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From June 30, 2008
Google News Alert for: Identity Theft

Data Theft: How Big a Problem?
informIT - Old Tappan,NJ,USA
Data theft is a defined subset of identity theft—in particular, the large-scale theft of customer records from businesses and other organizations. ...
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Unisys Security Index Reveals Identity Theft and Financial Fraud ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fears about identity theft and financial fraud are top global concerns for consumers, according to the latest results of the Unisys ...
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Be extra vigilant with personal, financial information while traveling
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
By PAMELA YIP / The Dallas Morning News It goes without saying that the threat of identity theft and fraud has made it imperative for consumers to guard ...
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Suspect: I didn't steal his identity; I bought it
The Northwest Florida Daily News - Fort Walton Beach,FL,USA
LC Maddox, 34, of Troy, Ala., is charged with identity theft and grand theft. Lawmen say Maddox spent nearly $1800 dollars at Sam's Club with a card he ...
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From June 29, 2008
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Search ads trigger trademark lawsuit from rival
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
NameSafe, which like LifeLock sells services designed to protect customers against identity theft, alleged its rival used NameSafe's name in deceptive ...
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NAMESAFE Sues LifeLock for Attempt to Steal NAMESAFE Corporate ...
SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA
By NAMESAFE On Wednesday, attorneys for NAMESAFE filed a Federal Complaint in the Middle District of Tennessee against identity theft protection company ...
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Identity Theft Arrest
Bristol Herald Courier - Bristol,TN,USA
By Jackie Bailey Johnson City Police say that Reginald George Robinson had previously been arrested on unrelated charges and was being held at the ...
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New laws aimed at kids, identity theft victims
WLFI.com - West Lafayette,IN,USA
Hoosiers also now have a guide outlining steps to reduce the risk of identity theft. That guide can be found on the Attorney General's website. ...
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From June 28, 2008
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Identity Theft
The Weekly Standard - USA
by Edith Alston by Robert Montgomery Bird By the time the feckless young Sheppard Lee discovers himself dead, in the vicinity of the corpulent remains of ...
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Update on identity theft
Steuben Courier - Bath,NY,USA
By George Winner Six years ago, New York became the 43rd state in America to enact an identity theft law. This 2002 law established varying levels of crime ...
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Feds’ Real ID is an invitation to even more identity theft
Inside Tucson Business - Tucson,AZ,USA
Opponents say the new licenses will become de facto national identity cards. They will contain unique identifier numbers which may be used in place of the ...
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Tax Preparer Guilty in Several Fraudulent Schemes Including ...
Identity Theft Daily - San Diego,CA,USA
A Chino Hills man who operated several tax preparation businesses pleaded guilty to a series of federal charges related to a wide-ranging identity theft ...
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LifeLock Sued for Corporate Identity Theft
Wired News - USA
By Kim Zetter June 27, 2008 | 2:52:41 PMCategories: Crime The identity theft protection firm whose CEO lists his Social Security number in ads for the ...
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SJ: STATE PROSECUTORS ANNOUNCE GUILTY PLEA IN IDENTITY THEFT RING ...
CBS 5 - San Francisco,CA,USA
The California Attorney General's Office announced today that the ringleader of an identity theft scam involving eBay has pleaded guilty to 62 charges and ...
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Local identity theft protection company reports theft of corporate ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The CEO of identity theft protection company NAMESAFE claims the theft of his own company's trademarked identity at the hands of a competitor. ...
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How the nightmare of identity theft is coming true
Irish Independent - Dublin,Ireland
Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crime waves known to mankind and one of the newest forms of crime to hit these shores. ...
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Lower Saucon Township man victim of identity theft
PennLive.com - Harrisburg,PA,USA
... Elderberry Wine Avenue in Las Vegas, purchased tickets from Las Vegas to Fresno, Calif. Cesarez was charged with identity theft and access device fraud.
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From June 27, 2008
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CONSUMER ADVICE: Credit reports help to foil identity theft
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA
Keeping an eye on your credit report is your first step to protecting yourself from identity theft. Federal law grants you a free credit report each year. ...
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Tamarac: Document-shredding aims to foil identity theft
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
To help people protect themselves against identity theft, the Broward Sheriff's Office will have a document-shredding Saturday. ...
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Kentucky Attorney General’s identity stolen
VNUNet.com - UK
The six man team was announced on June 5th and the unit started operations at the start of last week. The unit was set up with identity theft as a number ...
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Odessa Pastor Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Identity Theft
NewsWest9.com - Midland,TX,USA
The US Attorney's Office says he also worked as a car salesman at All American Chevrolet in Odessa from August of 2006 until June of 2007. ...
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Maricopa residents fear possible identity theft
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
News of the unsecured files has residents worried that they could be identity theft targets. Sgt. Stephen Judd of the Maricopa Police Department said ...
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Texas AG Reaches Agreement with Two Companies on ID Theft Problems
Scure Destruction Business - Cleveland,OH,USA
Greg Abbot, the state of Texas’ Attorney General, has reached an agreement with two Austin companies that will protect Texans from identity theft. ...
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'I have a lost laptop horror story for you'
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA
The devil of identity theft is in the details that follow: Russ Jones tells a tale of woe that isn't particularly dramatic -- or rare -- and yet it's ...
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Report Examines Why Texas Ranks High for Identity Theft
Identity Theft Daily - San Diego,CA,USA
The problem of identity theft is reaching epidemic levels in many areas of Texas, which ranks 2nd in the nation for identity theft complaints, according to ...
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Wall Street Journal Examines Potential Effects of Medical Identity ...
Kaiser network.org - Washington,DC,USA
Medical identity theft "adds a layer of complexity" to the traditional effects of identity theft because a thief can access a victim's medical information ...
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From June 26, 2008
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State attorney general becomes identity theft victim
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA
The state’s chief law enforcement official is a victim of America’s fastest growing crime — identity theft. “It makes you mad. It makes you feel incredibly ...
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Attorney General Conway is victim of identity theft
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway -- who announced a special unit on cybercrime earlier this month -- has found himself the victim of identity theft. ...
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Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Mortgage ...
TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA
OneYou.com), a firm that provides identity theft prevention education and strives to render subscribers' Social Security numbers useless to thieves. ...
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Alerts notify local officials of identity theft scam
Pittsburg Morning Sun - Pittsburg,KS,USA
By KEVIN FLAHERTY Last week, local law enforcement received alerts about the latest identity theft scam, though it dates back as far as 2005. ...
