SOLUS: Identity Theft Protection

Regulators and consumer advocates focus on senior identity theft 
The Baltimore Sun, MD, Posted:  Friday, June 14, 2013
Identity theft is one of the most common complaints by older consumers.

Identity stolen? Here's what to do
ConsumerAffairs, NV, Posted: Friday, June 07, 2013
You must act quickly to minimize the damage. 

Simple postal form can lead to identity theft
WFTV 9, FL, Posted: Thursday, May 30, 2013
Channel 9's Nancy Alvarez was told, at a local post office, that a person can walk in and fill out the form without showing any identification. 

Identity theft one of the fastest growing crimes in U.S.
WNCT 9, NC, Posted: Thursday, May 23, 2013
Identity theft has topped the list of consumer complaints filed with the Federal Trade Commission for more than a decade. 

In Hours, Thieves Took $45 Million in A.T.M. Scheme
The New York Times, NY, Posted: Friday, May 17, 2013
It was unclear to whom the hacked accounts belonged, and who might ultimately be responsible for the losses. 

Teens, others targeted by major ID theft ring in Denver metro area 
9 News, CO, Posted:  Thursday, May 09, 2013
First Judicial District Attorney Peter Weir announced 10 arrests in a major identity theft ring in the metro area Wednesday. 

Police arrest 11 alleged members of Paterson-based identity theft ring
NJ.com, NJ, Posted: Friday, May 03, 2013
Nearly a dozen members of a large identity theft ring that used stolen information to open up lines of credit at various department stores, authorities announced Thursday. 

Tips on Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft
FOX 10, AL, Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2013
Avoid becoming a victim of ID theft by remembering the three D's - Deter, Detect and Defend. 

IRS losing identity theft fight: Our view
USA Today, VA, Posted: Friday, April 12, 2013
Identity theft is a big and growing problem, and the crooks appear to be one step ahead of the IRS. 

Identity Theft: Why Tax Refund Fraud Could Get Worse
CNBC, NJ, Posted: Friday, April 05, 2013
Tax refund fraud is a growing $5 billion a year problem as crooks are getting smarter and the IRS needs to work harder to catch thieves, reports CNBC's Scott Cohn. 

Experts warn consumers about clever identity theft scams 
ABC 10 News, CA, Posted:  Thursday, March 28, 2013
Children's Social Security numbers, medical histories and tax returns are big targets for identity thieves, experts told Team 10. 

Identity Theft Ringleader Gets 12-Year Prison Sentence
Federal Bureau of Investigation, PA, Posted: Friday, March 15, 2013
Several of the victims have detailed the emotional distress and negative impact these crimes had on their lives. 

12.6 Million Reasons Why Identity Theft Matters
ABC News, NY, Posted: Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Identity theft is the top complaint in America according to a recent FTC report. 

Identity theft at all-time high; ordeal for some victims never ends
FOX 31, CO, Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
A new report on identity theft shows the crime is at an all-time high with nearly 13 million victims last year alone. 

Suspect in million-dollar identity theft case arrested, more victims sought
FOX 4, MO, Posted: Friday, February 15, 2013
A metro car dealer is accused of operating the biggest identity theft scam in Missouri. 

IRS identity theft crackdown leads to 109 arrests
USA Today, VA, Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2013
Federal authorities took action against 389 people suspected of involvement in identity theft to commit tax fraud, the IRS said Thursday. 

More than 100 victims reported in Calhoun identity theft spree
Battle Creek Enquirer, MI, Posted: Friday, February 01, 2013
“But we are just scratching the surface,” said Captain Steve Eddy of the Calhoun County Sheriff Department. 

Identity Theft Widespread in Early Part of the Year
KLAS-TV 8, NV, Posted: Friday, January 25, 2013
The crime is particularly prevalent this time of year.

As Tax Season Nears, Identity Theft Rises
CBS 4, FL, Posted: Friday, January 18, 2013
And now is the time when postal carriers and the public are at risk. 

Thieves steal thousands of South Floridians' IDs to file fake tax refunds
Sun Sentinel, FL. Posted: Friday, January 11, 2013
They are responsible for claiming more than $40 million in fraudulent refunds. 

9 ways to protect seniors from identity theft
MarketWatch, NY, Posted: Friday, January 04, 2013
The belief is that many retirees and seniors are targets because they have higher cash reserves and are often less technologically savvy than others. 

416 LSU patients notified of possible ID theft
KATC TV3, LA, Posted: Friday, December 28, 2012
A total of seven people were booked with identity theft. 

Uprotected wireless routers can open you up to hackers, ID theft
News 10, CA, Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2012
In less than 10 minutes, a hacker could see files on shared networks, credit card information and more. 

Safeguard your kid’s personal information to protect them from ID thieves
The Boston Globe, MA, Posted: Friday, December 14, 2012
When children are victimized, the offense often goes undetected for a long time and it becomes hard to clear up the financial mess. 

Holidays Bring Threat Of ID Theft, Fraud
BusinessWeek, NY, Posted: Friday, December 07, 2012
And while many unscrupulous thieves content themselves with the packages, boxes and bags they can lift from an unlocked car, others are looking to steal your very identity. 

BBB Tips on Safe Holiday Shopping
ABC 7, IL, Posted:  Thursday, November 29, 2012
The BBB offers these tips to consumers tips on how to prevent fraud. 

Study: 10,000 Identity Theft Rings in U.S.
Time, NY, Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Identity theft is big business. Now, we’re finding out exactly how big.

The Danger of Identity Theft After a Car Crash
FOX Business, NY, Posted: Friday, November 16, 2012
Lots of us may be giving up too much personal information after accidents. 

Identity Theft Is Getting More Sophisticated: How to Protect Yourself
Daily Finance, NY, Posted: Friday, November 09, 2012
Unfortunately, keeping your personal Fort Knox locked down isn't enough. 

How to protect yourself from ID theft
WCB-TV 2, SC, Posted: Friday, November 02, 2012
Important to review credit card and bank statements monthly. 

Identity theft crushes Gladwin couple, $30,000 in debt racked up
WNEM TV 5, MI, Posted:  Thursday, October 25, 2012
One Mid-Michigan couple's story serves as a warning about a new wave of thieves. 

Afraid of ID theft? You should be 
MSN Money, WA, Posted:  Friday, October 19, 2012
A recent survey shows that 64% of Americans fear the possibility of identity theft.

Medicare won't issue new IDs to identity-theft victims
USA Today, VA, Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2012
Medicare officials say it's too expensive and too many agencies are involved to reissue those numbers to patients victimized by identity theft. 

How to Protect Against Identity Theft in College
U.S. News & World Report, DC, Posted:  Friday, October 05, 2012
During Cyber Security Awareness Month, experts offer identity-protection tips to students.

Medical ID Theft On The Rise, Could Put Lives In Danger
CBS Local, MA, Posted: Friday, September 28, 2012
Thieves are stealing medical identities, and that’s leaving victims with big bills and the potential for medical catastrophes.

Four Ways to Protect Your Teen From Identity Theft 
FOX Business, NY, Posted:  Friday, September 21, 2012
Teens can be easy targets for fraudsters. 

Signs your identity has been hacked
AZ Family, AZ, Posted:  Thursday, September 13, 2012
So, what are the early warning signs that your identity might have been hacked? 

Is your college kid's ID safe?
MSN Money, WA, Posted: Friday, September 07, 2012
College students are most at risk for identity theft, experts say. Here's how they can protect themselves. 

A school lesson about identity theft 
Kansas City Star, MO, Posted:  Friday, August 31, 2012
It’s no secret that identity thefts have seemingly reached near-epidemic proportions, with scammers indiscriminately targeting young and old alike. 

Protect Your College Student From ID Theft
NASDAQ, NY, Posted: Friday, August 24, 2012
Here are a few key steps that can help them protect themselves from identity thieves. 

Identity Theft A Danger For Kids
CBS Miami, FL, Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2012
Recent studies by Carnegie Mellon University found children may be 50 times more likely to have their identities stolen than adults. 

IRS may have refunded $5 billion or more to identity thieves
USA Today, VA, Posted: Thursday, August 02, 2012
They estimate another $21 billion could make its way to ID thieves over the next five years. 

How Seniors Can Fight Identity Theft
San Francisco Chronicle, CA, Posted: Monday, July 23, 2012
In recent years, more and more elderly citizens have found themselves as the victims of identity theft. 

Identity theft scam claims Obama will pay your utility bills 
FOX News, NY, Posted:  Friday, July 13, 2012
To receive the money, scammers claim they need the consumer's Social Security and bank routing numbers. 

State Sen. Bills Target ID Theft
Times Newsweekly, NY, Posted: Friday, July 06, 2012
Higher Penalties For Those Convicted 

Identity theft can haunt a victim forever
WLOX 13, MS, Posted: Friday, June 22, 2012
Identity theft is a serious crime that could haunt the victim for a long time. 

Scam Text Messages Could Lead To Identity Theft
CBS, MO, Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2012
Beware of scam text messages that could affect cell phones with malware and make personal information accessible to thieves. 

Identity theft victim fights to clear his name after deadly crash
ABC 15, AZ, Posted: Friday, June 08, 2012
A Texas man is trying to clear his name after his identity was stolen. 

St. Paul man pleads guilty in $2M ID theft ring
Star Tribune, MN, Posted: Friday, June 01, 2012
They would pilfer financial information and identities from cars, businesses, trash cans and mailboxes while also obtaining some information from bank employees. 

Identity Theft: 'Kids Don't Know They're Victims'
NPR, DC, Posted: Thursday, May 24, 2012
According to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America. 

Identity thieves could rake in $26 billion in tax refunds
CNN, GA, Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2012
The thieves know that the IRS does not verify the employer W-2s sent with the return until after the refund is issued. 

Md. first to protect kids from ID theft
WTOP, DC, Posted: Friday, May 04, 2012
Maryland is the first state to respond to recent reports that children are fast becoming the favorite target of identity thieves. 

Refund Tax Fraud, iPhone, Feed Identity Theft By Employees 
Forbes, NY, Posted:  Friday, April 27, 2012
A wave of refund tax fraud is fueling demand for stolen IDs.

Identity Theft Tops List of Tax Scams
CNBC, NJ, Posted: Friday, April 20, 2012
With most returns now filed electronically, all it takes is a Social Security number to file a return and claim a refund. 

Md. passes measure to address child identity theft
BusinessWeek, NY, Posted: Friday, April 13, 2012
Overall, children are more likely than adults to be targeted for identity theft, according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. 

Banks and credit card firms keep ID theft victims in the dark
Los Angeles Times, CA, Posted: Thursday, April 05, 2012
It's time for lawmakers to step up with new requirements for informing people about security breaches. 

Identity theft strikes co-founder of Microsoft
New York Daily News, NY, Posted: Friday, March 30, 2012
Even the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft isn't immune to identity theft, it seems. 

For identity theft victims, paying taxes is a nightmare
MSNBC, WA, Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Victims describe hours of phone calls, piles of correspondence and long periods of silence in which they aren’t sure whether their problems are being resolved or not. 

New child identity protection program initiated 
Deseret News, UT, Posted:  Friday, March 16, 2012
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff recently implemented a new Child Identity Protection program aimed at curtailing these crimes against children. 

Identity thefts tops list of consumer complaints
CNNMoney, NY, Posted: Friday, March 09, 2012
For the 12th year in a row, identity theft was the number one consumer complaint. 

ID theft, fraud cost Americans $1.52B last year
MSNBC, WA, Posted: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Identity theft and other scams cost Americans $1.52 billion last year, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.

Rise in identity fraud tied to smartphone use
Reuters, NY, Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2012
About 7 percent of all smartphone users fell victim to identity fraud in 2011, according to Javelin. 

IRS faces surge in identity theft tax fraud
MSNBC, WA, Posted: Friday, February 17, 2012
The IRS called ID theft one of the most complex threats it handles. 

ID Theft Overwhelming IRS Offices
CBS, FL, Posted: Wednesday, February 08, 2012
The IRS said it has limited resources to investigate identity thefts and apologizes to victims for any long delays. 

IRS tax fraud crackdown targets identity thieves
USA Today, VA, Posted: Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Dozens of suspected identity thieves and others pursuing fraudulent tax refunds have been arrested in a nationwide crackdown. 

Child identity theft a growing problem
WXIA-TV, GA, Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012
In fact, one in 10 kids is a victim of identity theft, often by a relative. 

Fifty Indicted In Identity Theft Ring 
Hartford Courant, CT, Posted:  Friday, January 20, 2012
Assistant U.S. Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer said Wednesday that authorities are trying to track down the illegal identities in all affected states. 

IRS Steps up Efforts to Combat Identity Theft
Accounting Today, NY, Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The Internal Revenue Service has increased its battle against identity theft. 

Three New Ways to Protect Your Identity in 2012
Forbes, NY, Posted: Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Don’t start 2012 as the victim of identity theft. 

Schemes and Rip Offs: Top Scams of 2011
MSNBC, WA, Posted: Friday, December 30, 2011
One worrying trend that will help keep ID theft at the head of the top scams list is the growth in data breaches. 

Scammers send phishing emails claiming to be Better Business Bureau
ABC 2 News, MD, Posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The emails contain links, which Barnett says can pose a serious danger to your computer and your finances. 

Travelers at high risk of identify theft, experts say
USA Today, VA, Posted: Thursday, December 15, 2011
Identity theft can be a rude awakening for many business travelers. 

Miami VA Hospital employee charged with identity theft
Miami Herald, FL, Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2011
A Miami VA Hospital employee is charged with selling patient IDs for cash. 

Identity theft on the rise
MSNBC, WA, Posted: Thursday, December 01, 2011
The stats also show U.S. households experienced about $13.3 billion in direct financial losses due to identity theft last year. 

BBB Offers 10 Tips For Safe Online Holiday
STL Today, MO, Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2011
The BBB’s 10 tips for safe online shopping are as follows. 

5 Overlooked Places Where Your Identity Can Be Stolen
San Francisco Chronicle, CA, Posted: Thursday, November 17, 2011
What you may not realize, though, is that your identity can be stolen in some places where you'd least expect. 

Metro Man Battling Long-Term Effects of ID Theft
FOX 4, MO, Posted: Friday, November 11, 2011
Bryant says that he’s always worried about what could come next. 

How Thieves Use Facebook to Steal Your Identity
FOX Business, NY, Posted: Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Now ID thieves are mining the mother lode of personal information: social networking sites such as Facebook. 

Phishing scam masked as email from StubHub lands in inboxes; company warns customers to avoid
Washington Post, DC, Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011
The Better Business Bureau is also working with the StubHub to warn consumers. 

6 Ways to Protect Against Identity Theft
The Street, NY, Posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Data breaches and identity theft are becoming more common and widespread. 

As Kids Go Online, Identity Theft Claims More Victims
CNBC, NJ, Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Because a child’s identity is pristine and often remains unchecked for more than a decade, it is uniquely desirable to identity thieves. 

Las Vegas Identity Theft Case Ends After 15 Years
ABC News, NY, Posted: Friday, October 07, 2011
Jones pleaded guilty to one count of felony identity fraud. 

Here's The Story Behind One Shocking Case Of Identity Theft 
Business Insider, NY, Posted:  Thursday, September 29, 2011
Although we can never prevent the possibility of Identity Fraud, we can try to take precautions. 

Attorney General Coakley warns of robo-calls tied to identity theft scam
Boston Globe, MA, Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Beware of robo-calls claiming your debit card has been "locked." 

