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…

Identity Theft — Unplugged Robin Sidel (WSJ) 10/8/2005 – Despite the High-Tech Threat, When You Get Ripped Off It’s Usually Still the Old WayBy ROBIN SIDEL Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL October 8, 2005; Page B1 Worried that shadowy gangs of Russian hackers are breaking into computer networks, stealing your financial secrets? Don’t…

East Side Blockbuster dumps customers’ records on street By TRACY CONNOR (Daily News) 10/8/2005 – It’s fraud gold mine East Side Blockbuster dumps customers’ records on street By TRACY CONNOR DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Blockbuster forms on sidewalk with credit card numbers. A shuttered Blockbuster video store carelessly dumped hundreds of files containing customers’ Social…

Home Office Shredding Identity Theft homeoffice.gov.uk 9/7/2005 – A leaflet to advise the public on how to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft and what action to take if you have been a victim was launched today by Home Office Minister Andy Burnham. More than 100,000 people are affected by this crime every year…

Simple precautions are starting to turn the tide on identity theft Freedom News Service 9/5/2005 – Freedom News Service September 5, 2005 The numbers can be frightening: – June 16, information on 40 million credit card accounts is hacked from CardSystems. – April 18, shoe retailer DSW says hackers may have accessed up to 1.3…

Waging war on identity theft By Kate Riley (Seattle TImes) 9/5/2005 – Using credit these days seems more and more like wearing a hospital gown. You might try to cover your “privates” by religiously shredding credit-card offers and old bills, but some of the companies you trust with your private information seem to be carelessly…

Some retailers not blurring credit card numbers Shaun Hegarty (6 News) 8/2/2005 – CORPUS CHRISTI – Credit card users beware – you might be throwing away a very important piece of information with your card number on it and never realize your number was there. Before leaving on a recent vacation, 6 News’ Shaun Hegarty…