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Proos Applauds Identity Theft Bill
WSJM - St. Joseph,Michigan,USA
Identity theft victims will be able to seek compensation for the time and effort they have to put into cleaning up the damaged caused to their credit under ...
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Identity Theft Suspect on the Loose in Whitehall
WFMZ-TV Online - Allentown,PA,USA
Whitehall police need your help to find a man suspected of identity theft. Police say the man used the identity of another man at the People First Credit ...
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Medicare ID
WatertownDailyTimes.com - NY, United States
But the federal government continues to use them for Medicare purposes and risk exposing senior citizens to identity theft despite repeated warnings about ...
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Identity Theft May Be Covered Under Home Insurance
The Gay Financial Network -
In the last several years, identity theft has become an increasing concern for Americans. A few high-profile instances of ID theft, such as Tiger Woods’ ...
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Alaska Personal Information Protection Act Becomes Law to Protect ...
Identity Theft Daily - San Diego,CA,USA
Sponsored by Representative John Coghill, the bill provides better protection to Alaskans against identity theft and fraud. Sen. ...
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Futurist: Your Insecurity Card
CQPolitics.com - Washington,DC,USA
While proposals for cracking down on identity theft often start by focusing on protecting Social Security numbers, the widespread use of the numbers makes ...
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From June 25, 2008 (No report for June 24th)
Google News Alert for: Identity Theft

Governor Paterson Endorses Bill to Strengthen New York's Identity ...
Government Technology - Folsom,CA,USA
David A. Paterson recently announced that the Legislature has reached an agreement on a bill that would strengthen New York's identity theft laws in a ...
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Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Mortgage ...
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) - USA
"Some of the most devastating instances of mortgage fraud involve identity theft," said Siciliano. "Consumers not only have to be leery of questionable ...
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Attorney General Was Victim Of Identity Theft
WYMT - Hazard,KY,USA
Attorney General Jack Conway recent started up his own "cyber crimes" unit, whose first case ironically involved Conway himself. Conway discovered he'd been ...
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Baby Identity Theft Victim
WLBT-TV - Jackson,MS,USA
By David Kenney A metro area man says he's spent the last six months fighting identity theft. The victim of the crime was his newborn son. ...
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Preying on Patients
Wall Street Journal - USA
Identity theft in the health-care arena adds a layer of complexity because a thief can tap your medical information to get care or make false claims, ...
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Attorney General Abbott Reaches Agreement to Protect Texans From ...
KRGV - Weslaco,TX,USA
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has reached an agreement with two Austin companies that will protect Texans from identity theft. ...
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Trapped in identity theft
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA
As you've probably heard, identity theft has become a huge problem in the US - it's now the number one consumer complaint reported to the Federal Trade ...
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IDENTITY THEFT CHARGES LAID AGAINST FORMER BETONSPORTS EMPLOYEE
Online-Casinos.com - Aabyhoej,Jutland,Denmark
The prosecution claims that whilst working in the credit card department of BetonSports, Kalonji was part of an identity theft ring and helped to steal ...
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DCU Selects Guardian Analytics to Prevent Online Fraud and ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
LOS ALTOS, Calif. , June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Guardian Analytics, a provider of online account fraud prevention software for financial services institutions, ...
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DCU Selects Guardian Analytics to Prevent Online Fraud and ...
Intelligent Enterprise - San Mateo,CA,USA
LOS ALTOS, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Guardian Analytics, a provider of online account fraud prevention software for financial services institutions, ...
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From June 23, 2008
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Identity Theft Service Wins Network Products Guide 2008 Product ...
Blogcritics.org - Aurora,OH,USA
Tom is a well known blogger on the subject of identity theft, was really a victim himself, and has spent a lot of time advocating for victims. ...
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Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
KFVS - Cape Girardeau,MO,USA
According to the Federal Trade Commission, the best way to detect identity theft is to monitor your accounts and bank statements each month and to check ...
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Avue announces new identity theft protection for federal subscribers
Nextgov - Washington,DC,USA
LifeLock is a private company that provides an array of identity theft protection services. “We take this as an extreme responsibility of Avue’s. ...
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Affinion Security Center's BreachShield Identity Theft Protection ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
NORWALK, Conn., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Affinion Security Center announced today that BreachShield, a data breach security and identity theft protection ...
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The Hartford Expands Its Identity
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung) - Germany
Every two seconds identity theft claims another victim, one of the troubling statistics of the Technology Age. Today, nearly every week brings news reports ...
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Will LifeLock help repair your credit if your identity is stolen?
WalletPop - VA,USA
The chance of LifeLock helping you repair your credit after an identity theft is next to none. But of course, the company doesn't want you to think that, ...
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Affinion Security Center's BreachShield Identity Theft Protection ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
BreachShield is a comprehensive solution that helps businesses respond to data breaches by assisting companies in notifying and implementing identity theft ...
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Resolution Services Combat Workplace Productivity Loss Related to ...
Market Wire (press release) - USA
In an effort to maintain employee peace of mind and when facing identity theft, the offer consists of a comprehensive bundle including credit and fraud ...
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DIY Identity-theft Protection: A 12-step Program
PC World Canada - Scarborough,Ontario,Canada
You don't have to spend $100 to $200 a year to defend yourself from identity theft at the level of protection that a paid service offers. ...
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Paisley hit by ID theft for second time
Scotsman - United Kingdom
By ADAM MORRIS A SENIOR city councillor has fallen victim to identity theft for the second time inside two months. Conservative councillor Alastair Paisley ...
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From June 22, 2008
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Justice for Victims of Identity Theft, Jail for Skimmer
Creditor Web - Broken Arrow,OK,USA
A Calgary man was arrested and faces four years in jail for manufacturing and selling credit card skimming devices. Nicholas Wayne Joehle used his apartment ...
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Just like meth, identity theft is a community concern
Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
Now No Meth is broadening its efforts by taking on identity theft in our community. No Meth — Not in My Neighborhood is committed to expanding its public ...
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Laura Kaste column: Remember to pack identity theft protection for ...
Oshkosh Northwestern - Oshkosh,WI,USA
Summer is here. You’ve waited for months. Now is the time to go through the checklist as you get ready for your summer vacation: Gone are the days when ...
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When identity theft hits home
Chicago Tribune - United States
But now it notes that, through identity theft, even owners who are current can lose their houses. One of the schemes noted in a recent FBI report has the ...