California Gov. signs identity theft protection bill into law
CMIO, RI, Posted: Friday, September 09, 2011
California Senate Bill 24 provides further elaborations to California's breach notification law. 

Children are latest targets of identity-theft crooks
ABC 7, CA, Posted: Thursday, September 01, 2011
Thousands of children are victimized each year by a growing form of high-tech child identity theft. 

Fraud Unit: Student identity theft
FOX 11, AZ, Posted: Friday, August 26, 2011
The Better Business Bureau is giving warnings about student identity theft. 

Former Laurel T.G.I. Friday’s employee indicted for identity theft
Gazette, MD, Posted: Friday, August 19, 2011
Credit card skimming scheme may be international operation 

Back-to-School 2011: How Students Can Avoid Identity Theft 
MainStreet, NY, Posted:  Friday, August 12, 2011
Younger Americans – especially college kids – may feel they’re financially bullet-proof, but they’re more vulnerable than they might think. 

Free Wi-Fi Could Mean Free-For-All For Personal Information
MSNBC, WA, Posted:  Thursday, August 04, 2011
Pittsburgh-area cyber security experts warn that thieves are after personal details and have a new way to hijack your information online.

Ga. computer hacker gets 10 year in prison, had 675,000 credit card numbers on his computers
Washington Post, DC, Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2011
More than $36 million in fraudulent transactions were traced back to accounts in Hackett’s possession. 

How to Repair Credit After Identity Theft
Benzinga, DE, Posted: Friday, July 22, 2011
Identity theft is among the fastest growing crimes on record, and everyone needs to be aware that it could happen to them. 

FTC finds child ID theft a growing problem
Consumer Reports, NY, Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2011
What puts kids more at risk for identity theft, panelists agreed, is the freshness of their Social Security numbers. 

Fraudsters Targeting Kids, Stealing Futures
FOX Business, NY, Posted: Thursday, July 07, 2011
Identity theft: it could happen to you; it could also happen to your child. 

IRS warns of electronic tax payment e-mail 
WKYC-TV, OH, Posted:  Friday, July 01, 2011
The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers to be on the alert for a phony e-mail regarding electronic federal tax payments.

BBB Advises Parents To Be On Guard For Signs of ID Theft Targeting Children
Tucson Citizen, AZ, Posted: Friday, June 24, 2011
BBB advises parents to be on the lookout for signs of child ID theft. 

Nurse accused of stealing identities of hospital patients 
9 News, CO, Posted:  Thursday, June 16, 2011
A nurse who worked at five or more hospitals in the Denver area faces 90 felony charges in a wide-ranging identity theft investigation

12 Tips To Prevent Identity Theft
KHTS, CA, Posted: Friday, June 10, 2011
Taking the following precautions, provided by the LA County Sheriff's Department, can help you to protect yourself from identity theft. 

Taxpayer ID theft a growing problem
Boston Globe, MA, Posted: Thursday, June 02, 2011
Imagine filing your tax return and learning someone else got your refund. 

Don't become a mark: 8 ways to avoid getting conned
MSNBC, WA, Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2011
A former cop tells you how to stay one step ahead of scammers. 

How to Protect Yourself From Email Phishing Attacks 
FOX Business, NY, Posted:  Wednesday, May 18, 2011
To protect against phishing crimesfollow these rules pertaining to emails: 

6 charged in LA with ID theft, $3m bank fraud 
San Jose Mercury News, CA, Posted:  Wednesday, May 11, 2011
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has charged six people with an identity theft fraud that cost banks more than $3 million. 

Sony Offers ID Theft Protection to Customers
ABC News, NY, Posted: Friday, May 06, 2011
The massive data breach at Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Network has left accountholders worrying that their credit card information could fall into the wrong hands. 

 Gwinnett ID Theft Case Could Have 5,800 Victims
WSBTV, GA, Posted: Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Duluth police arrested a woman who they said could be a link to a major identity theft ring stretching across the country. 

FTC asks Congress for identity theft protections
Reuters, NY, Posted: Thursday, April 14, 2011
The FTC told Congress that the agency gets 15,000 to 20,000 calls every week about identity theft. 

Wave of phishing could follow Epsilon hack 
USA Today, VA, Posted:  Thursday, April 07, 2011
Top banks, retailers and service companies have begun warning consumers to be on high alert for spoofed e-mails that may attempt to coax them into clicking on viral attachments or harmful Web links. 

REPORT: CHILD ID THEFT ON THE RISE
MSNBC, WA, Posted:  Friday, April 01, 2011
Child ID theft, among the more tragic and vexing 21st Century crimes, is much more common than previously thought

Save Yourself from Identity Theft 
PBS Nightly Business Report, FL, Posted:  Friday, March 25, 2011
Identity theft is one of the biggest fraud threats to seniors, costing billions of dollars every year and the damages could grow as technology advances.

10 Ways to Guard Against Identity Theft When Traveling
NASDAQ, NY, Posted: Thursday, March 17, 2011
It's easy to become a victim of identity theft while traveling, whether for work or pleasure. 

UPDATE: ID Theft Ranks No. 1 On FTC Consumer Complaint List
Wall Street Journal, NY, Posted: Wednesday, March 09, 2011
New U.S. Federal Trade Commission data show that identity theft continues to be a top concern for consumers. 

Bill would combat growing child ID theft 
Nevada Appeal, NV, Posted:  Friday, March 04, 2011
Child identity theft is a fast growing crime that often isn't discovered for years Assembly Speaker John Oceguera, D-Las Vegas, said Wednesday. 

Lawsuit: Disney Left Workers Vulnerable To ID Theft
FOX 11, CA, Posted: Friday, February 25, 2011
The Walt Disney Co. was sued in federal court in Santa Ana today in a class action lawsuit that alleges the company-issued employee badges leave workers vulnerable to identity theft 

Identity Theft Grows More Costly for Victims 
CNBC, NJ, Posted:  Thursday, February 17, 2011
One reason for the increased burden on the consumer is due to a shift in the types of fraud being committed.

17-Year-Long Identity Theft Case Ends With Arrest of California Man
FOX News, NY, Posted: Thursday, February 10, 2011
A 17-year-long identify theft nightmare is finally over for a Florida man following the arrest of a California resident, Fox40.com reports. 

NY Document: ID Theft Ring Targets Apple Stores
NPR, DC, Posted: Wednesday, February 02, 2011
A law enforcement official said the allegations ultimately involve 27 people and roughly $1 million in merchandise. 

How safe is free public Wi-Fi? 
WPTV, FL, Posted:  Thursday, January 27, 2011
You should disable your laptop's file and printer sharing features. 

Protecting Mail From Identity Thieves
New York Times, NY, Posted: Friday, January 21, 2011
As employers and banks mail out your year-end and tax documents this month, you shouldn’t just be thinking about preparing your taxes. 

How your Facebook profile exposes your identity 
FOX 31, CO, Posted:  Thursday, January 13, 2011
Posting your birth place, pet's name or you email address can be devastating to your identity. 

BBB Lists Top 10 Scams and Rip-Offs of 2010 
Better Business Bureau, VA, Posted:  Thursday, January 06, 2011
The Better Business Bureau today released a list of the top 10 scams and rip-offs of 2010.

Nearly 12 million in U.S. were victims of identity theft, report says 
Los Angeles Times, CA , Posted:  Monday, December 27, 2010
Nearly 12 million people, about 5% of the U.S. population ages 16 and older, were victims of identity theft in a recent two-year period, the Department of Justice reported Thursday. 

Thieves Stealing Identities By 'Fishing' For Mail In Drop-off Boxes
ABC News, NY, Posted: Thursday, December 16, 2010
Spencer said thieves are "fishing" in a creative way by using sticky mouse traps attached to a long string to pull mail out of the drop-off boxes. 

Identity theft danger grows during the holidays
ABC12, MI, Posted: Friday, December 10, 2010
It's an alarming statistic that normally increases this time of years, and it could take victims years and thousands of dollars to repair the damage. 

Odds someone else has your SSN? One in 7
MSNBC, WA, Posted: Friday, December 03, 2010
What are the odds someone else has used your Social Security number? One in 7. 

Former UCM Students Charged with Identity Theft in Hacking Plot 
FOX 4, MO, Posted:  Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Two former University of Central Missouri students have been indicted in a computer hacking plot, as prosecutors allege that the pair planned to sell the identities of 90,000 students, faculty and alumni. 

The 12 cyber scams of Christmas 
MSNBC, WA, Posted:  Thursday, November 18, 2010
Security software company McAfee recently released its "12 Scams of Christmas" list, and offers of "free" iPads — among this year's most coveted tech gadgets — comes in at No. 1. 

Identity Theft Reported By 33% Of Healthcare Organizations
Information Week, CA, Posted: Wednesday, November 10, 2010
A Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) survey has revealed that 33% of respondents said their organization has had at least one known case of medical identity theft, and that some cases may never be reported. 

Tips to protect your identity
CNN Money, GA, Posted: Friday, November 05, 2010
Here's what you need to do to make sure you are not the next victim. 

Identity theft is on the rise, but there are deterrents
Montgomery News, PA, Posted:  Thursday, October 28, 2010
The best deterrent, authorities say, is for people to guard their personal information to keep from becoming victims. 

Identity Theft Continues to Victimize Millions Each Year 
Better Business Bureau, VA, Posted:  Thursday, October 21, 2010
Further, ID theft has remained the number one complaint to the FTC for the past five years. 

Watch out for ATM skimming
MarketWatch, WA, Posted: Thursday, October 14, 2010
Skimming devices placed over card-reader slots capture your information 

FBI announces arrests in $70 million cyber-theft
CNN, GA, Posted: Thursday, October 07, 2010
Authorities did not identify the creator of the "malware" which enabled the successful targeted "phishing" or "spearfishing" operation.

Information On Fax Machines Could Lead To ID Theft
CBS 2 Chicago, IL, Posted: Thursday, September 30, 2010
CBS 2 Investigator Pam Zekman has discovered yet another way thieves can get access to your most sensitive information, and take you for thousands of dollars. 

Hundreds fall victim to ID theft scam
ABC 7, IL, Posted:  Thursday, September 23, 2010
Hundreds of people lost thousands of dollars, and Sunday, Chicago police were offering up tips to help protect against scam artists. 

Colorado gets first victims advocate for ID theft cases 
Denver Post, CO, Posted:  Thursday, September 16, 2010
The Federal Trade Commission, charged with tracking identity-theft trends, each year reports that Colorado ranks in the top 10 for the number of ID-theft victims. 

Thieves Steal Personal Information at Gas Pumps 
KKTV 11, CO, Posted:  Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Police say thieves are targeting gas pumps along the front range and stealing personal information.

5 Steps to Protect Your College Student's ID 
NASDAQ, NY, Posted:  Wednesday, September 01, 2010
College students can be particularly vulnerable to ID theft. 

Bank of America settles Countrywide data theft suits
Los Angeles Times, CA, Posted:  Thursday, August 26, 2010
The bank will provide free credit monitoring, identity theft insurance and reimbursement for losses to as many as 17 million consumers who dealt with its mortgage unit.

Credit Crooks: Ohio Identity Theft Cases Double in 2010
FOX 8 News, OH, Posted:  Friday, August 20, 2010
Identity theft cases have doubled in the buckeye state over the past year. "It's a huge problem," says Sgt. Gregory Blake, "probably the fastest rising crime in the country." 

Your Child's ID is at Risk - and There's Not Much You Can Do to Prevent It
Better Business Bureau, VA, Posted: Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Hundreds of online businesses are finding inactive Social Security numbers online...

ID Thieves Now Targeting Children
FOX News, NY, Posted: Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Experts say the fraud will be difficult to stop because it's so easily concealed and targets such vulnerable people.

Identity Theft Scam Targets Diabetics
Consumer Affairs, CA, Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
If you have diabetes, you may have another potential risk: becoming the target of an identity theft scam.

BBB warns of Facebook scam
Salisbury Post, NC, Posted: Friday, July 23, 2010
The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about the latest “phishing” scam that is making the rounds of Facebook this week. 

Senators reintroduce identity theft measure
Nextgov,DC, Posted: Thursday, July 15, 2010
A measure reintroduced in the Senate on Wednesday would trump state regulations that seek to protect consumers from identity theft by...

How to protect your company and customers from identity theft 
Kansas City Star, MO. Posted:  Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Identities can be stolen from a business by someone physically or electronically taking personnel or clientele records. 

White House Releases Draft Digital Identity Strategy
InformationWeek, CA, Posted: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
The White House expects to get the President's seal of approval on the final plan by October, which is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

Hackers Aren't Only Threat to Privacy 
Wall Street Journal, NY, Posted:  Wednesday, June 23, 2010
A large amount of personal information is being left exposed or poorly protected by companies and governments.

ID theft ring on Staten Island steals from soldiers: authorities
New York Post, NY, Posted: Thursday, June 17, 2010
A massive Staten Island-based ID theft ring ripped off more than $5 million from about 200 people, including 20 Fort Hood soldiers, said authorities who conducted raids Tuesday in Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn. 

Job seekers, be careful
Chicago Tribune, IL, Posted:  Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Now here's one more thing for them to worry about: It's a bumper year for identity thieves who target job hunters.

FTC pushes back identity theft rules deadline -- for fifth time
BusinessWeek, IA, Posted: Monday, June 07, 2010
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has once again pushed back its enforcement deadline for an identity theft --lated regulation called the Red Flags Rule.

U.S. is requiring companies to defend against identity theft
Los Angeles Times, CA, Posted; Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Starting June 1, all businesses that extend credit to customers will have to develop plans to try to prevent identity theft.

Protect yourself from ID thieves
ABC 13, TX, Posted:  Thursday, May 20, 2010
Identity theft is a serious crime that can cost you time, money, and the credit you've spent your life building.

Postal worker accused of stealing identities
WRCB TV, TN, Posted:  Thursday, May 13, 2010
A postal worker and another suspect are facing federal indictments after being accused of stealing people's identities.

Lawmakers Push for Bill to Regulate Personal Information Consumers Input Online and Off
TMCnet, CT, Posted:  Thursday, May 06, 2010
The bill would require companies collecting personal information to allow customers to opt out of the collection, and would require companies to get permission before sharing customers’ personal information with third parties. 

Former bank employee indicted on identity theft charges
NBC 13, AL, Posted: Wednesday, April 28, 2010
A federal grand jury today indicted a former Regions Bank employee on fraud and identity theft charges, U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, Postal Inspector Frank Dyer and Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Roy Sexton announced. 

DOJ:Belarusian Web Site Creator Accused Of Assisting ID Theft
Wall Street Journal, NY, Posted: Friday, April 23, 2010
U.S. prosecutors have charged a Belarusian man with operating a Web site designed to help identity thieves use stolen financial data, including credit card numbers. 

BBB Stresses Importance Of Securing ID
KELOLAND TV, SD, Posted: Thursday, April 15, 2010
A recent survey found one in every ten Americans have already fallen victim to identity theft.

2010 U.S. Census: Feds Worried Mass Identity Theft, Lawsuits Could Derail $15 Billion...
Huffington Post, NY, Posted: Friday, April 09, 2010
As the U.S. census nears its final stages, the government is preparing for possible debacles that could derail its $15 billion head count, from mass identity theft and lawsuits to homeowners who refuse to answer their doors.

Justice Dept. criticized over identify theft
Reuters, NY, Posted:  Wednesday, March 31, 2010
The Justice Department has failed to treat identity theft, one of the nation's fastest growing crimes, as a priority, the agency's inspector general said in a report released on Tuesday. 

