Identity Theft News

Hundreds of documents with personal info found along Jonesboro intersection JONESBORO, Ga. — Some local residents and business owners are on high alert after hundreds of personal documents were found scattered in the middle of a busy Jonesboro intersection. Channel 2’s Ashley Swann spoke with a man who went to help clean up the mess.…

Identity-theft victim wins $105K jury award for night spent in lockup and arraignment in jail garb A suburban Portland, Ore., resident learned she had been a victim of identity theft in 2008. That’s when an officer from the Clackamas County sheriff’s office stopped by Kimberly Fossen’s home to let her know that a woman arrested…

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, lawmakers team up to protect kids from ID theft TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Parents are always looking for ways to protect their children but many have probably not considered protecting their kids’ identity. More than 50,000 children across Florida have their identities ripped off every year and the thieves are stealing…

Woman Steals Elderly Mother’s Identity MARIANNA – A Jackson County woman is accused of stealing her elderly mother’s identity. The victim call the Sheriff’s Office on Halloween to report her identity had been stolen. The 70-year-old woman made the discovery after pulling a copy of her credit report. Someone obtained several credit cards and opened…

Medical records scattered across Gwinnett County road GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Thousands of pages of medical documents containing confidential information are back in the control of a local hospital after being dumped across a busy Gwinnett County road. Drivers say as they approached Buford Highway on North Berkeley Lake Road, it looked like a blizzard…

Man arrested with credit card skimmer, list of names and personal ID An ex-convict who served jail time for credit card fraud was arrested Monday and accused of plotting similar crimes, according to Broward court records. Junior Rouzard-Edner, 26, is charged with 79 counts that include attempted identity theft, fraudulent use of a credit card…

Police arrest 2 men in connection with credit card scams, identity theft OREM, Utah – Police arrested two men who allegedly used stolen identities and fake credit cards to purchase products worth thousands of dollars. Orem Police Department officials said they received word Wednesday that a male suspect had bought $10,000 worth of guitars using…

Panthers beware of identity theft Below the Gulf of Mexico deep in South America, someone in Brazil pays a $70 restaurant bill. The prepaid card is theirs, but the information is not. It was obtained by copying a different card’s data and saving it onto a credit card machine, most likely at a gas station.…

16 Tips to Keep Your Company’s Information Secure Securing confidential information requires more than a set of rules, agreements and policies. It requires daily diligence and the ability to recognize potentially risky situations. Every day we inadvertently do things, like leave a document in the printer or on a computer monitor that is visible to…

Major hospital warns patients of data theft by employee Broward Health is the latest local health system to warn patients about a major data breach. The public hospital system sent letters to 960 patients warning them that a former employee at Broward Health Medical Center stole their personal information between October and December 2012. Often,…