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Kim Komando: Protect yourself from ID theft
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
8.3 million Americans fell victim to identity theft in 2005. Estimated losses exceeded $15 billion. Fortunately, you can protect yourself from identity ...
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Real ID offers real protection
Baltimore Sun - United States
Another empty argument is that Real ID will increase identity theft and reduce personal privacy. Information provided to state motor vehicle departments ...
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Nevada second highest in nation for identity theft
Lahontan Valley News - Fallon,NV,USA
Nevada is second in the nation when it comes to identity theft, according to a study from the Federal Trade Commission. For every 100000 people in the state ...
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Con artists are stealing homeowners' identities, properties
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Identity theft is the use of someone's name, personal-identifying information and credit history without that person's knowledge, and it is a growing ...
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From June 21, 2008
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Revealed: the streets most at risk from a £170m identity theft ...
Sunday Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
By Iain S. Bruce, Technology Editor FRAUD EXPERTS have pinpointed the Scottish streets being targeted by organised crime in a £170million identity theft ...
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Agency Sees Theft Risk for ID Card in Medicare
New York Times - United States
By ROBERT PEAR WASHINGTON — Social Security officials, concerned about the risk of identity theft, are calling for immediate action to remove Social ...
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A 'phishing' trip for identity theft?
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
This incident sounds like a phishing expedition - perhaps to steal our son's identity? On the Internet, I can find no such company as Insurance Online, ...
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Man Busted For Identity Theft Found With Pages Of Social Security ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph - Tyler,TX,USA
The items in the truck led deputies to the second large identity theft bust this month. Lt. Larry Wiginton said 33-year-old Anderson of Mesquite was pulled ...
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Man sentenced for identity theft
Grand Island Independent - Grand Island,NE,USA
A Grand Island man has been sentenced in US District Court to two years in prison for aggravated identity theft. Rolando Pedro-Juan, 32, got a job at JBS ...
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From June 20, 2008
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Safety of EHRs up for debate as insurers look at identity theft
SmartBrief - Washington,DC,USA
Insurers are afraid that EHRs will make medical identity theft easier and create an obstacle for anti-fraud efforts as data can travel farther and faster ...
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Warrant issued in identity theft case
Adrian Daily Telegram - Adrian,MI,USA
By Staff reports Following an identity theft investigation, an arrest warrant has been issued for a former Detroit Medical Center employee, Adrian Township ...
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Credit Card Companies Fueling Healthcare Associated Identity Theft ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
SAN FRANCISCO, June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Credit card companies are knowingly contributing to the identity theft epidemic by making it easy for people with ...
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NextAdvisor Launches "MySpace Identity Theft Protection Guide"
PR-USA.net (press release) - Varna,Bulgaria
"Our guide is designed to raise awareness of the identity theft risks that face MySpace users and to provide some simple preventative measures that they can ...
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Police Search For Man Accused Of Identity Theft
WMUR - Manchester,NH,USA
PORTSMOUTH, NH -- A bizarre case of identity theft spanning at least two states has police chasing leads. Portsmouth olice said a man recently walked into ...
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From June 19, 2008
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Fincham turns to ITVP for identity theft drama series
Broadcastnow - London,UK
A source at ITV said Identity would "be in the style of Waking the Dead" - which Whitmore co-wrote - in that a different case of identity theft would be ...
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Protect yourself from identity theft on vacation
MarketWatch - USA
Identity theft can happen anywhere, but when you're far from home, you can be particularly vulnerable to someone stealing your information. ...
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IDENTITY THEFT: 2 Md. women plead guilty
Delmarva Daily Times - MD,USA
By AP • June 19, 2008 WASHINGTON — The US Attorney’s Office says two Maryland women pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit identity theft after they stole ...
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Man sentenced for identity theft scheme
Daily Press - Newport News,VA,USA
A Clinchco man who ran an identity theft scheme from prison will spend another seven years behind bars. The US Attorney's Office says 32-year-old Dewayne ...
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DC Schools Employee Pleads Guilty In Identity Theft Scheme
NBC 4.com - Washington,DC,USA
WASHINGTON -- A former DC Public School employee and a co-conspirator pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiracy to commit identity theft. ...
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Grand Larceny, Identity Theft Arrest In Massapequa
Massapequan Observer - Massapequa,NY,USA
Last spring, the Crimes Against Property Squad reported the arrest of Jenet Bruni, 60, of West Bablyon on April 24 in connection with Identity Theft and ...
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Feds Begin to Make Arrests Related to Mortgage Fraud and Identity ...
MidwestBusiness.com - Chicago,IL,USA
... federal authorities began making arrests and pressing charges in the Chicago area against defendants suspected of mortgage fraud and identity theft, ...
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Man indicted on fraud and identity theft critically injured in ...
WZZM - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
A Kent County man indicted on fraud and identity theft charges remains in the hospital in critical condition tonight after a bad crash. ...
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Identity theft leaves Terra Bella man with huge cell phone bill
Porterville Recorder - Porterville,CA,USA
By ANITA STACKHOUSE-HITE TERRA BELLA — A victim of identity theft discovered someone used his name to get a cell phone only after receiving a collection ...
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After completing identity theft study and numerous breach response ...
Dark Reading - New York,NY,USA
By Tim Wilson There are lots of consumer authentication schemes on the Internet, and lots of services that offer credit reporting and identity theft ...
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From June 18, 2008
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TD Ameritrade close to settling data theft lawsuit
The Associated Press -
Ameritrade spokeswoman Kim Hillyer said no cases of identity theft have been linked to the data theft, which was revealed last September. ...
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NEW IDENTITY THEFT SCAM
WEIS - Centre,AL,USA
Attorney General Troy King is warning food stamp recipients and others, to refrain from giving out any sort of personal information to anyone who may call ...
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Information Security Consultant Pleads Guilty to Federal ...
Identity Theft Daily - San Diego,CA,USA
... Schiefer used his botnets to search for vulnerabilities in other computers, intercept electronic communications and engage in identity theft. ...
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SEC Takes Action to Stop Online Identity Theft Scheme
Identity Theft Daily - San Diego,CA,USA
Washington, DC, April 7, 2008 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today took action to stop a sophisticated Internet scheme that stole the identities ...
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Shreducation campaign helps prevent identity theft
WACH - Columbia,SC,USA
WACH FOX 57 teamed up with the AARP to help our viewers keep their identities safe as part of an identity theft awareness campaign called “Shreducation. ...