Hacker Gets 20 Years in Largest Identity-Theft Case
Bloomberg, NY, Posted: Thursday, March 25, 2010
A Miami man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for charges linked to computer hacking in what prosecutors called the largest identity-theft case in U.S. history. 

18- to 24-year-olds most at risk for ID theft, survey finds
Washington Post, DC, Posted:  Friday, March 19, 2010
Last year, there were an estimated 11.1 million identity fraud victims of all ages, a 12 percent increase from the year before, according to the survey.

Prosecutors charge trio in identity theft ring that netted $2 million
Los Angeles Times, CA, Posted: Friday, March 12, 2010
Prosecutors charged a trio of suspected identity thieves each with nearly two dozen criminal charges Monday for allegedly taking $2 million by using credit card skimming technology at gas pumps. 

Medical identity theft strikes 5.8% of U.S. adults
Computerworld, MA, Posted: Thursday, March 04, 2010
Roughly 5.8% of American adults have been victimized, according to a new survey from The Ponemon Institute. The cost per victim, on average, is $20,160.

FTC: Identity Theft Is No. 1 Consumer Complaint 
Wired, DE, Posted:  Thursday, February 25, 2010
That’s because identity theft was the top consumer complaint for 2009, the Federal Trade Commission reported Wednesday.

Malicious Software Infects Computers
New York Times, NY, Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2010
In many cases they install so-called keystroke loggers to capture personal information. 

Online and Mobile Fraud Rises
Wall Street Journal, NY, Posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The number of victims in the U.S. increased 12% to 11.1 million adults in 2009, while the total annual fraud amount increased by 12.5% to $54 billion.

Identity thieves use sophisticated techniques to steal money
Washington Post, DC, Posted: Monday, February 01, 2010
Identity thieves are getting more and more sophisticated and harder to stop. 

Identity Theft on the Rise
PC World, CA, Posted:  Thursday, January 21, 2010
Identity theft has been a major and growing problem in the United States for several years.

BBB warning of text messaging banking scam
WHAS 11, KY, Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2010
This is a consumer watch for all of you bank customers out there.

Fraud Alert: Be Cautious About Haiti Relief Scams
ABC News, IL, Posted:  Friday, January 15, 2010
The FBI and security experts warned on Thursday of the likelihood of scams as requests for donations start pouring in via e-mail, text message, telephone and Twitter. 

2010 Census underway, beware of identity theft
KIDK, ID, Posted:  Tuesday, January 12, 2010
With so much information being gathered it is important you protect yourself by giving out only what is necessary. 

Identity Thieves Target Big Banks
KPHO, AZ, Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
If you have an account at a major bank, chances are you may have been put at risk for identity theft, according to members of the Merchants Identity Theft Advisory Board. 

The biggest consumer scams of 2009
ConsumerReports.org, NY, Posted: Friday, January 08, 2010
The Better Business Bureau today came out with its list of last year’s top scams and, not surprising, offers preying on Americans’ vulnerability in tough economic times accounted for many of the ripoffs. 

Skimming Scams – Identity Theft Gets Sophisticated
13WHAM-TV, NY, Posted: Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Identity thieves have been using more sophisticated devices, but now, a new state law targets thieves who use skimming devices, which are small and hard to spot. 

ID Theft Threats to Watch in 2010
BankInfoSecurity.com, NJ, Posted: Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Financial scams and incidents of medical identity theft are on the rise - and they're among the main threats to business and consumers in 2010.

White House appoints cybersecurity chief
CNET News, CA, Posted:  Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Former security adviser Howard Schmidt is returning to the White House as President Obama's new cybersecurity coordinator, the White House announced Tuesday. 

BBB warns of Top 5 holiday scams
WMBF, SC, Posted:  Friday, December 18, 2009
The organization has identified the top five 2009 holiday scams as gifts that could keep on giving, or gifts you will never receive:

"Vishing" is Latest Scam Among Many
News 10, CA, Posted:  Tuesday, December 15, 2009
There's a new text messaging scam hitting the region called "vishing." The Better Business Bureau said it is a variation on using technology to try and rip you off. 

House passes bill to require data breach notifications
FCW.com, VA, Posted:  Thursday, December 10, 2009
The House has passed a bill that would set nationwide rules for notifying potential victims of identify theft when their personal information that’s stored electronically is improperly exposed. 

The hidden costs of identity theft
CNN, GA, Posted:  Tuesday, December 08, 2009
But it often takes the average identity theft victim months, if not years, to resolve their case, security experts say.  Some say that no matter what they do, they still encounter problems getting credit.

Fake Swine Flu Emails Lead to Real Malware Infection
PC World, CA, Posted: Thursday, December 03, 2009
A new malware campaign uses faked e-mails that appear to inform of H1N1 vaccination programs from the Centers from Disease Control, but actually attempts to install the Zeus Trojan. 

BBB advice for safe holiday shopping online
WCNC, NC, Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009
The Better Business Bureau warns that the holiday season provides many opportunities for scammers to steal your identity when you're shopping online. 

Patient ID Theft Rises
Wall Street Journal, NY, Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Medical identity theft is on the rise and expected to worsen.

FBI Puts Cyber Threats in Perspective
GovInfoSecurity.com, NJ, Posted:  Tuesday, November 24, 2009
The FBI considers the cyber threat against our nation to be one of the greatest concerns of the 21st century

Bank teller, 5 others accused of identity theft
Miami Herald, FL, Posted: Friday, November 20, 2009
A bank teller and five other people were arrested this week in a tri-county crackdown on identity theft rings in South Florida, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. 

FAQ: Recognizing phishing e-mails
CNET News, CA, Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Here is some basic information that can help people avoid being tricked by phishing attacks

Unsecured Internet Puts Users At Risk of Identity Theft
Local News 8, ID, Posted: Friday, November 13, 2009
If your network isn't locked up, your personal files can fly through the airwaves of cyber space without you even knowing and could even end up in the hands of a hacker. 

Hacking ring caught in $9 million fraud
MSNBC, WA, Posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Federal authorities have busted what they call "one of the most sophisticated computer hacking rings in the world" winning indictments against eight people from Russia, Estonia and Moldova.

Federal data protection law inches forward
Computerworld, MA, Posted: Thursday, November 05, 2009
A sweeping new bill that would implement a national standard for data protection and breach notification got a boost of support today from the Senate Judiciary Committee. 

FTC allows eight more months for Red Flags compliance
SC Magazine, NY, Posted: Tuesday, November 03, 2009
This marks the fourth time the agency has delayed the deadline, now set for June 1, 2010. The rule had been scheduled to take effect Sunday. 

FTC's Red Flags Enforcement to Begin Nov. 1
Thompson, FL, Posted: Friday, October 30, 2009
The rule requires many business and organizations defined as creditors, including health care providers, to implement a written program to detect early warning signs of identity theft in their daily operations, as well as develop prevention and mitigation plans. 

Manhattan DA: Computer Technician Charged In Identity Theft
Wall Street Journal, NY, Posted; Wednesday, October 28, 2009
A computer technician has been charged with allegedly stealing the identities of more than 150 Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BK) employees and using their identities to steal more than $1.1 million from charities, non-profit groups and others, prosecutors said Wednesday. 

Organized crime getting deeper into medical identity theft
Fierce Healthcare, DC, Posted: Friday, October 23, 2009
As we've reported here previously, evidence continues to grow that organized crime groups are taking an increasing interest in the medical fraud business, notably running identity theft and false claims schemes. 

5 indicted in 3-year, $1.3M identity-theft ring
Philadelphia Daily News, PA, Posted: Friday, October 23, 2009
Bell was the ringleader of a Philadelphia-based bank-fraud and identity-theft ring who parlayed his liaisons with bank employees to get customers' personal information and account numbers. 

Facebook, Twitter users beware: Crooks are a mouse click away
CNN, GA, Posted:  Wednesday, October 21, 2009
If you're on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site, you could be the next victim.

Hospitals take steps to prevent identity theft
Bismarck Tribune, ND, Posted: Friday, October 16, 2009
Starting Nov. 2, the hospital will require a driver's license or other official form of identification when people check in for appointments and procedures.

Report: Identity theft is more prevalent than IRS data shows
Nextgov, DC, Posted: Monday, October 12, 2009
Identity theft-related tax fraud is more widespread than Internal Revenue Service statistics indicate, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

Former NY Fed Employee Pleads Guilty In ID Theft Scheme
NASDAQ, NY, Posted:  Friday, October 09, 2009
A former employee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York pleaded guilty to criminal charges Tuesday in an alleged identity theft scheme that prosecutors said used identities stolen from the New York Fed, prosecutors said Tuesday. 

FBI snags 100 people in global identity-theft scheme
Los Angeles Times, CA, Posted: Wednesday, October 07, 2009
More than 50 people have been indicted in Southern California, Las Vegas and Charlotte, N.C., in connection with a "phishing" scheme to steal bank account information from thousands of victims in the United States, an FBI spokeswoman said.

New computer viruses target banks, social networks
Reuters, NY, Posted: Friday, October 02, 2009
Cyber criminals are increasingly focusing their attacks on the hundreds of millions of users of social networks and on loopholes in bank security systems, security software vendors said on Wednesday.

Protect Your Privacy on Facebook and Twitter
PC World, CA, Posted: Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Facebook, Twitter and other social networks have quickly become an integral part of the online culture, and with them comes a whole new array of potential security threats.

Will your privacy be compromised online?
CNN, GA, Posted: Monday, September 28, 2009
As of September 22, there have been 379 data breaches reported by the Identity Theft Resource Center in 2009, affecting more than 13 million records. 

New Scam Targets Veterans
Consumer Affairs, CA, Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
They target military veterans, pretending to be working for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Hacker Pleads Guilty in Largest U.S. Identity Theft
Bloomberg, NY, Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009
A Miami man pleaded guilty to computer hacking in what prosecutors called the largest identity theft case in U.S. history.

Man Pleads Guilty in Wal-Mart Card Phishing Scheme
PC World, CA, Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2009
A Sacramento, California, man has pleaded guilty to charges for his role in an international scam that netted sensitive information on tens of thousands of Internet users and then used that data to open fraudulent Wal-Mart credit cards. 

Doctors' receptionist guilty in $2.1M ID theft ring
Washington Examiner, DC, Posted: Wednesday, September 09, 2009
A former receptionist for two medical doctors in downtown Washington has pleaded guilty to stealing the personal information of 37 patients as part of her role in a $2.1 million identity theft ring...

Identity Theft Ring Used a Bewigged Woman to Cash Checks at Banks
New York Times, NY, Posted: Wednesday, September 02, 2009
A sophisticated identity theft ring whose victims included Anna Bernanke, the wife of the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, often sent a woman wearing wigs into bank branches to drain accounts, the authorities said Tuesday. 

Check for ID theft if card issuers are closing accounts inexplicably
Los Angeles Times, CA, Posted: Monday, August 31, 2009
You need to check your reports to see whether your good name has been hijacked by an identity thief. 

ID-Theft Ring Ensnares Even the Fed Chairman
Washington Post, NY, Posted: Friday, August 28, 2009
In a statement yesterday, Bernanke emphasized that anyone can become a victim of identity theft -- which law enforcement officials have long said is among the fastest-growing financial crimes. 

Newsweek: Bernanke victim of identify fraud
Kansas City Star, MO, Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
If ever there were living proof that identity theft can strike the mighty and powerful as well as hapless consumers, look no further than the nation's chief banker: Ben Bernanke. 

Malware designed to steal IDs increased 600 percent
SC Magazine, NY, Posted: Friday, August 21, 2009
The number of users victimized by malware specifically intended to rob personally identifiable information (PII) leapt 600 percent this year compared to the same period in 2008, according to a report released on Thursday by PandaLabs, a division of Bilbao, Spain-based Panda Security.

Man charged in largest-ever ID theft scheme
MSNBC, WA, Posted: Monday, August 17, 2009
Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a Miami man with the largest case of credit and debit card data theft ever in the United States, accusing the one-time government informant of trying to gain access to 130 million accounts. 

Palm Beach County school police officer pleads guilty in fraud scheme 
Sun Sentinel, FL, Posted: Friday, August 14, 2009
Since 2003, he used law enforcement and school district databases to steal the identities of students, teachers, family members and even a fellow officer. 

Seattle Man Used Limewire for Identity Theft
PC World, CA, Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
A Seattle man was sentenced to more than three years in prison Tuesday for using the Limewire file-sharing service to lift personal information from computers across the U.S. 

IRS Alerts Public to New Identity Theft Scams
News Channel 7, SC, Posted: Wednesday, August 05, 2009
The Internal Revenue Service reminds consumers to avoid identity theft scams that use the IRS name, logo or Web site in an attempt to convince taxpayers that the scam is a genuine communication from the IRS.

FTC Delays Launch of ID-Theft Program
Wall Street Journal, NY, Posted: Thursday, July 30, 2009
The Federal Trade Commission has postponed a deadline for many of the nation's businesses -- including banks, public utilities and health-care providers -- to comply with a controversial identity-theft prevention program.

ID Theft Ring Allegedly Bribed DMV Employees
NBC, CA, Posted: Monday, July 27, 2009
Counter-terrorism investigators busted an alleged identity theft ring whose members are suspected of bribing Department of Motor Vehicles employees in Inglewood and several states to provide fake documents.

Coming Soon To A Doctor's Office Near You: Photo ID Check 
Kaiser Health News, DC, Posted:  Friday, July 24, 2009
Armed with as little as a stolen name, Social Security number and date of birth, an imposter can walk into a doctor’s office or hospital and receive services billed to the victim or the insurance provider.

Identity theft: Criminals increasingly target children's identities
Chicago Tribune, IL, Posted: Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Diamond is one of a growing number of children whose identities have been stolen by adults. Credit rating bureaus and utility companies say they are seeing more and more adults misusing children's identities. 

Child identity theft: How to protect your kids
WTHR, IN, Posted: Friday, July 17, 2009
It happens to thousands of kids every year and most parents have no idea how to stop it.

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Find Social Security Numbers Can Be Predicted
Carnegie Mellon, PA, Posted: Friday, July 10, 2009
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have shown that public information readily gleaned from governmental sources, commercial data bases, or online social networks can be used to routinely predict most — and sometimes all — of an individual's nine-digit Social Security number. 

Weakness in Social Security Numbers Is Found
New York Times, NY, Posted: Tuesday, July 07, 2009
The nation’s Social Security numbering system has left millions of citizens vulnerable to privacy breaches, according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, who for the first time have used statistical techniques to predict Social Security numbers solely from an individual’s date and location of birth.

U.S. and Europe Jointly Establish Cyber-Crime Force 
Wall Street Journal, NY, Posted:  Thursday, July 02, 2009
The U.S. Secret Service plans to unveil Tuesday plans for a pan-European task force charged with preventing identity theft, computer hacking and other computer-based crime.

CBP Fights Identity Theft at Ports of Entry
Corrections.com, MA, Posted: Thursday, July 02, 2009
Often times, the persons attempting to enter the U.S. in this fashion use documents they have purchased or found that belong to other people and pretend to be that person for the express purpose of gaining entry. 

Cybercrime spreads on Facebook
Reuters, NY, Posted:  Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Cybercrime is rapidly spreading on Facebook as fraudsters prey on users who think the world's top social networking site is a safe haven on the Internet. 

