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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…

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…