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Masts scheme ‘identity theft’ claim
Shropshire Star - Telford,England,UK
Shropshire residents are up in arms over fears their identities may have been stolen in a bid to influence consultation over controversial wind farm plans. ...
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Absolute Unveils Computer Theft Recovery and Identity Protection ...
istockAnalyst.com - Salem,OR,USA
Designed to combat the growing incidence ofcomputer and identity theft, the new solutions expand Absolute's consumerproduct line beyond stolen computer ...
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Absolute Unveils Computer Theft Recovery and Identity Protection ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
Designed to combat the growing incidence of computer and identity theft, the new solutions expand Absolute's consumer product line beyond stolen computer ...
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Health IT office awards contract to fight medical identity theft
Nextgov - Washington,DC,USA
The prevention and detection of medical identify theft along with actions to address problems that may occur as a result of medical identity theft are ...
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ISMG Launches Survey Gaging Progress Toward Identity Theft Red ...
PR.com (press release) - Levittown,NY,USA
The survey, entitled Identity Theft Red Flags Survey: How Does Your Institution Measure Up? is live now and may be accessed at: The Federal Trade Commission ...
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From June 17, 2008
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Identity theft can cause years of hardship
CTV News British Columbia - Vancouver,BC,Canada
Three years ago, thieves stole Lionel Hondier's tax return straight out of his mailbox. Within months they'd drained his account at the Royal Bank, ...
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Manhattan storm victims fret over potential identity theft
KTKA.com - Topeka,KS,USA
Identity theft is a crime, but that doesn't deter people from trying to take on your identity for financial gain. At work and at home, secure important ...
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Identity Theft Concerns
KTRE - Lufkin,TX,USA
The problem is, identity theft has moved beyond stolen wallets and personal information left in the open. Now thieves are targeting children. ...
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Suspect in identity theft of missing Travelers Rest woman to seek ...
Greenville News - Greenville,SC,USA
By Eric Connor • STAFF WRITER • June 17, 2008 The Montana woman charged with stealing the identity of a missing Travelers Rest woman to secure more than ...
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Bud Bundy: Identity Theft Victim?
TMZ.com - Glendale,CA,USA
David Faustino said it wasn't him selling a blow-up doll on eBay but we're call BS -- unless he has an identical twin nobody knows about, we're pretty sure ...
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Protecting Yourself from Theft Following Storms
KWCH - Wichita,KS,USA
While many survivors are busy cleaning up, it is important that they move quickly to protect themselves from identity theft. ...
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Identity theft scam targets senior citizens
Tuscaloosa News (subscription) - Tuscaloosa,AL,USA
... cause great harm by using your personal information to steal your identity,' Attorney General Troy King said in a news release warning about the scam. ...
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AUDIO from Medialink and Fellowes: More Americans Acknowledging ...
NewsBlaze - Folsom,CA,USA
According to a new survey, Americans remain aware of the threat of identity theft and more are feeling they can become a victim of the crime. ...
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Sen. Duff praises identity theft prevention measure
Norwalk Plus Magazine - USA
By Senator Duff's office Legislation signed into law this week will help prevent identity theft in the state of Connecticut by limiting the collection of ...
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Man Arrested For Identity Theft
KCAU - Sioux City,IA,USA
A Sioux Center, Iowa man charged with identity theft and two counts of forgery was sentenced in court today. Victor Terrazas was arrested back in March For ...
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From June 16, 2008
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Vancouver is Canada's mail theft capital: CTV
CTV News British Columbia - Vancouver,BC,Canada
A CTV study has revealed that Vancouver leads the country in cases of stolen mail, part of an epidemic of identity theft here, authorities say. ...
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Government hires firm to evaluate medical identity theft
SmartBrief - Washington,DC,USA
... Technology has hired Booz Allen Hamilton for $450000 to look into the intersection of technology and identity theft in the health care field. ...
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Identity theft county's top property crime
Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Santa Rosa,CA,USA
Hall is one of hundreds of Sonoma County residents who are victims of credit card and identity fraud. "We get more reports of identity theft every day than ...
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Secure Identity Systems Gets Financial Institutions Compliant with ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Bankers have less than five months to implement an identity theft program or risk suffering penalties and other costly consequences. ...
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Stores have a role to play in preventing identity theft
FayObserver.com - Fayetteville,NC,USA
A friend recently relayed a story of identity theft that would not have occurred if the company and its employees had been more alert. ...
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Ladenburg targets McKenna
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
He said citizens are more aware of identity theft, methamphetamine labs are fading and kids are gaining protections from sex predators. ...
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Q&A: Legal services rep wants to hold seminars on ID theft
Tonawanda News - North Tonawanda,NY,USA
By Neale Gulley When Identity theft happens, experts say it can take up to 600 hours to straighten things out. One local expert wants to hold informational ...
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From June 15, 2008
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Identity theft is program topic
Leader-Telegram - Eau Claire,WI,USA
Oakwood Hills retirement community, 4316 Oakwood Hills Parkway, will host the free presentation "Fraud and Identity Theft" at 2 pm Wednesday as part of the ...
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Vishing Identity Theft On The Rise
Dslreports - USA
Identity theft now often takes place in a three-prong attack which includes email, text message and voice phishing. If you don’t already realize it, ...
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ISMG to Offer Exclusive New Webinar on ID Theft Red Flags
PR-CANADA.net (press release) - Murino,Montenegro
In November 2007, banking agencies issued their final rule and guidelines on identity theft "red flags" and address discrepancies, commonly known as ...
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When fraud is name of the game
Pasadena Star-News - Pasadena,CA,USA
In Felk's case, her personal information was used by Kelly Mahaffey of La Mirada, who was convicted last week of identity theft and other charges. ...
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Tips for protecting yourself against ID theft
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Growing paranoia about identity theft is creating a boom for companies that provide credit monitoring, fraud alert and other services that purport to ...
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From June 14, 2008
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Victims of identity theft can repair their credit
KMEG 14 - Sioux City,IA,USA
(AP) - Nebraskans who have fallen victim to identity theft must take painstaking steps to repair damage to their credit. The state Attorney General's Office ...
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Alaska Personal Information Protection Act Becomes Law
SitNews - Ketchikan,AK,USA
"Identity theft is an issue of concern for all Alaskans. With the proliferation of the ever-changing information technology we now have at our disposal, ...
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Identity theft on the rise
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
By Cliff Taylor Nine hundred cases of identity fraud uncovered in the past 12 months are just the tip of the iceberg say police intelligence experts, ...