TJX agrees to pay $9.75 million to 41 states in data breach case
Los Angeles Times, CA, Posted:  Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Retail giant TJX Cos. agreed Tuesday to pay $9.75 million to 41 states including California to settle an investigation of a massive data breach that jeopardized millions of payment card numbers.

Text Scam Says Visa Account Closed
KPTV, OR, Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2009
A nationwide text messaging scam that aims to trick cell phone users into handing over their bank account information has swept the country in recent weeks. 

Boom time for cybercrime
Consumer Reports, NY, Posted: Friday, June 12, 2009
One in five online consumers were victims of a cybercrime in the past two years, according to the latest Consumer Reports State of the Net survey. 

Your Medical Problems Could Include Identity Theft
New York Times, NY, Posted: Friday, June 12, 2009
Medical identity theft takes many guises. In Mr. Sharp’s case, someone got hold of his name and Social Security number and used them to receive emergency medical services, which many hospitals are obliged to provide whether or not a person has insurance.

ID Theft Red Flags Rule: Agencies Release FAQs
BankInfoSecurity.com, NJ, Posted: Thursday, June 11, 2009
The federal banking regulators and the Federal Trade Commission today issued a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to help financial institutions and other businesses comply with the ID Theft Red Flags Rule. 

Bank teller charged with fraud in $270,000 scheme
Boston Globe, MA, Posted:  Friday, June 05, 2009
Gautreaux sold account information to other people, who then used the information to make unauthorized withdrawals from customers' accounts, according to the indictment.

Thieves Snatch Billions in Credit Card Fraud
ABC News, NY, Posted: Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Identity thieves snatch tens of billions dollars a year through credit card fraud, either outright, or by selling your card information to other crooks across the globe.

ID Theft Use of Credit Cards Leaps 
PC World, CA, Posted: Thursday, May 28, 2009
ID theft victims are much more likely to get hit with fraudulent charges on their credit cards or debit cards, according to a new study from the Identity Theft Resource Center that tracks the effects of ID theft.

Not smiling on driver's license could prevent identity theft: new policies in four states
New York Daily News, NY, Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The Department of Motor Vehicles is now a virtual no-smile zone in four states, thanks to new technology that scans for identity fraud based on facial features.

BBB Warns Of Census Scams
Ozarks First, MO, Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2009
Officials with the Better Business Bureau are alerting residents to the possibility of a scam surrounding the information gathering done for the U.S. Census Bureau. 

Fort Lauderdale cops bust suspected identity theft ring
Miami Herald, FL, Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Fort Lauderdale police arrested 24 of 40 suspected people in an identity theft ring that included bank employees, bank managers and a federal postal worker.

Credit Card, ID Theft Ring Busted
FOX News, NY, Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2009
New York City officials said Thursday they broke up an international credit card and identity theft ring that caused more than $12 million in losses last year. 

ATMs on Staten Island rigged for identity theft; bandits steal $500G
New York Daily News, NY, Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
A band of brazen thieves ripped off hundreds of New Yorkers by rigging ATMs to steal account and password information from bank customers. 

Justices Limit Use of Identity Theft Law in Immigration Cases
The New York Times, NY, Posted: Friday, May 08, 2009
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a favorite tool of prosecutors in immigration cases, ruling unanimously that a federal identity-theft law may not be used against many illegal workers who used false Social Security numbers to get jobs. 

FTC Delays "Red Flags Rule" Enforcement Until August 1
Healthcare Association of New York State, NY, Posted:  Tuesday, May 05, 2009
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is again delaying enforcement of the new “Red Flags Rule” until August 1, 2009.

Identity theft targets unemployed workers
Chicago Tribune, IL, Posted:  Thursday, April 30, 2009
With unemployment soaring, identity thieves are increasingly preying on job seekers

Identity theft is flourishing in a poor economy
The Star-Ledger, NJ, Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009
People who steal your name for a living are becoming more ingenious in desperate times. 

Why the Government's Ability to Protect Against Online Attacks Is Limited
U.S. News & World Report, DC, Posted:  Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Partly because of these vulnerabilities, the FBI says cybersecurity is now its No. 3 priority, after counterterrorism and counterintelligence.

Report: Payment card data was top target in 2008
CNET News, CA, Posted: Friday, April 17, 2009
Last year, 295 million records were compromised and there were 90 confirmed breaches, the Verizon Business 2009 Data Breach Investigations Report (PDF) found. 

Crooks Trick Your Caller ID for Identity Theft
ABC News, NY, Posted:  Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Many of us rely on caller ID to screen our calls and protect our privacy, but maybe you shouldn't trust that little digital display.

ID Theft Red Flags Rule: Are You Ready for May 1?
BankInfoSecurity.com, NJ, Posted:  Monday, April 13, 2009
This is the date when the Federal Trade Commission will finally start to enforce the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule, for which federally-regulated banks and credit unions have been tested for compliance since last Nov. 1.

The Conficker Worm: What Happens Next?
CBS News, NY, Posted: Thursday, April 09, 2009
One of the most dangerous threats ever, a computer worm known as "Conficker," is spreading through the Internet right now. 

As Economy Worsens, More Americans Fear Card Fraud and Identity Theft
Security Management, VA, Posted:  Wednesday, April 08, 2009
A majority of Americans fear having their identities stolen as well as other types of fraud, particularly involving payment cards, according to a new survey by the Unisys Security Index. 

Boy, 11, victim of identity theft
United Press International, DC, Posted: Friday, April 03, 2009
A Florida woman is trying to clear her 11-year-old son's credit record after someone used his Social Security number to obtain credit and spend, spend, spend. 

Department of Defense taking steps to prevent identity theft
Scout Newspaper, CA, Posted: Friday, April 03, 2009
The Department of Defense has begun the process of removing Social Security numbers from issued identification cards in an effort to prevent identity theft. 

FBI: Thousands Of P.R. Kids Victims Of ID Theft
CBS 11, TX, Posted: Wednesday, April 01, 2009
An identity-theft ring that catered to illegal immigrants seeking to establish themselves in the U.S. stole the personal data of 7,000 public school children in Puerto Rico, officials said Tuesday. 

Red flag rules on identity theft take effect soon
American Medical News, IL, Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2009
The Federal Trade Commission implemented the so-called red flag rules, which impose certain duties on financial institutions and creditors with the goal of curtailing the growing issue of consumer identity theft. 

Whether Filing Online Or Off, Don't Ignore Identity-theft Risks
FOX Business, NY, Posted: Thursday, March 26, 2009
No matter how you choose to file your taxes -- pen and paper, online or with a paid preparer -- you face the risk that miscreants will filch a copy of your return and use your valuable financial information to enrich themselves. 

New Study Highlights Data Losses from Employee Turnover
ENT News, CA, Posted: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Whether from enterprise-instituted layoffs or employees voluntarily changing jobs, these changes can put a company at risk for a data breach if employees leave with sensitive or confidential material. 

Identity theft nets some tax refunds, stimulus checks
CNN, GA, Posted:  Friday, March 20, 2009
Thousands of taxpayers across the country aren't getting their refund or stimulus checks because criminals have stolen their Social Security numbers in an identity theft scam, CNN has learned. 

Identity Thieves Targeting Children And Teens
WREG, TN, Posted: Friday, March 20, 2009
There's a warning about identity theft, that could affect a member of your family you'd least expect. 

ID thieves targeting tax returns
MSNBC, WA, Posted: Monday, March 16, 2009
Identity thieves are now targeting tax returns to make money at your expense. In fact, the problem has become so bad, the Internal Revenue Service opened a special office to handle identity theft cases. 

Scammers Target Online Job Seekers
MSNBC, WA, Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2009
People who are out of work and looking for jobs online might be the target of identity theft scammers. 

Panda: ID theft Trojans are on 1 in 100 PCs we scan
IT World, MA, Posted:  Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Perhaps as many as ten million PCs are infected with sneaky programs designed to steal sensitive financial information, antivirus vendor Panda Security reports.

Gartner: Financial fraud hits 7.5 percent of U.S. adults
CNET News, CA, Posted: Thursday, March 05, 2009
About 7.5 percent of U.S. adults lost money as a result of financial fraud last year, mostly due to data breaches, according to a new Gartner study to be released on Tuesday night.

NYPD may be victim of identity theft
United Press International, DC, Posted: Wednesday, March 04, 2009
A civilian employee of the department's pension fund is accused of stealing eight tapes containing the Social Security numbers and direct-deposit information for 80,000 current and retired cops, the New York Post reports.

ID Theft Threat Grows With 1M Already Hit in '09
InternetNews, CT, Posted: Monday, March 02, 2009
A new report shows identify theft is off to a rapid start this year -- and the figures could be even worse than expected 

FTC Report: Identity Theft Remains Consumers' No. 1 Fraud Complaint
United Business Media , NY, Posted: Friday, February 27, 2009
Number of identity theft complaints rose 20 percent from 2007 to 2008 

Employers offering ID theft protection as voluntary benefit
Business Insurance, IL, Posted: Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Identity theft cannot be prevented, so it's best to work quickly to minimize the damage, experts say. While some service providers check an employee's credit status and monitor it over time for suspicious activity, others begin providing assistance when the employee suspects trouble. 

Visa confirms another payment processor breach
SC Magazine, NY, Posted: Monday, February 23, 2009
Another payment processor has fallen victim to hackers, Visa confirmed on Monday. 

SBA issues warning about stimulus scam
Bizjournals.com, NC, Posted:  Monday, February 23, 2009
The U.S. Small Business Administration is warning business owners about a scam.

Identity-theft scammers pretend to be IRS
Philadelphia Inguirer, PA, Posted: Friday, February 20, 2009
The phony e-mail arrives, pretending to be from "Internal Revenue Service," with a subject line such as "please see the attachment."

Medical ID theft endangers health, not just credit
SunSentinel.com, FL, Posted: Monday, February 16, 2009
Growing problem of medical identity theft can endanger your finances — and your life 

Identity Theft: It's Out of Your Hands
PC Magazine, NY, Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2009
According to Gartner, 15 million identities per year are stolen, a new victim once every 2 seconds. Given 15 million a year, in ten years every U.S. citizen who uses the Net will have had his or her identity stolen.

More than 150 banks affected by Heartland data breach thus far
Computerworld, MA, Posted:  Thursday, February 12, 2009
The number of financial institutions that have said they were affected by the data breach disclosed last month by Heartland Payment Systems Inc. is growing longer by the day and now includes banks in 40 states as well as Canada, Bermuda and Guam, according to the BankInfoSecurity.com news portal.

Data Breach at FAA; Obama Reviews Government Cybersecurity Effort
Security Management, VA, Posted:  Wednesday, February 11, 2009
The Federal Aviation Administration has fallen prey to hackers looking to steal personal information, just as President Barack Obama on Monday ordered a 60-day review of the government's cyber-security policies.

Identity Fraud Survey Shows ID Theft up 22%
BankInfoSecurity.com, NJ, Posted:  Monday, February 09, 2009
Identity theft rose by nearly 25 percent last year in the United States, according to a new report released today. The 2009 Identity Fraud Survey Report by Javelin Strategy & Research shows that the number of identity fraud victims increased 22 percent to 9.9 million people being hit, at a total cost of $48 billion.

FBI Uncovers Worldwide $9M ATM Card Scam
FOX News, NY, Posted:  Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Hackers orchestrated a highly coordinated, global attack on ATM cards involving the theft of a staggering $9 million from bank customers — and they could strike again, according to an investigation by FOX 5 TV in New York. 

Down economy means more cyber-scams
KXAN-TV, TX, Posted:  Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Internet-based schemes centered on stealing personal data and financial scams are on the rise, thanks to thieves looking to take advantage of the fear and confusion surrounding the current tough economic times. 

Data losses proving more costly for businesses
NetworkWorld.com, MA, Posted: Monday, February 02, 2009
Data breaches are costing companies more than ever as consumers shun those that have lost information, according to a new study. 

FACEBOOK ID THEFT TARGETS 'FRIENDS'
MSNBC, WA, Posted: Friday, January 30, 2009
In Rutberg's case, criminals managed to steal his Facebook login password, steal his Facebook identity, and change his page to make it appear he was in trouble. Next, the criminals sent e-mails to dozens of friends, begging them for help.

Heartland sued over data breach
CNET News, CA, Posted: Thursday, January 29, 2009
Heartland executives have declined to specify how many consumers or accounts were affected. The company handles 100 million transactions per month for more than 250,000 merchants. 

Facebook Fights Back 
CNBC, NJ, Posted:  Thursday, January 29, 2009
Facebook got back to me about the IM scam I first reported yesterday. This is a new scam where Facebook "friends" instant message you on the site asking for money because they're in trouble. 

$20 Million Settlement Reached for Veterans in ID Theft Suit
New York Times, NY, Posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
The Veterans Affairs Department agreed Tuesday to pay a total of $20 million to veterans for exposing them to possible identity theft in 2006 by losing their personal information. 

Report: HHS must lead medical identity theft fight
FierceHealthIT, DC, Posted: Monday, January 26, 2009
The consulting firm makes 31 recommendations for national policy on medical theft, including one that says government should create a public-private task force addressing medical identity theft concerns.

Millions of Credit Card Numbers Nabbed in Payment System Breach
Switched.com, VA. Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2009
St. Louis-based Heartland Payment announced yesterday that hackers gained access to the machines it uses to process roughly 100 million credit card transactions every month. 

Tax tip: Ten things the IRS wants you to know about identity theft
MSNBC, WA, Posted:  Tuesday, January 20, 2009
To help fight of concerns taxpayers may have about having their identity stolen, the IRS has provided these safety tips.

FBI investigating U of R identity theft
MSNBC, WA, Posted:  Friday, January 16, 2009
Personal information for 450 current and former U of R students was stolen from a university database. Their names and social security numbers were accessed and copied illegally to an off-campus computer.

New Data Breach, Privacy Bills in Congress
InternetNews.com, CT, Posted:  Monday, January 12, 2009
Bill S.139 would require federal agencies or businesses to notify both the media and victims whose personal data has been breached without unreasonable delay, although limited exemptions are allowed for law enforcement and national security reasons.

 Identity theft on the rise, police say
The Southern, IL, Posted: Monday, January 12, 2009
A name, birth date, Social Security number or other identifying information is all a thief needs to become someone else just long enough to ruin good credit scores and break the bank.

Why Technology Won't Prevent Identity Theft
Wall Street Journal, NY, Posted:  Friday, January 09, 2009
This is why identity theft is such a big problem today. So much authentication happens online, with only a small amount of information: user ID, password, birth date, Social Security number, and so on. Anyone who gets that information can impersonate you to a computer, which doesn't know any better.

Data Breaches Up Almost 50 Percent, Affecting Records of 35.7 Million People
Washington Post, NY, Posted: Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Businesses, governments and educational institutions reported nearly 50 percent more data breaches last year than in 2007, exposing the personal records of at least 35.7 million Americans, according to a nonprofit group that works to prevent identity fraud.

mocoNews.net - Twitter Warns Users About Phishing Scam
Washington Post, NY, Posted:  Monday, January 05, 2009
This weekend, Twitter admitted that it is the most recent target of a phishing scam, and warned users to be wary of messages that redirect them to a look-alike sites and ask them to login using their username and password.

Identity theft accelerated in 2008, and experts fear it will worsen in '09
SunSentinel.com, FL, Posted: Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Identity theft became the fastest-growing crime in the United States in 2008, affecting more than 10 million Americans, according to the Federal Trade Commission, the agency that enforces ID theft laws.

