Tax Paperwork: Important Documents or an Identity Thief’s Dream? AXcess News Tax Paperwork: Important Documents or an Identity Thief’s Dream? What to Keep and What to Shred This Tax Season (AXcess News) Minneapolis, MN – If you’re like most people, you spend more time organizing the closet than your financial records. After all, knowing when…

Identity theft rooted in documents – shred them By Wayne Jackson 3/7/2006 – By Wayne Jackson Published: Tuesday, March 7, 2006 In the course of a busy day, you may write a check at the grocery store, charge tickets to a concert or game, rent a car, mail your tax returns, change your cell phone…

Identity theft cases on the rise JIM KINNEY, The Saratogian 3/6/2006 – SARATOGA SPRINGS — A Long Island man is accused of running up $15,000 on stolen credit cards in Wilton and Saratoga Springs in just 24 hours. According to the state police, the two victims in this case, both local, noticed the charges last…

Residents’ personal data sent overseas without shredding By Alison Shackelford Hewitt 3/2/2006 – Shipments from L.A. County’s Social Services department included pay stub copies and Social Security numbers, official’s aide says. By Alison Shackelford Hewitt Copley News ServiceTens of thousands of county documents containing confidential information about local residents were sent to a recycler who…

Privacy Rights in Self-Storage Safeguarding tenant and employee information By Scott I. Zucker 3/1/2006 – By Scott I. Zucker What obligation does a self-storage operator have to protect tenants and employees from the risk of identity theft? Although the answer generally depends on federal and state laws, it is ultimately based on the operator’s individual…

Don’t Let Thieves Steal Your Institution’s Future By Patrick M. Porter, BKD, LLP 3/1/2006 – By Patrick M. Porter, BKD, LLP One of the most valuable items inside any financial institution is information. The financial services industry, like many other business interests, depends on accurate, timely information, but it’s also charged with protecting personal customer…

Printing Mistake Threatens Identity Theft 1/27/2006 – All Printing & Graphics Inc., Broadview, IL, said yesterday that it mistakenly mailed a list of names, Social Security numbers and home addresses of nearly 1,740 former school employees as part of a packet of health-insurance information it was contracted to print for the Chicago Public Schools. Former…

Bill would make state shred ID documents Kurt Erickson 12/12/2005 – By Kurt Erickson kurt.erickson@lee.net SPRINGFIELD — State government workers could be prosecuted if they do not shred documents containing personal information of residents. Under legislation expected to be debated next spring, two state lawmakers are taking aim at a problem exposed by a newspaper’s…

Identity Theft Protection Alan J. Keays Herald Staff 12/10/2005 – ID protection forum shares protection tips December 10, 2005 By Alan J. Keays Herald Staff Detective David Schauwecker (left), Laurie Webster of Liberty Mutual Group, and Detective Michael Notte speak at the Identity Theft Forum at the Howe Center in Rutland Thursday evening. Photo: CASSANDRA…

Tough laws urged in Maryland for ID theft Sun reporter – By Eileen Ambrose 11/22/2005 – New legislation should require notice of breach, advocates say Consumer data theft By Eileen Ambrose Sun reporter November 22, 2005 Maryland, which ranks 13th in the nation for identity theft complaints, needs new laws that would require consumers to…