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First they steal your name, then your cash
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
By Clayton Barnes Identity theft is skyrocketing across the country with at least 50 South Africans being targeted by fraudsters every day. ...
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Medford man charged with stealing from grandmother
Mail Tribune - Medford,OR,USA
1 enabled police to charge Gray with aggravated identity theft in this year's incidents. Those that happened last year were charged as identity theft under ...
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Identity-theft charges face a NJ woman
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Mullner, Wood and Roman each was charged with conspiracy, computer criminal activity, and identity theft. - Kristen A. Graham.
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Mesa man indicted in identity theft case
East Valley Tribune - Mesa,AZ,USA
Guerrero, 36, was charged in the June 10 indictment with one count of taking the identity of another and three counts of fraudulent schemes and artifices. ...
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Judge Scuttles Ameritrade Hacking Settlement
Wired News - USA
According to the settlement, there is no "evidence of identity theft." Customers fell victim, however, to SPAM attacks. Among other things, the accord ...
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From June 13, 2008
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Most ID theft still occurs the old-fashioned way
GCN.com - Washington,DC,USA
Nearly one-third of victims reported that personal information was stolen by a friend or family member, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center ...
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Identity Theft Red Flags Survey: Are You on the Right Path?
BankInfoSecurity.com - New Brunswick,NJ,USA
1 deadline, how close are financial institutions to compliance with the new Identity Theft Red Flags Rule? This is the key question to be answered by a new ...
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ONC Awards $450000 Contract to Study the Extent of Medical ...
HealthNEWS. Direct! - Bangalore,Karnataka,India
In a bid to combat with the increasing incidence of medical identity theft, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) ...
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Forum offers seniors tips to avoid ID theft
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
By TRAVIS COLEMAN • Tribune Staff Writer • June 13, 2008 Local officials Thursday showed senior citizens how to avoid being easy targets for identity theft ...
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Suspect jailed in identity theft case
Mail Tribune - Medford,OR,USA
Christina Lynn Harrison was lodged in the Jackson County Jail on 30 counts of identity theft, three counts of first-degree theft, six counts of ...
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Forum looks to help seniors avoid becoming ID theft victims
Sierra Vista Herald - Sierra Vista,AZ,USA
In a session called “Financial Exploitation : Identity Theft and the Involvement of Meth,” state Assistant Attorney General Vincent Rabago dovetailed a ...
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From June 12, 2008
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Identity Theft: What You Should Know
KTEN - Denison,TX,USA
Identity theft is a crime that doesn't discriminate....believe it or not, it can happen to you. Today I attended a seminar held by the Texoma Human Resource ...
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Report: Fraud costs Tennesseans $13.7 million in 2007
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
That doesn't include money lost to identity theft, according to the department. While identify theft is significant, the department doesn't track the ...
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ONC Awards Contract To Study Medical Identity Theft in US
iHealthBeat - Oakland,CA,USA
First, Booz Allen Hamilton will assess the scope of medical identity theft and then it will hold a meeting in October on how to address the problem. ...
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US Attorney: fraud used identity theft to fund $6M in mortgages
Triangle Business Journal - Raleigh,NC,USA
He committed wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, the government said. The Tampa Police Department and the FBI investigated the case as part of the ...
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Identity Theft in the Information Age
Queens Courier - Bayside,NY,USA
“Hi Sam, I agree with you 100 percent about the problem of identity theft! It is a serious issue here in Florida. It is discussed almost every month in our ...
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YOUR OPINION: Phone proposal passed by House committee poses ...
The Patriot Ledger - Quincy,MA,USA
Freedom isn’t lost overnight. It is slowly picked away over a long period of time, so that you don’t notice the loss until it is gone. ...
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Entrust Announces Agreement With Acxiom(R) to Provide Cost ...
CNNMoney.com (press release) - USA
... enterprise customers to cost-effectively stop identity theft in real- time," said Entrust Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Conner. ...
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Free e-book: "Scared Safe: Life's Little Identity Theft Prevention ...
Help Net Security - Croatia
E-Book entitled "SCARED SAFE: Life's Little Identity Theft Prevention Handbook" by Todd Feinman, is available for free download beginning today for anyone ...
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Sheriff's office warns of mail, identity theft
Topeka Capital Journal - Topeka,KS,USA
The postal inspector's office will contact the person reporting the theft. Incidents also may be reported directly to the inspector's office by calling ...
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Identity Theft Protection Expert from One You Security Educates ...
PR-USA.net (press release) - Varna,Bulgaria
One You Security, LLC, is a firm whose chief security analyst, a widely televised and quoted identity theft protection expert, provides subscribers with the ...
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From June 11, 2008
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Police Gather Together to Combat Identity Theft
MyFox Atlanta - Atlanta,GA,USA
ATLANTA (MyFOX Atlanta) -- Police officers from departments all over Metro Atlanta got together Wednesday morning to learn a new way to fight identity theft ...
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TTCU under identity theft scam attack
Bixby Bulletin - Tulsa,OK,USA
Over the past several days TTCU credit union has been under attack by several email and telephone identity theft scams. This morning the scams have gone out ...
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Opinion: Breach laws fail to protect anyone
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
Although the goal of these laws is to prevent identity theft, there is no credible evidence that demonstrates that the supposed benefit to consumers ...
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TTCU warns of identity theft scam
Tulsa World - Tulsa,OK,USA
By Staff Reports The Tulsa Teachers Credit Union has issued a warning about an identity theft scam that has surfaced this week. ...
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Camping World Expands Offering by Adding LifeLock Identity Theft ...
StreetInsider.com (subscription) - Birmingham,MI,USA
The Federal Trade Commission reports that in 2007, there were more than 800000 registered fraud and identity theft complaints. For the seventh straight year ...
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Coloradan Makes Federal Case Out Of ID Theft
cbs4denver.com - Denver,CO,USA
Chrysler found out he was a victim of identity theft in December 2006 when he went to apply for a loan. He had four collections on his credit report for ...
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Announcing Free Downloadable E-Book: 'SCARED SAFE: Life's Little ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
Now, a new E-Book entitled "SCARED SAFE: Life's Little Identity Theft Prevention Handbook," by Todd Feinman , is available for FREE download beginning today ...
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Identify-theft scam thrived for 17 years, police allege
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
... by collecting his date of birth and name from his gravesite and embarking on an extraordinary case of identity theft that spanned almost two decades. ...
