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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.…

RadioShack customer records loss was ‘isolated incident’ Gabe Semenza is a reporter for the Advocate 4/4/2007 – Victorians ‘don’t have to worry about it,’ according to local employee April 04, 2007 – Posted at 12:00 a.m. BY GABE SEMENZA – VICTORIA ADVOCATE Victoria area customers of Radio Shack do not need to worry about their…

A letter fills local T.J. Maxx customer with fear of identity theft Reach Alison Bert 4/3/2007 – Deanna Stone has always been cautious in protecting her personal information. She keeps her credit cards separate from her wallet, which holds her driver’s license and nursing license, and she never shops on the Internet. So the nurse…

An Identity Theft Waiting to Happen? Paul Bedard 4/1/2007 – A mundane trip manifest of reporters who traveled to Latin America with President Bush has turned colossally controversial because the White House included personal ID info on the E-mail sent to news bureaus. The key ingredients of identity theft-Social Security and passport numbers and dates…

ID Theft Doubles in Two Months Tim Wilson (dark Reading 3/27/2007 – MARCH 26, 2007 | Online identity theft grew at an unprecedented rate during the first two months of 2007, as its two chief components — malware and phishing — skyrocketed at rates of 50 to 200 percent. A study scheduled to be released…

New Study Shows Identity Theft Rising WTAE 4 3/26/2007 – The following is a transcript of a report by Call 4 Action reporter Aaron Saykin that first aired March 26, 2007, on WTAE Channel 4 Action News at 5 p.m. Some customers are asking questions but aren’t getting answers about their bank accounts being compromised…