IRS: Identity Theft Capturing Taxpayers
MSNBC, WA, Posted:  Friday, December 26, 2008
The IRS said identity theft is becoming a big problem for taxpayers. So much so that two months ago, it set up a specialized unit just to deal with identity theft. 

Former Cedars-Sinai employee held in identity theft, fraud
Los Angeles Times, CA, Posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Man is accused of taking the records of more than 1,000 patients and filing workers' compensation claims through a fictitious lab.

Dozens busted in Charlotte ID theft scheme
MSNBC, WA, Posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Investigators say more than 40 people were involved in an organized identity theft ring in Charlotte. 

FTC: Reduce data theft by regulating Social Security numbers
SC Magazine, NY, Posted: Thursday, December 18, 2008
One of the best ways to limit ID theft? Cut down on using Social Security numbers (SSNs) to authenticate users. 

What's Hot! ITRC's Identity Theft Predictions for 2009
MarketWatch, WA, Posted: Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Every year the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) shares its thoughts for the upcoming year. The following items are ITRC's predictions for 2009:

Prepare Now for New 'Red Flag' Credit Rules
TechNewsWorld, CA, Posted: Monday, December 15, 2008
New identity theft regulations for creditors -- which can include technology retailers, Internet service providers and telecommunications equipment/service companies, among others -- come into effect on May 1, 2009. 

The Rise of Black Market Data
Newsweek, NY, Posted:  Thursday, December 11, 2008
Criminals who steal personal data often don't exploit it. Instead, they put it up for sale on one of the many vibrant online markets. 

Officials arrest 23 in Las Vegas ID theft scheme
Huffington Post, IL, Posted:  Wednesday, December 10, 2008
State and federal authorities said Tuesday they arrested nearly two dozen people, many with ties to Eastern Europe, in a credit card fraud and identity theft scheme that cost Las Vegas businesses and consumers about $1.5 million.

Chattanooga: Consumers warned holiday open door for identity theft
TMCnet, CT, Posted: Monday, December 08, 2008
While shoppers are busy taking advantage of holiday sales, identity thieves are finding bounty of their own. 

IRS warns of e-mail scam seeking personal information
Southeast Missourian, MO, Posted: Thursday, December 04, 2008
The Internal Revenue Service is warning the public about an identity theft e-mail scam. 

Social Engineering, Cybercrime Will Be Challenges in 2009, Predicts Identity Theft Assistance Center
MarketWatch, WA, Posted:  Wednesday, December 03, 2008
"Thanks to technology, national borders don't stop the criminals but too often borders slow down or stop law enforcement agencies from finding and prosecuting the criminals who commit identity crime," said ITAC President Anne Wallace. Damages due to cybercrime account for approximately $100 billion annually and are expected to increase.

Identity Theft: Organizations Putting Private Information at Risk
MarketWatch, WA, Posted: Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Identity theft continues to plague Americans at an estimated cost of over $50 billion annually. While lawmakers and businesses seek to implement safeguards and to better inform the public, one significant threat remains largely unaddressed: the data stored on hard drives inside of digital copiers. 

Theft of children's identities often goes unnoticed for years
Sun Sentinel, FL, Posted: Monday, December 01, 2008
The Federal Trade Commission estimates about 500,000 identity theft incidents annually involve children under age 19, with the majority of the thefts occurring between birth and age 5.

Visalia PD Dealing with Identity Theft Daily
ABC 30, CA, Posted:  Wednesday, November 26, 2008
South Valley authorities have seen a rise in identity theft. Officers say one suspect stole hundreds of identities. Bogus checks worth thousands of dollars is part of the evidence Visalia police have collected in one of their latest identity theft cases. 

INTERNET LAW - Identity Theft from Wireless Networks
IBLS, CA, Posted: Monday, November 24, 2008
Experts have further warned that cyber-criminals will continue to find unique ways to steal personal information, and that the current laws do not carry particularly significant penalties to promote adequate deterrence. 

Cover Story: Protecting kids from identity theft
CBS 42, TX, Posted:  Thursday, November 20, 2008
Children are prime targets for identity thieves. In many cases, the theft isn't discovered for years, until the child is grown, and starts to use their credit, only to discover it's already ruined.

Identity Thief Targets Wealthy Americans, Gets Prison
Bloomberg, NY, Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2008
A 25-year-old Russian who mined Forbes Magazine's annual listing of the 400 wealthiest Americans for identity-theft victims was sentenced in New York state court to as long as 10 1/2 years behind bars. 

Sherman woman falls victim to identity theft
KXII-TV, TX, Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Before you pay for those holiday purchases with credit or debit cards, watch out. Identity thieves have yet another way to steal your personal information. 

Ivy League Graduate Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Elaborate ID Theft Scheme
FOX News, NY, Posted: Monday, November 17, 2008
An Ivy League graduate has been ordered by a federal judge in Philadelphia to serve four years in prison in a $100,000 identity-theft scheme.

Police crack DFW military identity theft ring
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX, Posted: Thursday, November 13, 2008
Authorities have broken an identification theft ring that took almost $2 million using information from 8,000 sailors and reservists at two Texas military bases, police said Thursday. 

Health care attorney: ID theft can be a killer
The Journal Record, OK, Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Former general counsel for the Oklahoma State Medical Association, Loomis said the dangers from this kind of ID theft range from financial, for both providers and patients, to potentially deadly treatment glitches.

ITRC: Is Shopping On-Line Safe? It All Depends on You!
MarketWatch, WA, Posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2008
The Identity Theft Resource Center has some safety tips that it recommends all consumers follow when ordering gifts over the Internet or by mail. 

Five-member identity-theft ring indicted
The Denver Post, CO, Posted: Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Five members of an identity theft ring that operated in the Denver metro area have been charged in a 65-count grand jury indictment, authorities say.

Preventing identity theft is everybody's job
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO, Posted: Monday, November 03, 2008
Fraud committed by acquaintances is the most common form of identity theft. About 15 million people were ID theft victims last year, according to Gartner Research.

Police Break Up Identity Theft Ring
NewsChannel5.com, TN, Posted: Monday, November 03, 2008
The scam could cost you and your bank thousands of dollars. 

Credit Crunch and Holiday Shopping Season Increase Risk of Identity Theft
MarketWatch, WA, Posted:  Wednesday, October 29, 2008
This year, the combination of financial and holiday pressures may increase the threat of identity theft, and the biggest risk is someone opening credit cards in your name.

BBB says it's the victim of identity theft
STLtoday.com, MO, Posted: Monday, October 27, 2008
The Better Business Bureau, which sees thousands of consumer complaints of identity theft, warned today that scamsters now are impersonating the BBB in e-mail messages and blog postings.

FTC's identity theft rules get a new deadline
FierceHealthcare, Washington, Posted: Monday, October 27, 2008
The FTC has announced that the deadline is now May 1, 2009, as opposed to the previous deadline of November 1 of this year. 

Credit Card Companies Accomplices in Millions of Identity Theft Cases Alleges Eric Drew
MarketWatch, WA, Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2008
Every year millions of Americans are the victims of identity theft, and in a lawsuit filed against major credit card companies, identity theft victim Eric Drew claims that the credit industry is facilitating the crimes. 

Can ID theft laws be used vs. immigrants?
Chicago Tribune, IL, Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
The Supreme Court will decide whether the government can use new laws against identity theft to send illegal immigrants to prison or force them to leave the country.

New federal rules take effect Nov. 1 on identity theft
Kansas City Star, MO, Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Sweeping new federal rules aimed at curbing identity theft take effect next month, but many businesses have no idea they need to comply. 

College student swindler sentenced to 5 years
The Seattle Times, WA, Posted: Monday, October 20, 2008
A jet-setting college beauty who, teamed with her Ivy League boyfriend, swindled more than $100,000 from friends and neighbors through a complex identity theft scheme was sentenced Friday to five years in prison. 

New Data Privacy Laws Set For Firms
The Wall Street Journal, NV, Posted: Friday, October 17, 2008
But a Nevada law that took effect this month requires all businesses there to encrypt personally-identifiable customer data, including names and credit-card numbers, that are transmitted electronically.

Arrests Made in Identity Theft Investigation
Florida Department Of Law Enforcement, FL, Posted: Friday, October 17, 2008
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Howey-in-the-Hills and Leesburg Police Departments announce the arrest of two individuals in conjunction with an ongoing identity theft investigation. 

Identity theft: What you should know
Walker County Messenger, GA. Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Like the rest of the nation, identity theft is on the rise in Walker County.  

When Identity Theft Strikes You
whiznews.com, OH, Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Identity theft is a crime that could be affecting you right now was the message given to those who attended "When Identity Theft Strikes You" seminar. 

ID theft reaches new levels
GlobeGazette.com, IA, Posted: Monday, October 13, 2008
More than 27,000 people per day are victims of identity theft in the United States, according to national studies by Gartner Research...

Identity Theft Advice from the Experts
identitytheftdaily.com, CA, Posted: Thursday, October 09, 2008
With all the data breaches being reported, you may be one of more than 30 million plus people this year to... 

Raising Awareness of Medical Identity Theft
DOTmed.com, IL, Posted:  Thursday, October 09, 2008
Gaps in the HIPAA privacy rule may not extend to medical identity theft protection. Therefore, consumers must take precautions to safeguard and monitor their health information in order to protect themselves...

Woman Describes Her Real-Life Identity Theft Nightmare
wftv.com, FL, Posted:  Thursday, October 09, 2008
(Includes Video) ...she had little choice but to wait for months in jail for the first of four trials on forgery and grand theft charges. Her name started showing up on bogus checks after her purse was stolen two years ago. She wishes she had filed a police report immediately...

Identity theft: Your trash, their treasure
TODAYshow.com, NBC, NY  Posted:  Monday, October 06, 2008
(Includes Video) What thieves can find in your garbage and how to protect yourself...

The Truth About Identity Theft: Truth 27 -- ATM Scams
informIT.com, IN  Posted:  Monday, October 06, 2008
Can someone build a fake ATM to steal your card and pin? The author did. Learn how he constructed a fake ATM and how to protect yourself. 

ID Theft Ring Member Sentenced 
fox5vegas.com, NV  Posted:  Monday, October 06, 2008
One of 24 people charged in 2006 with using false identification cards, counterfeit credit cards and counterfeit checks to purchase merchandise from retail stores and sell it on Internet auction Web sites, such as eBay, was sentenced Thursday.

Identity Fraud, Part 1: A $45 Billion Snowball
TechNewsWorld, CA  Posted  Wednesday, October 01, 2008
In 2007, the misuse of lost and stolen identity information cost $45 billion, an average of $5,574 per incident, according to Javelin Strategy's 2008 Identity Fraud Survey Report. 

On guard - Protect oneself against identity theft 
candgnews.com, MI  Posted Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Somewhere, a stranger is hiding around the corner, watching the mail carrier, waiting for him to drop off crucial financial statements to another victim’s home. 

Savvy Consumer: New ID-theft protections coming Nov. 1 
Star-Telegram.com, TX  Posted Friday, September 26, 2008
By Nov. 1, companies that have consumer accounts containing personal information must have written "Identity Theft Prevention Programs" that flag ID theft, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

Police Learn Tools To Prevent ID Theft
NewsChannel5.com, TN  Posted  Friday, September 26, 2008 
(Includes Video) Hundreds of police officers from across the state met to discuss identity theft, one the nation's fastest-growing crimes. 

FTC Warns Consumers About Charity, Home Repair, and Identity Theft Scams In Connection with Hurricane Ike
MarketWatch, Washington  Posted Friday, September 26, 2008
Scam artists might take advantage of this situation by creating bogus fundraising and home repair operations or engaging in identity fraud.

Kids can be easy prey for identity thieves
Forbes.com, AP, NY  Posted  Friday, September 26, 2008
...Among the people Linda Foley is currently working to help are a 3-year-old whose Social Security number is being used by someone for work purposes.

Cable Customers Targeted in Email ID Theft Scam
cbs8.com, San Diego, CA  Posted:  Monday, September 22, 2008
(Includes Video) At first, it looks like an actual email notice from your cable company. But consumer experts warn that responding to this message could cost you your entire bank account. 

Shredding to keep your identity safe
2NEWS.tv, Boise, ID  Posted   Monday, September 22, 2008
(Includes Video) Dixon said, “When you consider every two seconds someone becomes a victim of identity theft, shredding outdated personal information is a major step in stopping the crime.”...

Drive-through worker stole customer's debit card number 
Eagle-Tribune, NH  Posted:  Friday, September 19, 2008
...a warning for anyone who hands a debit card to someone behind the counter of a business: "Watch their every move.'' 

Microsoft Seeks End To Identity Theft 
InformationWeek, CA  Posted:  Thursday, September 18, 2008
Microsoft is calling for the adoption of an Information Card system that provides end users with direct control of their digital identities.

Couple still fighting identity theft
Knoxnews.com, TN  Posted:  Thursday, September 18, 2008
the federal tax agency has sent the couple a bill for $2,748 in back income taxes from 2006 that actually are owed by identity thieves ... "I cried all night. I can't do this again," she said, after spending much of the past year untangling the snarl of red tape tied to their names.

Dead people's identities stolen to cover up wrongdoing
San Francisco Chronicle, CA  Posted:  Thursday, September 18, 2008
Several of the defendants have been convicted of stealing dead people's identities to cover up their status as illegal immigrants, military deserters or convicted drunken drivers, federal officials said.

House Passes Identity Theft & Restitution Act
darkreading.com  Posted:  Thursday, September 18, 2008
After years of trying, it appears that Congress is close to finally passing a bill that would update and strengthen laws surrounding data and identity theft. 

Voter registration could offer ID thieves opportunity
Midland Reporter Telegram, TX  Posted:  Monday, September 15, 2008
Your Better Business Bureau is warning Americans to be cautious with their personal information this election season to avoid phony voter registration drives designed to steal their identities. 

Identity thieves: Thanks for the bypass
Computerworld, MA  Posted  Monday, September 15, 2008
The latest twist in identity fraud involves stealing your identity in order to use your health insurance.

Feds bust 5 in Phila. on ID-theft charges 
Philadelphia Daily News  Posted:  Monday, September 08, 2008
For three years, Davis called elderly folks and claimed to be a representative of a bank or credit-card company who needed to straighten out an account problem. 

What I learned when thieves stole my identity 
SunSentinal.com  Posted:  Monday, September 08, 2008
I've spent hours on the phone talking to fraud investigators, credit bureaus and bank staff as I've tried to sort out the mess that is now mine to clean up. I was exhausted every time a call ended. 

Identity theft scam tough to spot, but caution always pays
Oregon Business News  Posted:  Monday, September 08, 2008  
Identity thieves attempt to wangle information out of unsuspecting consumers through e-mail, phone calls, the U.S. Postal Service and now cell-phone text messages.

2 men sentenced in identity theft case
Triangle Business Journal  Posted:  Friday, September 05, 2008
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says the Kehinde brothers were using a vacant house in Raleigh as a mail drop. Federal investigators found numerous pieces of mail, including credit card statements, being sent to the house.

Immigration-fraud ring built on fake Ohio ID cards
The Columbus Dispatch  Posted:  Friday, September 05, 2008
An employee at the privately run registrar's office, which contracts with the state Bureau of Motor Vehicles, processed more than 325 fraudulent applications, said Pat Hogeboom, an assistant U.S. attorney in Roanoke, Va.