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U. theft threatens patients' privacy
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
Taylor has already been the victim of identity theft once, when thieves racked up credit card charges in his name. "I will ask [the hospital] what ...
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Data Breach Disclosure Laws Don't Reduce Identity Theft, Study Finds
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - USA
Carnegie Mellon researchers used numbers from the US Federal Trade Commission to evaluate whether data breach disclosure laws have deterred identity theft. ...
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From June 10, 2008
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Identity Theft Protection Expert from One You Security
TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA
(One You Security) The onslaught of breaches pummeling consumers' identities has necessitated a diversified approach to identity theft protection, ...
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Information Risk Management Validates SafeCentral's Online ...
Centre Daily Times - Centre,PA,USA
... Risk Management (IRM), an independent information risk consultancy, concluded that SafeCentral effectively stops online identity theft before it starts. ...
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StrikeForce Signs License Agreement With Intersections, Inc. to ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
Mark Kay, CEO of StrikeForce, says, "Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the world. A leading way to prevent this problem is through the ...
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Identity theft has increased by 66 percent in 2007 in UK- report
ePaymentsnews Network (subscription) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
A report says the number of UK citizens seeking help from credit reference agency Experian after facing identity theft has increased by 66 percent in 2007. ...
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LifeLock's identity protection hardly infallible, suits contend
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
“There are several types of identity theft that companies can't protect against,” said Paul Stephens, director of policy and advocacy for the San ...
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Freeze! How to Combat ID Theft
ABC News - USA
By DAVID McPHERSON The Federal Trade Commission last year estimated that in 2005, some 8.3 million Americans fell victim to identity theft. ...
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Dealing with ID theft can be expensive, emotionally draining and ...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
In worst case scenarios, victims of identity theft could end up flat broke or even languishing in jail for crimes they didn't commit. "A victim of identity ...
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Medical ID theft can cause serious damage to finances, health
Belleville News Democrat - IL, USA
BY PAMELA YIP Getting stuck with the bill for a medical procedure you never had is bad enough, but medical identity theft also has far more serious ...
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Don’t Be an Identity Theft Victim
theTrumpet.com - Edmond,OK,USA
Identity theft is reaching ridiculous levels, and the odds are that sooner or later you too will be violated. I speak from experience. ...
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From June 9, 2008
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Study: Data theft notification laws not stopping data theft
Ars Technica - Boston,MA,USA
The researchers drew their data from the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) FTC's Identity Theft Clearinghouse. Since 1999, the FTC has collected ...
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Elderly woman victim of $100K identity theft
KATU - Portland,OR,USA
Ghada Ibraham-El Mosalamy, 34, of Tualatin, is charged with identity theft, forgery and aggravated theft, according to Lake Oswego police. ...
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Q&A: Keith Vaz
Scotsman - United Kingdom
How concerned is the committee about the possibility of identity theft as a result of the compulsory scheme? We heard from the Information Commissioner ...
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ID Theft concerns surround UK ID cards
SecureIDNews (press release) - Tallahassee,FL,USA
Many worry about the added dangers of identity theft with the new cards, as there is no easy way to alter the fingerprints and iris patterns after someone ...
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Notification laws have not cut ID theft
FierceCIO - Washington,DC,USA
Forty-three states have laws requiring companies and institutions to notify residents when there has been an electronic theft of personal identity ...
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SC chief urges passage of privacy protection law
Inquirer.net - Philippines
Identity theft occurs "when an individual appropriates another's name, address, social security number or other identifying information to commit fraud". ...
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Identity theft top concern among Malaysians
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
“Preventive measures that can be taken to combat identity theft (for example) include implementing the use of biometric data, such as fingerprint reading ...
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Don't let thieves steal your identity
North Florida NewsDaily - Glen Saint Mary,FL,USA
Jantz spent months filing police reports and making dozens of phone calls then signed up with ID Watchdog, an identity theft monitoring service. ...
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Identity theft growing in undocumented job market
Gazette Online - Solon,IA,USA
By Jennifer Hemmingsen Undocumented workers increasingly are turning to identity theft to gain access to jobs as technology and training make it harder for ...
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How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Identity Theft: Interview with ...
Blogcritics.org - Aurora,OH,USA
Identity theft is a problem, true, but is it worth paying a monthly fee? Also, before you use any such service, you should ask yourself whether this company ...
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From June 8, 2008
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Identify the real dangers of fraud
Scotsman - United Kingdom
According to credit information group Experian, 6000 identity theft victims contacted its staff for help last year, two-thirds more than in 2006. ...
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Report: Data Breach Disclosure Laws Don't Slow Down Identity Theft
Consumer Affairs - USA
But a new research report claims that data breach disclosure laws have no measurable effect on cases of identity theft, due to the many factors that hinder ...
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Augusta Men Arrested for Identity Theft
NBC 29 News - Charlottesville,VA,USA
Four men are behind bars for stealing identities to make fake ID cards in Augusta County. Police arrested 23-year-old Crisogono Hernandez, 37-year-old ...
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4 arrested on charges of forgery, identity theft
News Virginian - Waynesboro,VA,USA
By Cleve Wiese Four employees of Don Juan’s Mexican restaurant in Fishersville have been arrested on charges of identity theft and document forgery, ...
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Stolen laptop puts workers' data at risk Employees' vital data on ...
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Personal information such as Social Security numbers and birth dates are valuable commodities in the underground world of identity theft. ...
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From June 7, 2008
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Two men, dressed as women, arrested for identity theft
WRAL.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
Raleigh, NC — Two men accused of running a small scale identity theft operation were being held in Wake County jail Saturday. Kenneth Scott, 19, and Bruce ...
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Company tries to prevent identity theft
South Carolina Now - South Carolina,USA
Redbone Alley is the only restaurant in South Carolina using the hand-held credit card scanner to reduce the threat of identity theft. ...
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ETSU says stolen computer could lead to identity theft
WZTV - Nashville,TN,USA
... and Vice President for Academic Affairs Bert C. Bach said ETSU has set up a Web site with procedures for preventing or dealing with identity theft. ...
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Voices of Identity Theft
FOXBusiness - USA
Identity theft can have a fleeting impact on finances or become a nightmare that never really ends. Bankrate asked for readers' experiences with fraud and ...
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Identity Theft Protection Guide
WebWire (press release) - Atlanta,GA,USA
Jim Marsden was a victim of identity theft, after someone stole his social security number and used it to get multiple loans and a credit card. ...
