIME TARGET’ By Michele M. Melendez Newhouse News Service Even before they start their first careers, college students may be crippled by identity theft. Young people with clean credit…

Identity theft at TJ Maxx, Marshall’s and more WCBD-TV 1/19/2007 – Framingham, MA–The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) today announced that it has suffered an unauthorized intrusion into its computer systems that process and store information related to customer transactions. While TJX has specifically identified some customer information that has been stolen from its systems, the…

Identity Theft Warning TMJ4 Staff 12/29/2006 – MILWAUKEE – A big screw up by the state could put tens of thousands of people at risk for identity theft. The error appears on state income tax forms – around 170,000 tax forms were mailed with taxpayers names and Social Security printed numbers right on the front…