Will new rules stem identity theft?
MSN Money / Bankrate.com  Posted:  Friday, September 05, 2008
Five years in the pipeline, 'red-flag' guidelines require financial institutions to watch for fraud. Small businesses with few resources do not welcome the 'burdensome' procedures. 

Deal Reached In Immigrant ID Case
Daily News Record, VA   Posted:   Friday, September 05, 2008
A former Cargill employee accused of leading three illegal immigrants to Ohio to obtain fraudulent identification so they could get jobs at the Cargill plant in Dayton pleaded guilty... 

ID theft grows in Holts Summit
News Tribune  Posted:  Friday, September 05, 2008
Police Chief Victor Pitman said his department has been inundated with cases involving various levels of identity theft, including fraudulent use of a credit device, that could have been prevented.

Mortgage fraud still soaring
CNNMoney.com  Posted:  Thursday, August 28, 2008   2:43:12 PM
Cases of identity theft accounted for 6% of all mortgage fraud in Illinois, for example.

Daughter of Victim Blames Nursing Home for Identity Theft 
My Fox Atlanta, GA  Posted:  Monday, August 25, 2008   8:51:47 AM
The daughter of one victim in a nursing home identity theft scam said the home itself deserves some of the blame.

Woman gets jail time for $100K identity theft case
The Milford Daily News, MA  Posted:  Thursday, August 21, 2008   8:30:59 AM
Calling it the "most outrageous, untenable cases" to ever cross his desk, Worcester Superior Court Judge John S. McCann yesterday sentenced a former Milford woman to five to seven years in prison for her role in an elaborate identify theft case.

Kentucky sheriff picks up wrong fugitive in California
WVLT-TV Knoxville, TN  Posted:  Tuesday, August 19, 2008   8:37:43 AM
A Kentucky sheriff drove 4,100 miles to California to pick up a fugitive... But as it turns out, the man wanted in Kentucky had stolen Oros' identity...

College students should take care to protect their information
The Dallas Morning News  TX  Posted:  Monday, August 18, 2008   9:05:42 AM
They have such busy schedules that they may unknowingly expose themselves to identity theft and fraud, particularly when they're making online purchases or engaging in social-networking Web sites.

GBI unit takes aim at identity thieves
Gainesville Times, GA  Posted:  Monday, August 18, 2008   8:58:47 AM
"It’s kind of like a bottomless pit," said Office of Consumer Affairs spokesman Bill Cloud. "The numbers, the types, the sophistication....

Protecting Child's ID from Theft
WHSV.com,  Richmond, VA  Posted:   Monday, August 11, 2008   8:19:55 AM
...“Thieves have learned that a child’s information holds an intrinsic value because the likelihood of being exposed, as the thief, is greatly reduced.” 

How to make identity theft worse
stltoday.com/The Wall Street Journal  Posted:  Monday, August 11, 2008   8:17:43 AM
It is an example of an unexpected consequence of the government's crackdown on undocumented workers: a surge in identity theft. 

Immigration and identity theft debate lands in courts
Quad City Times - Davenport, IA  Posted:  Monday, August 04, 2008   4:04:39 PM
Gurrola’s wallet was stolen, and he had to replace his driver’s license, his Social Security card, cash and cell phone. Mendoza-Gonzalez was sentenced to 2½

Patients Who Assume Someone Else's Identity to Obtain Treatment 
Atlantic Information Services, Inc. - Washington, DC  Posted:  Monday, August 04, 2008   3:52:50 PM
Much of the patient information is stolen by rogue employees at hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and other medical offices. In some cases, fraud rings place ... 

Bank Of American Lets Identity Thief Withdraw $40000 In A Single Day
The Consumerist - New York, NY, USA   Posted:  Monday, July 28, 2008   8:13:50 AM
Apparently BestBuy’s register system pops up an alert code if there is somebody trying to use a card that has been reported lost or stolen, and they call ...

Identity-theft victim to testify in Washington D.C.
knoxnews.com, TN  Posted  Thursday, July 24, 2008   10:51:12 AM
...identities were stolen by two illegal immigrants who used their names and Social Security numbers to get jobs and medical care...

Lake Forest man stole ID to get $960,000 home loan 
Orange County Register, CA  Posted:  Thursday, July 24, 2008   8:34:31 AM
A Lake Forest man who used a stolen identity to obtain a nearly $1 million mortgage loan to purchase a home will serve more than five years in prison...

Immigrant Rights Groups Challenge ID Theft Arrests
NPR.org  Posted:  Thursday, July 24, 2008   8:30:33 AM
...in recent years, the Bush administration has started bringing criminal charges against immigrants who use fake documents, including stolen Social Security numbers.

Many things can lead to ID theft 
pottsmerc.com, PA  Posted:  Wednesday, July 23, 2008   1:42:15 PM
Identity theft is not just about hijacked credit-card numbers - information can be stolen from a driver's license, Social Security card or medical records. 

Ex-teller pleads guilty to ID theft 
thereporteronline.com, PA  Posted  Wednesday, July 23, 2008   9:17:40 AM
former teller at the Lafayette Hill branch of the Wachovia Bank has admitted his involvement in an identity theft ring that stole $43,000 from bank customers accounts. 

Doctor's office employee charged with identity theft 
Louisville,Ky. (WHAS11)  Posted:  Wednesday, July 23, 2008   9:13:25 AM
...facing charges of ID theft after allegedly stealing patient’s social security numbers at the doctor’s office where she worked.

IRS urged to improve protection against identity theft
Southwest Daily News, LA  Posted:  Tuesday, July 22, 2008   8:51:37 AM
Identity theft protection at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) should be improved, according to a report from the Office of the National Taxpayer Advocate. 

Marine Sentenced for ID Theft of Peers 
KGMB9.com, Hawaii  Posted  Monday, July 21, 2008   8:52:38 AM
A Kaneohe Marine who admitted to using the personal information of five fellow Marines to apply for credit cards in their names and putting almost $1,000 in charges on one of those cards was sentenced to five years in prison...

Having one's identity stolen is scary prospect
MyWestTexas.com, Midland, TX  Posted  Monday, July 21, 2008   8:46:18 AM
Victims universally complain that it sometimes takes months and years to straighten out the financial mess created by identity thieves. It can make your life miserable. 

Scammers Use e-Mail, Fax to Pose as IRS
Media Newswire - New York, NY  Posted:  Tuesday, July 15, 2008   8:16:52 AM
WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service cautions taxpayers to be on the lookout for a new wave of scams using the IRS name in identity theft e-mails,

ID Stolen; Man Behind Bars Says He is Innocent
First Coast News - Jacksonville, FL Posted:  Friday, July 11, 2008  9:32:58 AM
The family collected its own evidence to prove Ricci's identity was stolen. They say work records from Social Security are wrong.

Man accused of using stolen ID for nine years
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago, IL  Posted:  Friday, July 11, 2008   9:22:48 AM
By Gene Haschak | Daily Herald Staff A Woodstock man was arrested Wednesday in Carpentersville and accused of using another man's identity for nearly nine ... 

Identity Theft Involving ATMs On Rise
KMBC.com - Kansas City, MO Posted:  Friday, July 11, 2008  8:53:21 AM 
Experts said identity theft involving ATMs is on the rise. A new study found that there is a higher rate of identity theft involving ATMs in convenience ... 

Action News Extra: Kids At Risk For ID Theft Too
Pittsburgh Channel.com - Pittsburgh, PA Posted:  Friday, July 11, 2008   8:48:27 AM
Many of us also know to shred our bills so our account numbers aren't stolen, and most of us consider ourselves pretty safe. But federal investigators say 

Identity thieves skim credit info at gas pumps
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia, PA  Posted:  Wednesday, July 09, 2008 8:08:01 AM 
The stolen debit card information was then used to withdraw money directly from back accounts. The withdrawals were made at automated teller machines at ...

Tax-related identity theft rose 644%, IRS official says
New York Daily News - New York, NY  Posted:  Wednesday, July 09, 2008   8:04:51 AM
She said her office handled 644 percent more cases in fiscal 2007 than in fiscal 2004 as crooks used stolen Social Security numbers to seek fraudulent ...

Fraudulent satellite TV man sentenced on identity-theft charge
Joplin Globe - Joplin, MO Posted: Tuesday, July 08, 2008   8:37:21 AM
At a hearing in Jasper County Circuit Court in Joplin, Circuit Judge Gayle Crane sentenced Jose N. Velasquez, 37, to two years in prison for identity theft ...

Mississippi couple arrested for identity theft and forgery
Slidell Sentry News - Slidell, LA Posted:   Monday, July 07, 2008  8:20:56 AM
Anthony Smith was charged with nine counts of being a principal to theft, nine counts of being a principal to identity theft,

Facebook Games Could Lead To Identity Theft
WBAL TV - Baltimore, MD Posted:   Monday, July 07, 2008 8:18:03 AM
It's also the key to identity thieves," Sieglein said. "Identity theft for minors is a real problem, because typically as parents, we wouldn't be checking ...

Stolen data live on in Google
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, Posted:   Monday, July 07, 2008  8:05:08 AM
Finjan reported the stolen data to a variety of authorities, but one of them, the FBI, said it wasn't concerned with the cache - only the evidence on the ...

Florida DCF Worker Charged With Identity Theft
NBC6.net - Miami, FL Posted:  Thursday, July 03, 2008  8:12:26 AM
Shorter faces four counts of fraudulent use of a credit card among other charges, including identity theft and grand theft. 

Auto repairman gets 10 years for identity theft, fraud
Daily Press - Newport News, VA, USA  Posted: Wednesday, July 02, 2008  8:12:49 AM
Between August 2006 and April 2007, he used his businesses to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to the US Attorney's Office.

Consumer Smarts: Medical ID theft is a big pain, too
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA  Posted:  Tuesday, July 01, 2008    11:19:10 AM
It's a form of identity theft that doesn't happen as often as cases involving stolen credit cards or forged checks, but medical identity theft can be ...

Protect yourself from identity theft on vacation
MarketWatch Posted: Friday, June 20, 2008    8:21:15 AM
Identity theft can happen anywhere, but when you're far from home, you can be particularly vulnerable to someone stealing your information.

Over 400 People Charged in US Mortgage Fraud Schemes
Voice of America - USA Posted:   Friday, June 20, 2008   8:14:17 AM
"They will then flip [sell the house] that to a second stolen identity for 200000[dollars], and flip it to a third stolen identity and sell it for 300000.

List of affected customers growing after reports of fraudulent withdrawals
WSBT 22 Local News Leader, South Bend, IN Posted:  Thursday, June 19, 2008  8:29:17 AM
Local police and FBI agents are investigating after hundreds across the area reported money missing from their bank accounts over the weekend. 

Identity theft scam targets senior citizens
Tuscaloosa News - Tuscaloosa, AL, USA  Posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 8:11:45 AM
... 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.

Cops seek man who stole kin's identity
New Brunswick Home News Tribune - New Brunswick, NJ, USA Posted:  Tuesday, June 17, 2008    8:07:13 AM
On May 8, 2006, police were sent to Open Road Honda to investigate a case of identity theft. The dealership manager told police that Wilcher used false ...

Identity theft county's top property crime
Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Santa Rosa, CA, USA Posted:  Tuesday, June 17, 2008   8:03:09 AM
Some are international, making following the trail of a stolen identity, even through electronic purchases, difficult, Lawrence said.

Most ID theft still occurs the old-fashioned way
GCN.com - Washington, DC, USA  Posted:   Monday, June 16, 2008  8:12:50 AM
On the other side of the equation, using a stolen identity to illegally access an online bank account appears to be a growth area. 

Suspect jailed in identity theft case
Mail Tribune - Posted:  Friday, June 13, 2008 8:48:15 AM
By Chris Conrad A 36-year-old Medford woman allegedly responsible for at least 28 identity thefts worth several thousand dollars was arrested Wednesday.

Coloradan Makes Federal Case Out Of ID Theft
cbs4denver.com - Denver, CO, USA  Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2008  8:14:20 AM
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

Dealing with ID theft can be expensive, emotionally draining and ...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh, PA, USA  Posted:  Wednesday, June 11, 2008  8:14:20 AM
In worst case scenarios, victims of identity theft could end up flat broke or even languishing in jail for crimes they didn't commit.

Sheriff: Biggest identity theft bust I've ever seen; Lindale man ...
KETK - Longview,TX,USA  Posted:  Thursday, June 05, 2008  3:35:06 PM
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.

Identity theft suspect racked up $787000 in debt
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA - Posted: Thursday, June 05, 2008  7:43:43 AM
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 ...

FBI agent cites nonfinancial threat of identify theft
Staten Island Advance - SILive.com - Posted: Thursday, June 05, 2008  7:43:43 AM
"Anytime someone uses a stolen identity to get other identities made -- a driver's license, a passport, a visa or, perhaps, a green card," the ramifications ...

ITRC's 5th Annual Aftermath Study Released: An Analysis of ...
Earthtimes (press release) - Posted: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 8:22:43 AM
The Identity Theft Resource Center(R) (ITRC) today released an important report discussing the impact of identity theft victimization. Since 2003, the Identity Theft Resource Center has conducted annual victimization surveys to ...

Kingsport woman faces 55 indictments on theft, identity theft ...
Kingsport Times News - Posted: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 8:22:43 AM
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 . The indictments allege Natasha Newberry, 24, stole her mother's checkbook and used it across town.

Medical ID theft can injure finances, endanger lives
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA Posted: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 3:29:21 PM
But there's another kind of identity theft that not only can ruin your financial health but also endanger your life: medical identity theft.

Man pleads guilty in ID theft that fueled lavish life
Seattle Times - United States Posted: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 2:44:49 PM
As his grim-faced parents looked on, Edward K. Anderton, 25, of Everett, Wash., admitted to federal identity theft charges that carry a likely five-year sentence.

Don't make your vacation a holiday for thieves
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA Posted: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 2:58:04 PM
This is prime time for stealing and with the rise of identity theft crimes, there’s no reason to think they won’t be lurking somewhere close to you.

Identity theft is ultimate target of tax-related scammers
Villages Daily Sun - The Villages,FL,USA Posted: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 3:04:04 PM
All these people are trying to steal your identity .” Another scam that emerged this tax season was related to the economic stimulus payments.

ID Theft a Risk for 4,500 Sutter Patients
Health Data Management, NY, Posted: Friday, June 14, 2013
California-based Sutter Health has notified approximately 4,500 individuals that they are at risk for identity theft. 

University of Florida Health Data Breach Affects More Than 5K Pediatric Patients
Becker's Hospital Review, IL, Posted: Thursday, May 30, 2013
An employee working at the medical practice may have used pediatric patient records to steal personal information including names, addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers. 

Data breach puts DHS employees at risk of identity theft
FederalNewRadio.com, WA, Posted: Thursday, May 23, 2013
Tens of thousands of current and former Homeland Security Department employees are at risk of identity theft after officials discovered a vulnerability in a vendor's system used for processing background investigations. 

Presbyterian Anesthesia reports data breach affecting nearly 10,000
Charlotte Observer, NC, Posted: Friday, May 17, 2013
The credit card information of nearly 10,000 people may have been accessed in a data breach at a Charlotte medical practice. 

Washington Courts Confirm Data Breach
KVEW-TV, WA, Posted: Thursday, May 09, 2013
The Washington state Administrative Office of the Courts was hacked in February, and up to 160,000 social security numbers and 1 million driver license numbers may have been accessed during the data breach of its public website. 

The Cost to Consumers of a Data Breach
CNBC, NJ, Posted: Friday, May 03, 2013
There may be little that individual consumers can do to prevent such a breach. 