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State Asks Southington To Give 26 ID-Theft Protection
Hartford Courant - United States
He said the state wants the water department to provide the affected employees with identity-theft insurance and with a credit-protection plan that would ...
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Identity theft arrests
WSLS.com - Roanoke,VA,USA
State Police along with the US Marshals bust four men for identity theft and fraud. Police say they uncovered identity theft at two Don Juan’s restaurant’s ...
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Protection From Identity Theft
KOKI FOX 23 - Tulsa,OK,USA
Now, the average cost of recovering from identity theft is more expensive than ever, almost $700. So it pays to know how to protect yourself. ...
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From June 6, 2008
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A company promises identity theft protection
abc11tv.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
"It's very easy for an identity theft to pull that out of your mailbox, put their own address, send that in, open a line of credit, and you're never the ...
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POLICE ARREST KEY FIGURE IN IDENTITY THEFT OPERATION
C-FAX 1070 - Victoria,BC,Canada
POLICE IN THE CAPITAL REGION SAY THEY HAVE MADE A BIG DENT IN A LOCAL IDENTITY THEFT OPERATION. THE REGIONAL CRIME UNIT SEARCHED A HOME ON HULFORD STREET IN ...
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Identity theft hits small towns, too
Rosemount Town Pages - Rosemount,MN,USA
Identity theft has become a common crime that can happen to anyone at anytime. “Your information is out there,” said Rosemount police chief Gary ...
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Don't Be A Target of Identity Theft
WIBW - Topeka,KS,USA
“Identity theft can happen to anyone,” that is the message of an all day conference by housing and credit counseling held Friday. Seminars have been going ...
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Police raid Saanich house, bust identity theft op
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
Police say they dismantled a significant identity theft operation by raiding a Saanich home Thursday night. Officers seized more than $15000 in stolen ...
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Traffic Stop Leads Police To Identity Theft Ring
KMPH Fox 26 - Fresno,CA,USA
Fresno Police officers say a traffic stop led them to an identity theft ring Thursday night. Officers say the driver in question, was carrying several id's ...
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Mabton man faces trial on identity theft, drug charges
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - Kennewick,WA,USA
Rolando Gabriel Gutierrez, 34, pleaded innocent to second-degree identity theft and possession of methamphetamine. He faces a July 21 trial date. ...
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Insurer Data Breach Results in Identity Theft for UC-Irvine Students
California Healthline - Oakland,CA,USA
The identity thefts were revealed in February, after students realized someone was filing fraudulent tax returns with their names and Social Security ...
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Clovis Police Uncover Identity Theft Ring
CBS 47 - Fresno,CA,USA
The apartment at Pico and Minnewawa in Clovis had computers, laminators and CDs used to make fake ID's and immigration cards. Sgt.Steve Crawford with the ...
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Study: security breach laws won't reduce ID theft
Data quality news - London,UK
The researchers say they found no statistically significant effect that laws reduce identity theft, but that quality of data and the possibility of ...
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From June 5, 2008
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'Bonnie' in Philly ID theft case remains free on bail
Delaware County Daily Times - Primos,PA,USA
She’s already charged with identity theft in Philadelphia for an alleged year-long spree that authorities say helped pay for a year of lavish world travel ...
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Sheriff: Biggest identity theft bust I've ever seen; Lindale man ...
KETK - Longview,TX,USA
By Tamara Jolee and Lacy Ledford TYLER - Smith County Sheriff JB Smith says it's the biggest identity theft bust he's seen in his 32 years as sheriff. ...
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Woman sentenced on meth and identity theft charges
YourWestValley.com - Sun City,AZ,USA
A Glendale woman has been sentenced to nine years in prison on identity theft and drug possession charges. Jessica Marie Morales, 29 was sentenced after she ...
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Breach disclosure laws have 'no effect' on identity theft
Register - London,England,UK
By John Leyden → More by this author Widespread information security breach laws in the US have failed to do much to reduce identity theft. ...
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Personal Security and Identity Theft Expert Speaker to Appear on E ...
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) - USA
June 5, 2008 - IDTheftSecurity.com) Robert Siciliano, a personal security and identity theft expert speaker and CEO of IDTheftSecurity.com, will appear in ...
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Identity Theft Suspect Could Go to
MyFox Wausau - Wausau,WI,USA
Federal prosecutors said a Philadelphia plea hearing is being postponed for a young beauty charged with identity theft that helped pay for a year of lavish ...
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Bonnie' Could Go to Jail if Judge Agrees to Revoke Bail
FOXNews - USA
PHILADELPHIA — Federal prosecutors say a Philadelphia plea hearing is being postponed for a young beauty charged with identity theft that helped pay for a ...
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Feds want to detain globe-trotting ID theft suspect
The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA
AP • June 5, 2008 PHILADELPHIA – Federal prosecutors say a Philadelphia plea hearing is being postponed for a young beauty charged with identity theft that ...
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SANTA ROSA: COUNTY JAIL TERM AND PROBATION FOR IDENTITY THEFT
CBS 5 - San Francisco,CA,USA
Tina Marie Ryan, 43, pleaded guilty in April to six of the 37 felony identity theft counts filed against her. Thirty-one counts were dismissed Wednesday at ...
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Researchers Say Notification Laws Not Lowering ID Theft
PC World - USA
Over the past five years, 43 US states have adopted data breach notification laws, but has all of this legislation actually cut down on identity theft? ...
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From June 4, 2008
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FBI agent cites nonfinancial threat of identify theft
Staten Island Advance - SILive.com - Staten Island,NY,USA
by Staten Island Advance Americans who view themselves as soldiers in the war on terror may want to wage a war on identity theft as well. "Identity theft is ...
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The identity theft and meth connection
CreditCards.com - Austin,TX,USA
I've been reading about the growing connection between identity theft and methamphetamine use, but after seeing a report this morning about a woman in ...
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Billings woman sentenced for identity theft
KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA
US District Judge Jack Shanstrom on Wednesday ordered Kelly Kennedy to serve her sentence for aggravated identity theft and mail fraud consecutive to ...
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Identity theft suspect racked up $787000 in debt
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
4, 2008 11:43 AM Police arrested a Mesa man Tuesday on suspicion of identity theft after he tried to buy a $33000 truck using somebody else's Social ...
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Identity theft 'costing SA millions'
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
By Natasha Joseph Identity theft could be costing South Africa more than R1-billion every year, according to a major credit bureau and a national insurance ...
