In The News
Every three seconds an identity is stolen. Staying informed is an important part of keeping you safe. Visit this section for frequent updates on identity theft worldwide.
News in the Press:
08/12/2011
8M webpages hacked mined / Go to infected site, risk stolen identity
08/05/2011
Hackers ooze into printers, copiers
08/04/2011
Online tracking takes a scary turn - You'd be shocked what aggregators know about you
08/04/2011
Exploits by hackers get more sophisticated
07/27/2011
Hacktivists get less selective_with targets
07/22/2011
Hackers claim cache of New Corp e-mails
07/05/2011
WellPoint to pay $100,000 over data breach
07/05/2011
Hackers target small-company sites
06/24/2011
LulzSec computer hackers release Arizona state files
06/24/2011
Poll: 69% worry about security
06/23/2011
LulzSec Releases Arizona Law Enforcement Data, Claims Retaliation For
Immigration Law
06/21/2011
Medical identity theft climbs - Imposters don't just want access to your credit
cards anymore. They want your insurance policy.
06/20/2011
Hacktivist group seeks satisfaction
06/18/2011
Deploying New Tools To Stop the Hackers
06/15/2011
ADP says investigating data breach
06/15/2011
Disclosures of cyberattacks timely
06/13/2011
Local family fights_back after dead child - Issue heard by US Senate
06/13/2011
FBI Agents Get Leeway To Push Privacy Bounds
06/10/2011
Companies pressed to report data breaches
06/06/2011
Cyberattacks target smartphones
06/03/2011
Spreading E-Mail Fraud Hides Behind Friendly Faces
06/02/2011
Gmail hit by cyberattacks from China
06/02/2011
APNewsBreak: Taxpayer identity theft is soaring
06/02/2011
Federal authorities arrest identity theft ring leader after three years of
investigation
06/01/2011
Nelson investigates tax identity theft
05/28/2011
Man fired while wrongfully jailed part of suit against county. Locked up 9 days
— and innocent
05/16/2011
More people falling victim to cyber-stalking
05/16/2011
What you can do to erase yourself from the Internet
05/05/2011
Lawmakers criticize Sony
05/02/2011
Sony Breach Put Credit Card Data at Risk
04/29/2011
New York Yankees Accidentally Leak 20,000 Season Ticket Holders’ Data
04/26/2011
Factbox: Sony breach latest in string of cyber attacks
04/26/2011
Sony PlayStation suffers massive Data Breach
04/26/2011
Sony PlayStation Network Data Breach Compromises 77 Million User Accounts
04/11/2011
Data Breach in Texas Risks Information of 3.5 Million
01/11/2011
Fake Wi-Fi connections expose users to identity theft
01/10/2011
What Your Facebook Profile May Be Telling ID Thieves
01/08/2011
Thurston sees largest identity theft case in the county's history
01/07/2011
Tulane University: Laptop stolen with W-2 info, S.S. numbers of each employee
01/07/2011
Identity Theft Victim Can't Convince Freddie Mac He Owns His Home
01/07/2011
Am I better protected with debt or credit?
01/05/2011
Mesa man enters plea in ID theft case
01/03/2011
Policy puts troops at risk for Identity Theft
01/03/2011
Troops Social Security numbers should be protected
01/03/2011
Bank of America braces for WikiLeaks
12/27/2010
Bank of America Prepares for Future WikiLeaks
12/23/2010
Fraudulent credit/debit skimming device on ATM machine
08/11/2010
Web Photos That Reveal Secrets, Like Where You Live
05/04/2010
Judge Strikes Down Florida's Police Privacy Law
04/27/2010
Identity theft 'almost effortless' in social networks
04/27/2010
Vets use settlement millions from massive identity-theft suit against VA to help
other vets
04/26/2010
Houston CPS worker accused in ID theft scam
04/21/2010
Chuck Muncie Runs With US Privacy Associates, Leaders in Identity Recovery &
Internet Name Redaction
04/08/2010
US Privacy Associates, Internet Name Redaction & Guaranteed Identity Recovery
03/30/2010
Justice Dept. Criticized Over Identify Theft
03/29/2010
A Chronology of Data Breaches
03/29/2010
Data Theft Hits 3.3 Million Borrowers
03/17/2010
18 to 24-year-olds most at risk for ID Theft, survey finds
03/15/2010
Census Scams -- You Can Count On It
03/11/2010
LifeLock Customers to Receive Refunds
03/09/2010
Lifelock Dinged $12 Million for Deceptive Business Practices
02/08/2010
Scare Away Scammers
01/11/2010
IRS Information Returns: An Identity Thief's Dream?
12/01/2009
The Growing Wave of Data Breach Litigation
10/23/2009
LifeLock settles with Experian to not set fraud alerts
10/23/2009
Lifelock Settles Lawsuit With Experian, Can No Longer Issue Fraud Alerts
10/22/2009
LifeLock barred from placing fraud alerts in Experian settlement
08/25/2009
Ben Bernanke, the Fed Chairman, Victimized by Identity Fraud Ring
08/20/2009
Retail Store Hacker Now Faces Prison Time - How Albert Gonzalez Fooled the
Secret Service
08/18/2009
Hacker Albert Gonzalez charged with Largest ID Theft Ever involving 130 Million
Credit, Debit Cards
07/24/2009
Lifelock exposed again...Todd Davis, er, Richard Todd Davis
01/20/2009
Heartland Payment Systems Attempts To Hide Largest Data Breach In History Behind
Inauguration
09/10/2008
Life Lock Sued, Founder Quits, Lies Continue
06/27/2008
LifeLock Sued for Corporate Identity Theft
06/25/2008
Mistaken Identity - Placed On National Sex Crimes Alert
06/22/2008
When identity theft hits home
05/27/2009
Judge Rules LifeLock’s Fraud Alert Service Illegal
05/26/2009
Court: Lifelock using 'unfair business practice'
05/22/2008
ID-protection ads come back to bite pitchman
05/13/2008
Class Action Alleges Deceptive Marketing by Lifelock - Lifelock's CEO is himself
a multiple identity theft victim, suit charges
05/06/2008
Internet criminals gaining ground, experts say
05/06/2008
Web firm sounds alert on criminal data trove
04/30/2008
Elderly Residents' IDs Stolen
04/30/2008
Nursing Home Residents' ID's Stolen
04/17/2008
Nation's Largest Chicken Producer Raided for Immigration
04/13/2008
Man Charged in ID Theft at NY Hospital
04/11/2008
ID Theft Monitor Draws RSA Conferees
04/07/2008
Class Actions Challenge LifeLock - Identity protection guarantee "meaningless,"
suits argue
04/07/2008
Report Finds IRS Computer Security Flaws
04/01/2008
Costly Credit-Monitoring Services Offer Limited Fraud Protection
03/18/2008
Hannaford Bros Supermarkets & Sweetbay Stores Hit By Big Data Breach
03/08/2008
NBC Reports Consumer Privacy Is Being Violated By Bankrupt Mortgage Companies
03/04/2008
Potential Deadly Medical ID Theft
02/20/2008
Experian sues LifeLock, alleges fraud
07/05/2006
Workers Feel Railroaded After ID Theft
02/24/2006
McAfee staff face ID theft as auditor loses data
01/19/2006
Identity Theft: Limiting Your Employees' Risk - And Your Liability
08/03/2005
Identity theft services emerge as a new employee benefit
08/01/2005
ID Theft Can Haunt Victims for Years to Come
05/19/2005
Michigan Becomes the First State in the Nation to Open the Door to
Potential Employer Liability for Workplace Identity Theft
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Child ID theft is a particularly
troubling crime because it is
often undetected for years
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