Supermarket Data Breach Exposes 2.4 Million Credit Cards
TechNewsDaily, UT, Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Midwestern supermarket chain Schnucks may have continued to put customers at risk two weeks after a data breach involving 2.4 million credit and debit cards was brought to the company's attention.

Hackers breach Kirkwood College database with info on 125,000
Omaha World-Herald, NE, Posted: Thursday, April 11, 2013
The college said the database contained the names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, race and contact information for those who applied for courses from February 2005 through March 2013. 

Nearly 15,000 Shands patients could be identity theft targets
The Gainesville Sun, FL, Posted: Thursday, April 04, 2013
The University of Florida sent letters Tuesday to 14,339 patients of the UF&Shands Family Medicine at Main practice telling them they might be the victims of identity theft. 

Salem State University Says Data Breach Could Have Affected 25K
CBS Boston, MA, Posted: Thursday, March 28, 2013
Salem State University is warning 25,000 current and former students and staff that their social security numbers may be in the wrong hands. 

Data Breach Affects 1400 Health Center Patients
CBS, CT, Posted: Friday, March 08, 2013
Some 1,400 patients at the University of Connecticut Health Center are being offered two-year free credit monitoring and identity theft insurance after a data breach there. 

Info for 43,000 patients at risk after possible data breach
FierceHealthIT, DC, Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2013
Social Security numbers also may have been put at risk, according to the hospital, although it said no financial information was stored on the computer. 

Federal Reserve, DOE Confirm Hackers Breached Servers, Stole Data
eWeek, CA, Posted: Friday, February 08, 2013
The U.S. banking and energy agencies confirmed that hackers, in separate incidents, breached their systems and made off with hundreds of accounts. 

Laptop theft at Stanford children's hospital risks data of 57K
SC Magazine, NY, Posted: Friday, February 01, 2013
An unencrypted laptop containing the medical information of several thousand patients of a Palo Alto, Calif.-based children's hospital was lost or stolen. 

Cheney University Students' Personal Information Leaked
NBC 10, PA, Posted: Friday, January 25, 2013
School officials say they regret the error and have taken immediate steps to correct the situation. 

Hacking at UNC cancer center exposes personal data
The Herald Sun, NC, Posted: Friday, January 11, 2013
De Graffenreid said that some Social Security numbers had names attached and some did not. 

Army commands databases hacked, info of 36k accessed
SC Magazine, NY, Posted: Friday, December 28, 2012
Names, birth dates and places, Social Security numbers, home addresses and salaries.

California Data Breach Affects Thousands of Medicaid Providers
iHealthBeat, CA, Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2012
The California Department of Health Care Services inadvertently posted online nearly 14,000 Social Security numbers belonging to Medi-Cal providers in 25 counties, KCRA reports. 

Nationwide Insurance Says Data Breach Affects 1.1M
Insurance Journal, CA, Posted: Friday, December 07, 2012
It has determined the compromised information included names, birth dates and Social Security and driver’s license numbers for customers and others who sought insurance quotes. 

Hackers hit Nationwide Mutual, steal data on 28,000 in Ga.
Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA, Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Hackers accessed personal information—including Social Security numbers — of more than 28,000 Georgians after a computer breach at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. 

NASA breach update: Stolen laptop had data on 10,000 users
Computerworld, MA, Posted: Friday, November 16, 2012
Breached unencrypted laptop puts personal data of NASA employees and contractors at risk, spokesman says

Data breach targets 3.6M taxpayers
MSN, WA, Posted: Thursday, November 01, 2012
A recent hacking of South Carolina's tax records should make you wonder how secure your state's records are. 

Barnes & Noble Reports Breach of U.S. Customer Credit Card Data
FOX Business, NY, Posted: Thursday, October 25, 2012
Barnes & Noble said the company has been assisting the federal authorities in investigation into the matter. 

Blount hospital laptop stolen with 27K patients' personal info
Knoxville News Sentinel, TN, Posted: Friday, October 19, 2012
The laptop was reported stolen during a burglary at the staffer's Knoxville residence Aug. 25, said Blount Memorial spokeswoman Jennie Bounds. 

Florida college: More than 200,000 students' data breached
CNN, GA, Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2012
The school said about 50 employees, including the college's president, had reported issues with identity theft. 

One-fourth of Americans victims of data breach
Daily News, NY, Posted: Friday, October 05, 2012
Twenty-six percent of Americans have been told their personal information such as password or credit card number may have been exposed by a data breach, a survey showed Monday. 

U. of Miami discloses patient records breach
Modern Healthcare, IL, Posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Patients who were treated between October 2010 and July 2012 at the hospital were potentially affected. 

Indiana Cancer Group Data Breach Affects About 55,000 People
eWeek, CA, Posted: Friday, August 31, 2012
The organization has filed a police report and notified patients and employees. 

Hacker breach might affect 34,000 at USC
The State, SC, Posted: Friday, August 24, 2012
The data-security breach is the largest of six that USC has reported since 2006. 

Hundreds of Mass. workers exposed in Petco data breach
Boston Globe, MA, Posted: Friday, August 17, 2012
Petco said that it will provide current and former Massachusetts employees with one year of credit monitoring service at no charge. 

Nearly 21M Affected by Large Health Data Breaches Since 2009
iHealthBeat, CA, Posted: Thursday, August 02, 2012
Since September 2009, OCR has received reports of 477 breaches affecting 500 or more individuals

Data Security Breach at Oregon State University
KEZI-TV, OR, Posted: Friday, July 27, 2012
The data includes names, addresses and Social Security numbers of people who received an emergency student check or payroll draw. 

Yahoo Passwords Stolen in Latest Data Breach
Wall Street Journal, NY, Posted: Friday, July 13, 2012
Yahoo Passwords Stolen in Latest Data Breach . 

CFTC Data Breach Risks Employees’ Social Security Numbers
Bloomberg, NY, Posted: Friday, July 06, 2012
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission suffered a data breach in May. 

LinkedIn suffers data breach
Reuters, NY, Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2012
It has more than 161 million members worldwide. 

Top 10 data breaches include public health departments
Government Health IT, IL, Posted: Thursday, June 07, 2012
Here are 10 of the largest data breaches in 2012... so far. 

U of Nebraska Breach Affects 650,000
GovInfoSecurity.com NJ, Posted: Friday, June 01, 2012
The breach was discovered May 23 by a university staff member, according to a security incident page describing the incident. 

Utah State CIO sacked after security breach
Data Center Dynamics, CA, Posted: Thursday, May 24, 2012
Hackers gain access to 780,000 people’s personal data. 

UNC Charlotte: 350,000 social security numbers exposed during Internet breach
WBTV, NC, Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2012
They discovered the breach in January but told WBTV they waited to inform students until they knew more.

Card-Data Breach May Be Wider Than First Reported
Wall Street Journal, NY, Posted: Friday, May 04, 2012
At least seven million card accounts are now considered potentially vulnerable, these people said. 

3.2m in Mass. have had data lost, stolen
Boston.com, MA, Posted: Friday, April 27, 2012
Banks, hospitals, and retailers exposed the personal data, such as Social Security and credit card numbers, of roughly 3.2 million consumers in Massachusetts. 

Texas A&M University Acknowledges Data Breach
eSecurity Planet, CA, Posted: Friday, April 20, 2012
Texas A&M University recently acknowledged that personal information on thousands of alumni had mistakenly been released to the public on April 12. 

Utah Health Breach Affects 780,000
GovInfoSecurity.com, NJ, Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Those whose Social Security numbers were exposed will receive one year of free credit monitoring services. 

Data breach taps credit card data of about 1.5 million
USA Today, VA, Posted: Thursday, April 05, 2012
Global Payments on Monday disclosed that hackers stole credit and debit card account information for fewer than 1.5 million consumers. 

Lost data cartridges may have exposed 800,000 
Huffington post, CA, Posted:  Friday, March 30, 2012
The cartridges are believed to have been lost in transit, somewhere between Boulder and Sacramento.

University of Tampa reveals data breach
MyFox Tampa Bay, FL, Posted: Friday, March 16, 2012
The personal information of tens of thousands of University of Tampa students, past and present, may have been put at risk. 

Data Breach at CCSU Exposes Social Security Numbers
NBC, CT, Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2012
More than 18,000 current and former employees are at risk, according to the University. 

Health Data Breaches Up 97% in 2011
InformationWeek, NY, Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012
The numbers also show that 19 million patients' health records were affected, and 59% of all breaches involved a business associate. 

Bank of America Responds to Breach
BankInfoSecurity.com, NJ, Posted: Friday, February 10, 2012
Customers Notified, Cards Re-Issued After Compromise 

Goshen hospital data breach exposes personal information
South Bend Tribune, IN, Posted: Thursday, February 02, 2012
But a different kind of virus has the hospital on alert and the personal information of 12,000 people at risk. 

Security Breach Affects 1.8 million RG&E and NYSEG Customers
Rochester Homepage, NY, Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012
The information accessed in the breach includes social security numbers, birth dates and in some cases bank account numbers. 

Data breach could affect 100,000 students
MSNBC, WA, Posted: Friday, January 20, 2012
San Francisco college's computer networks compromised, officials say. 

Hack Attacks Now Leading Cause Of Data Breaches
InformationWeek, NY, Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2012
The majority of data breaches stem from hack attacks, followed by data that's lost while physically in transit. 

Hackers reveal personal data of 860,000 Stratfor subscribers
Los Angeles Times, CA, Posted: Friday, January 06, 2012
Anonymous engages in what it calls civil disobedience to expose secrets, but others have called it Internet terrorism. 

Physician's computers were stolen
San Antonio Express, TX, Posted: Thursday, December 29, 2011
The agency's website shows that 3,079 patients were affected by the data breach. 

Medical Data Breaches Affected More Than 10 Million Americans In 2011
KPBS, CA, Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2011
The medical records of more than ten million Americans were exposed this year. 

Patient Data Breaches Surge as Hospitals Scrimp on Security
BusinessWeek, IA, Posted: Thursday, December 15, 2011
The frequency of data breaches at health organizations jumped 32 percent in 2011 from a year earlier. 

Student Emergency Contact Cards Stolen from North Miami Beach High School
NBC Miami, FL, Posted: Thursday, December 08, 2011
The cards contain students' social security numbers, emergency contacts and dates of birth. 

Report: Health Data Breaches Increased by 32% in Last Year
iHealthBeat, DC, Posted: Thursday, December 01, 2011
The number of reported medical data breaches has increased by 32% since 2010 

Breach exposes data at VCU
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA, Posted: Thursday, November 17, 2011
A computer server containing personal data on 176,567 people was hacked last month.

Students' Personal Information Exposed
WCTV, FL, Posted: Friday, November 11, 2011
Wakulla County School Board said students' social security numbers were accidentally placed on a public website. 

Government Website Reveals Students' Personal Financial Details
FOX News, NY, Posted: Friday, November 04, 2011
Those whose information was exposed have been notified and offered credit monitoring services, Runcie said. 

Clarinda Bank Iowa customers notified of data breach
SW Iowa News, IA, Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011
This week, customers of Bank Iowa in Clarinda were notified of a potential security breach involving unauthorized access to certain customers’ confidential information. 

Social Security kept silent about private data breach
The Seattle Times, WA, Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011
The Social Security Administration has failed to inform tens of thousands of Americans it accidentally released their names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers in an electronic database widely used by U.S. business groups. 

Data Breach at Delaware Nemours Facility Affects 1.6M Patients, Employees
Becker's Hospital Review, IL, Posted: Friday, October 14, 2011
The information stored on the tapes dates from 1994-2004 and includes names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, insurance information, medical treatment information and direct deposit bank account information. 

Data Breach Exposes Millions Of TRICARE Patients
KSAT 12, TX, Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2011
Information Of 4.9 Million Patients Possibly At Risk 

5.4 million affected by health data breaches in 2010, says HHS
Fierce Government, DC, Posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
In calendar year 2010, HIPAA-covered entities notified the Health and Human Services Department of 207 breaches that affected 500 or more individuals. 

28 Health Data Breaches in the Past 6 Months
Becker's Hospital Review, IL, Posted: Wednesday, September 07, 2011
This is a list of 28 data breaches at healthcare organizations that occurred in the past six months. 

300K exposed in California data breach
CMIO, RI, Posted: Friday, September 02, 2011
The largest cache of personally identifiable information included approximately 300,000 Social Security numbers belonging to workers’ compensation beneficiary applicants. 

Yale oversight exposes 43,000 Social Security numbers
CNET, CA, Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Names and Social Security numbers of 43,000 Yale University students, faculty, staff, and alumni were accessible via the Google search engine for about 10 months, according to the school newspaper. 

Purdue warns former students about data breach
Chicago Tribune, IL, Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Purdue University is warning more than 7,000 former students that their Social Security numbers may have been accessed last year during a computer breach. 

Malware may have exposed student, staff data
MSNBC, WA, Posted: Friday, August 12, 2011
Social Security numbers of 75,000 may have been exposed in breach 

Online security breach! Hackers leak social security numbers of cops in Missouri
CBS News, NY, Posted: Friday, August 05, 2011
Not only were social security numbers captured, email addresses, usernames and passwords for accounts, telephone numbers and credentials were also released of more than 7,000 law enforcement officials. 

UNLV Employee Information Possibly Compromised
KLAS-TV, NV, Posted:  Thursday, July 28, 2011
UNLV is investigating how confidential information belonging to 2,000 employees may have slipped out.

House Panel Approves Data Breach Notification Bill
PC World, CA, Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2011
The bill now heads to the full committee for debate and a vote. 

Pentagon Lost 24,000 Computer Files in March Cyber Attack
BusinessWeek, IA, Posted: Friday, July 15, 2011
Foreign hackers stole 24,000 U.S. military files in a single attack on a defense contractor in March in one of the Pentagon’s worst cyber attacks, Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn disclosed today. 

Data of 34,000 Morgan Stanley Clients Lost or Stolen
ABC News, CA, Posted: Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Personal information belonging to 34,000 investment clients of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has been lost, and possibly stolen, in a data breach. 

California Health Dept. Hit By Second Data Breach in a Year 
Health Data Management, NY, Posted:  Friday, July 01, 2011
The breach affects about 9,000 current and former state health department employees.

Citigroup says 360,000 affected by hackers
Forbes, NY, Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2011
Citigroup Inc. says hackers stole the account information in a recent data breach of more than 360,000 U.S. credit card customers, much higher than initially thought. 

US House Lawmakers Discuss Data-Security Legislation
Wall Street Journal, NY, Posted: Thursday, June 16, 2011
The bill would give companies 48 hours to notify the authorities after discovering a breach. 

Citigroup Confirms Data Breach
Wall Street Journal, NY, Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011
Citigroup Inc. said hackers have viewed some of its credit-card customers' account information in North America. 

Medical Data Breaches Prompt Call for Stronger Patient Privacy Rules
iHealthBeat, CA, Posted: Thursday, June 02, 2011
According to data on a federal website, at least 7.8 million people have experienced a breach of their medical data within the last two years. 

$171 million could be just tip of iceberg for Sony’s data breach costs
Infosecurity, NJ, Posted: Friday, May 27, 2011
The money has been spent on providing identity theft protection to affected customers... 

Virus causes possible data breach, theft of data on 225,000 Mass. unemployed
ITWorld, MA, Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Records that may have been compromised contain Social Security Numbers, employer identification numbers, confidential work and salary histories... 