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Man gets 5-year term for identity theft
Tucson Citizen - Tucson,AZ,USA
A Tucson man was sentenced to over five years in prison for aggravated identity theft Monday, a US Attorney spokeswoman said. Robbin Shea Brown, 27, ...
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Affinion Security Center Announces Enhancements to ID Secure, a ...
SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA
By Affinion Security Center Affinion Security Center, a division of Affinion Group, Inc. that provides more than five million consumers with identity theft ...
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ITRC's 5th Annual Aftermath Study Released: An Analysis of ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
Since 2003, the Identity Theft Resource Center has conducted annual victimization surveys to study the impact of identity theft crimes on its victims. ...
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Medical identity theft threatens finances and health
SmartBrief - Washington,DC,USA
"Victims of medical identity theft may receive the wrong medical treatment, find their health insurance exhausted, and could become uninsurable for both ...
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Kingsport woman faces 55 indictments on theft, identity theft ...
Kingsport Times News - Kingsport,TN,USA
A Kingsport woman was indicted Tuesday by a Sullivan grand jury on 19 counts of theft $500 or less and 18 counts each of forgery and identity theft. ...
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From June 3, 2008
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State Targets Identity Theft
13wmaz - GA,USA
Millions of people fall victim to identity theft every year. In 2007, a group called the Privacy Rights Clearing House estimates that 8.4 million people had ...
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Police arrest 11 people accused in identity theft ring
WBXH - LA,USA
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - We've learned of a criminal case that involves conspiracy, bribery, money laundering, and identity theft. ...
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"clyde" of bonnie and clyde pleads guilty
6abc.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
He pled guilty to six counts, including identity theft, bank fraud and money laundering. Anderton is considered the Clyde of the center city duo dubbed ...
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What Everyone Should Know About Reducing The Risk Of Identity Theft
Best Syndication - Pinon Hills,CA,USA
Identity theft commonly begins with the loss or theft of a wallet or purse. But there are many or high-tech and low-tech ways criminals can get their hands ...
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Durham Police Seek Suspect In ID Theft
NBC 17.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
By NBC17 DURHAM, NC -- Police are trying to identify a woman who is wanted on identity theft charges. The woman has been using the identification of a woman ...
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ID theft protection to be discussed
NRToday.com - Roseburg,OR,USA
ROSEBURG: A recently enacted state law that sets strong standards for how businesses must protect their customers from identity theft is the focus of a ...
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Insurance Industry Veteran Matt Cullina Appointed CEO of Identity ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Matt is a veteran of the insurance industry who recently joined Identity Theft 911 from MetLife with key experience in creating innovative products and ...
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2 Men Accused Of Identity Theft
Click 2 Houston.com - Houston,TX,USA
The men have been charged with forgery, theft, unlawful carrying of a firearm, possession of marijuana and possession of a fictitious driver's license.
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Identity theft- A case of demography or geography?
Accountancy Age - London,UK
At least us Brits are not alone in facing an identity theft epidemic. In the USA, it's the country's fastest growing crime. The Federal Trade Commission in ...
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Traver man reports identity theft
Visalia Times-Delta - Visalia,CA,USA
A man reported Sunday in Traver that someone possibly as far away as Illinois was using his Social Security number for employment purposes, according to the ...
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From June 2, 2008
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No One is Immune to Identity Theft -- New Novel Tells of a New ...
Primenewswire (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Then his friend introduces him to the lucrative business of Identity Theft and Tony quickly sets the standards for the new breed of sophisticated street ...
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Elderly Canton woman reports identity theft
Canton Repository (subscription) - Canton,OH,USA
The woman said since her purse was stolen in 2006, her identity has been used multiple times by others to fraudulently obtain credit cards in her name, ...
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Defense is best offense against identity theft in business
Fort Worth Business Press - Fort Worth,TX,USA
You and your employees can never be too protected or prepared for the dangers that occur when identity theft strikes your business. ...
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Jet-setting identity theft suspect to appear in court today
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
In a whirlwind of identity theft and other scams, Anderton and Kirsch reportedly stole the credit cards, wallets and purses of those they knew or came into ...
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Today's financial system makes identity theft inevitable by ...
SearchSecurity.com - Needham,MA,USA
We've created a primitive system that makes identity theft inevitable. Social Security, credit card and bank account numbers are just ...
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Medical ID theft can injure finances, endanger lives
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA



From June 1, 2008
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Shredding identity theft in Boise
KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA
"Identity theft is getting huge in this country and people don't know what to do with all their records," said Dave Perrault, Chairman of Crime Stoppers. ...
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TJX Shoots The Messenger Reporting Potential Identity Theft Issues!
Blogger News Network - USA
One would assume after compromising an estimated 94 million people’s information, a company would become a model of information security for the rest of us ...
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LifeLock defends practices amid lawsuits
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Davis acknowledged the company's method "doesn't make you bulletproof to identity theft," which is why LifeLock offers a guarantee to pay up to $1 million ...
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Identity Theft And Other Stories by Robert J. Sawyer
Crows Nest - USA
Mind you, considering there are two SF detective stories, 'Identity Theft' and 'Biding Time', featuring Alex Lomax has both of these elements then this ...
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Identity theft to be topic of session
Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
SALEM — Business owners who want to learn about identity theft can attend an informational event in June. No Meth — Not in My Neighborhood and the Chemeketa ...
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Clinic for ID theft awareness
Craig Daily Press - Craig,CO,USA
Steamboat Springs — With identity theft on the rise in Routt County, Northwest Colorado Legal Services and the Routt County Council on Aging are combining ...
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In San Rafael, two arrests made in identity theft operation
Marin Independent-Journal - San Rafael,CA,USA
An elaborate identity theft operation was cracked by authorities who believe the case may be linked to crimes in San Rafael, Corte Madera, Larkspur and ...
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Bank to provide two years of identity theft protection
WTNH - New Haven,CT,USA
Blumenthal has gotten the Bank of New York Mellon to provide two years of free credit protection to those affected including credit reports, identity theft ...
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Identity theft Bonnie strikes again
CreditCards.com - Austin,TX,USA
If that name doesn’t ring a bell, she’s the “Bonnie” of identity theft who stole the identities and money of at least 16 friends and neighbors along with ...
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Feds: 'Bonnie' in Philadelphia Identity Theft Case Up to Old Tricks
FOXNews - USA
A young beauty set to plead guilty to identity theft after a year of lavish globe-trotting hasn't changed her ways, US prosecutors said Wednesday. ...
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