Texas Comptroller Takes Blame for Major Breach
PC World, CA, Posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Days after firing two IT managers after a data breach exposed the Social Security numbers and other personal data of over 3.5 million... 

Victims' accounts 'plundered' in Michaels data breach in Chicago 
Chicago Tribune, IL, Posted:  Friday, May 06, 2011
Authorities have confirmed that thieves have plundered some victims bank accounts, often for hundreds of dollars each. 

Verizon Security Report: Data Breaches At New Highs In 2010 
Huffington Post, NY, Posted:  Wednesday, April 20, 2011
According to a new report by Verizon and the U.S. Secret Service, a record number of data breaches were reported in 2010

Okla. Health Department Warns Nearly 133,000 People of Data Breach 
iHealthBeat, DC, Posted:  Thursday, April 14, 2011
Officials offered to provide identity protection services to those who might have been affected by the theft. 

Hospital Records Breach Involves 93,500 Patients
Hartford Courant, CT, Posted: Thursday, April 07, 2011
MidState Medical Center Offering Two Years Of Identify Protection Service To Those Affected 

BP Loses Laptop Containing Thousands of Oil Spill Victims' Personal Information
FOX News, NY, Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The password-protected laptop contained an expansive list that contained Social Security numbers, phone numbers and address of the individuals. 

SSNs of Laredo ISD Students Missing In Data Breach
The Texas Tribune, TX, Posted: Friday, March 25, 2011
A disk holding the Social Security numbers of thousands of current and former high school students in the Laredo Independent School District — a total of 24,903 — has gone missing 

Health Net discloses loss of data to 1.9 million customers
Computerworld, MA, Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Insurer says server drives missing from IBM-run California data center contain personal, medical data 

USC Sumter Computer Breach Could Affect Thousands 
News Channel 7, SC, Posted:  Wednesday, March 09, 2011
This affects 31,000 faculty, staff, students and retirees says Margaret Lamb USC spokesperson.

Security Breach Unsettling for Thousands of MSU Students
Ozark First, MO, Posted: Friday, March 04, 2011
More than 6,000 Missouri State University students have had their social security numbers compromised. 

Chapman University students' personal information leaked
Los Angeles Times, CA, Posted: Thursday, February 24, 2011
A document containing sensitive information on 13,000 students of Chapman University and its affiliate, Brandman University, was accidentally accessible to students last week, the university said. 

UPDATE: Security Breach Reported at CAMC; Thousands of Patients Affected
WSAZ 3, WV, Posted: Thursday, February 17, 2011
The database contained names, contact details, Social Security numbers, dates of birth of patients, along with certain basic clinical information about the patients. 

San Francisco Reports Data Breach Affecting Medi-Cal Beneficiaries
California Healthline, CA, Posted: Thursday, February 10, 2011
He noted that the records contained Medi-Cal beneficiaries' names, Social Security numbers and other identifying information. 

California lawmaker tries again with data breach bill
SC Magazine, NY, Posted: Thursday, January 27, 2011
Twice before, the bill has gone to former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's desk to be signed but was vetoed. 

Gamers leave radiology center's data exposed
FierceCIO, DC. Posted: Friday, January 21, 2011
A radiology center in New Hampshire suffered a data breach in November, exposing the social security numbers and other personal data of 230,000 people. 

UConn Customer Database Hacked
NBC, CT, Posted: Thursday, January 13, 2011
A hacker obtained access to the HuskyDirect.com database containing billing information for 18,000 customers. 

ID theft, data breaches jumped 33 percent in 2010
MSNBC, WA, Posted: Thursday, January 06, 2011
In all, the 662 data breaches exposed over 16 million records, says research group. 

100,000 Credit Cards Compromised By Data Breach
InformationWeek, CA, Posted: Monday, December 27, 2010
A data breach affecting Twin America, the parent company of CitySights NY, potentially compromised an estimated 100,000 customers' personal details, including credit card numbers. 

Ohio State Computer Server Breached
ABC News, OH, Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Ohio State University says unauthorized users accessed a computer server containing personal information on about 760,000 current and former faculty, staff, students and others. 

UW-Madison warns 60,000 of card data theft
Wisconsin State Journal, WI, Posted: Friday, December 10, 2010
Records with the names and identification card numbers of 60,000 people affiliated with UW-Madison were hacked into, compromising Social Security numbers. 

Breach at U-Tenn. Affects 8,000 
Health Data Management, NY, Posted:  Friday, December 03, 2010
The University of Tennessee Medical Center is notifying approximately 8,000 patients of a breach of their protected information. 

Personal info of 43,000 jeopardized at local college
CBS 21, PA, Posted: Tuesday, November 23, 2010
The personal information of about 43,000 Messiah College students, alumni and prospective students could be in jeopardy. 

Florida hospital admits to data breach affecting 1500 patients
Info Security, NY, Posted: Thursday, November 18, 2010
A data breach at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., resulted in the theft of sensitive information concerning 1500 patients who visited the hospital’s emergency room. 

Personal data of thousands of GSA employees at risk 
Washington Post, DC, Posted:  Wednesday, November 10, 2010
The agency is offering free credit monitoring for a year and $25,000 in identity theft insurance coverage to all workers, according to a letter sent to employees Oct. 25. 

UH security breach, private student information exposed
Hawaii News Now, HI, Posted: Thursday, November 04, 2010
'SSN' as in Social Security Number, as well as names, and birth dates of more than 40,000 former UH students. 

Health insurers say data on 280,000 Pennsylvania clients may be compromised
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA, Posted: Thursday, October 28, 2010
The companies said the portable computer hard drive, used at community health fairs, was lost within the companies' corporate offices. 

UNF reports server security breach
Business Journal, FL, Posted: Thursday, October 21, 2010
The university has sent letters and e-mails to the 106,884 people potentially impacted by the breach. 

Grocer Aldi discloses breach of payment terminals
SC Magazine, NY, Posted: Thursday, October 14, 2010
Grocery chain Aldi is warning customers that their payment card information may have been stolen... 

Data breaches remain high
Business Journal, PA, Posted: Thursday, October 07, 2010
The number of reported data breaches have skyrocketed... 

Information for Thousands of Columbia University Medical Center Patients on Internet
FOX 5 News, NY, Posted:  Thursday, September 30, 2010 
The information on 6,800 patients was "inadvertently" placed on a server, hospital officials reported.

FTC Supports Breach Notification Bill
HealthLeaders Media, MA., Posted: Friday, September 24, 2010
The Federal Trade Commission has approved a data breach bill requiring entities that hold consumers' sensitive information to create a robust data compliance protection plan.

Device with sensitive data stolen from Rice University
SC Magazine, NY, Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2010
A device containing the personal information of thousands of faculty and staff members at Rice University in Houston was recently stolen. 

Computer containing 7,000 CUNY students' personal information stolen weeks ago
NY Daily News, NY, Posted: Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Red-faced officials at City College of New York, one of the colleges of The City University of New York, sent warning letters to 7,000 students telling them a computer containing personal information... 

State retiree data breached
The News Journal, DE, Posted: Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Consultant posted Social Security numbers, birthdates on website.

Data Breach at U-Kentucky
Health Data Management, NY, Posted: Thursday, August 26, 2010
The University of Kentucky is notifying 2,207 individuals following the theft of a laptop with information from a newborn screening program.

Laptop with Social Security numbers stolen from UConn West Hartford
West Hartford News, CT, Posted: Friday, August 20, 2010
University of Connecticut officials are investigating the theft of a laptop computer from its West Hartford campus that contains the names and Social Security numbers of 10,174 applicants...

Paper Data Breach Hits Four Hospitals
Health Data Management, NY, Posted: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Holyoke Medical Center's initially estimates the breach affects 16,000 to 24,000 of their patients.

Privacy breach exposes Social Security numbers of FSCJ students, employees
Florida Times-Union, FL, Posted: Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Names and driver’s license numbers also might have been accessible during the five-day window.

Report: Most data breaches tied to organized crime
CNET News, CA, Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Misuse of access privileges, hacking, and malware were the most commonly used methods for stealing data, the report found.

South Shore Hospital loses files on 800,000
Boston Herald, MA. Posted: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Thousands of patients treated by South Shore Hospital will be worried sick after getting a grim diagnosis that their sensitive data could have fallen into the hands of identity thieves.

OSU Warns Employees of Data Security Breach
KEZI TV, OR, Posted: Thursday, July 15, 2010
As a safety precaution, OSU is notifying 34,000 current and former employees by letter this week about the data breach and providing options for protecting their personal information.

Massachusetts Data Breach Exposes 139,000 Records
ChannelWeb, NY, Posted:  Thursday, July 15, 2010
The Massachusetts Secretary of State's office became the latest data breach victim when an employee accidentally released confidential information of 139,000 state-registered investment advisers to a business publication. 

Citizens alerts 213,000 of ID theft attempt after someone tried to reroute its mail
Palm Beach Post, FL, Posted: Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Homeowners who applied for Citizens Property Insurance or mailed checks to pay their bills during two weeks last month could be the victims of an identity theft scam.

Anthem Blue Cross Data Breach May Affect 230,000 Applicants
Insurance News Net, PA, Posted: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Anthem Blue Cross has alerted an estimated 230,000 applicants for coverage that their personal medical records and Social Security numbers may have been wrongfully accessed in a data breach.

Connecticut AG probes Google over data breach
MSNBC, WA, Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2010
The Connecticut investigation is "expected to involve a significant number of states — into Google's deeply disturbing invasion of personal privacy," Blumenthal said.

Apple's iPad security breach reveals vulnerability of mobile devices
Washington Post, DC, Posted: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Mobile devices are slick, powerful and convenient, but the news this week that AT&T suffered a data breach on thousands of iPads highlighted another quality: They're vulnerable. 

Social Security numbers at Penn State compromised
Pittsburgh Tribune Review, PA, Posted: Thursday, June 10, 2010
Two malware attacks at Penn State University have compromised more than 25,000 Social Security numbers.

Data On Million Plus AvMed Customers Stolen
CBS 4, FL, Posted:  Monday, June 07, 2010
AvMed, which has been cooperating with the attorney general's office which is investigating the security breach, plans to notify those people whose information was stolen by mail beginning next Monday. 

N.M. Medicaid members told about security breach
ModernHealthcare.com, IL, Posted: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
The New Mexico Human Services Department is notifying about 9,600 members of its Medicaid fee-for-service and Medicaid Salud health plans of a data breach...

Los Angeles Firemen's CU Has Data Breach
Credit Union Times, NJ, Posted: Thursday, May 20, 2010
The $889 million Los Angeles Firemen's Credit Union has notified some of its more than 28,000 members that private information may have been compromised. 

Dozens of TSA Officials Had Identities Stolen in Boston Security Breach
FOX News, NY, Posted: Thursday, May 13, 2010
A Massachusetts couple has been charged with perpetrating widespread identity theft against dozens of Transportation Security Agency officials in Boston, Reuters reported.

Kentucky Hospital Suffers Data Breach
IT Business Edge, KY, Posted: Thursday, May 06, 2010
A missing flash drive from Our Lady of Peace, a psychiatric hospital in Louisville, Ky., has put more that 24,000 patients' personal information at risk.

Photocopier Fallout: Company Notifies 409,000 of Data Breach
CBS News, NY, Posted:  Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Affinity told 409,262 individuals that their personal or medical data may have been compromised, according to a filing with the New York State Consumer Protection Board. 

DHEC contacting clients of personal information breach
WIS 10, SC, Posted:  Friday, April 23, 2010
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control continues to notify clients whose personal information was included on improperly discarded DHEC documents.

ID theft steals information from 155,000 debtors on state list
Albany Times Union, NY, Posted: Thursday, April 15, 2010
More than 155,000 New Yorkers in recent weeks have gotten such warnings, stemming from a pair of data breaches related to their college loans. 

John Muir Health System Notifying 5,450 Patients of Possible Data Breach
California Healthline, CA, Posted: Thursday, April 08, 2010
The hospital system is recommending that affected patients place fraud alerts on their credit files. 

Data Theft Hits 3.3 Million Borrowers
Wall Street Journal, NY, Posted: Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Company and federal officials said they believed last week's theft of identity data on 3.3 million people with student loans was the largest-ever breach of such information and could affect as many as 5% of all federal student-loan borrowers. 

Data breach affects Fifth Third cardholders
Business First, OH, Posted:  Thursday, March 25, 2010
MasterCard notified Fifth Third of the breach, Honan said Tuesday.

Data Breaches Are Heaviest at Hotels
Wall Street Journal, NY, Posted: Friday, March 19, 2010
Hackers are now stealing credit-card data from hotels more often than any other industry, according to data-security companies. 

VA Security Breach Accessed 18 Years of Data
eSecurity Planet, CA, Posted:  Friday, March 12, 2010
A physician's assistant allegedly downloaded patient data at the Veterans Affairs Department's Atlanta medical center, accessing as much as 18 years' worth of patient data.

Missing hard drive contained data on 35,000 Guard members
Arkansas News, AR, Posted:  Thursday, March 04, 2010
The data includes names, Social Security numbers and other personal information, potentially putting the Guard members at risk of identity theft.

 FTC warns nearly 100 firms of P2P data leaks
Computerworld, MA, Posted:  Thursday, February 25, 2010
In what appears to be a warning shot, the Federal Trade Commission has sent out letters to about 100 companies, informing them about sensitive and confidential data from their networks being found on publicly available peer-to-peer networks.

Calif. health officials apologize for data breach
San Jose Mercury News, CA, Posted:  Wednesday, February 10, 2010
California's Department of Health Care Services is apologizing to nearly 50,000 Medi-Cal recipients whose Social Security numbers were disclosed on the outside of envelopes.

National Archives Warns Former Clinton Staff, Visitors of Major Data Breach
FOX News, NY, Posted:  Monday, February 01, 2010
Personal information for 250,000 Clinton administration staff and White House visitors sent to the National Archives was compromised after a computer hard drive containing confidential material disappeared nearly a year ago, RollCall.com reported Wednesday.

Financial services firm notifies 1.2 million of breach
SC Magazine, NY, Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2010
Information contained on the affected system includes customer names, addresses, Social Security numbers, account numbers, account registration information, transaction details, account balances, and, in some cases, birth dates and email addresses.

Records Of 15,500 California Hospital Patients In External Drive Stolen
AHN, FL, Posted: Friday, January 15, 2010
An external drive containing the medical records of 15,500 patients of Northern California Kaiser has been stolen from an employee authorized to access the data. 

Hacking Takes Lead as Top Cause of Data Breaches
PC World, CA, Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Hacking has topped human error as the top cause of reported data breaches for the first time since such tracking began in 2007, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center's 2009 Breach Report. 

130,000 at risk after computer breach at EWU
Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA, Posted:  Monday, January 04, 2010
Following a computer breach earlier in December, Eastern Washington University will be notifying 130,000 current and former students that their identifying information may have been compromised. 

Data breaches affect million state residents
Boston Globe, MA, Posted: Monday, January 04, 2010
One million Massachusetts residents - or 1 in 6 people - have had their credit card numbers, medical records, or other personal information leaked or stolen over the past two years, according to records provided to the Globe by state officials. 

Records of 30,000 at Penn State hacked
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA, Posted:  Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Penn State University says it is working to notify some 30,000 individuals whose personal information may have been compromised by a computer breach before Christmas. 

Judge Approves Settlement Of Data-Breach Claims Vs Countrywide-AP 
Wall Street Journal, NY, Posted:  Monday, December 28, 2009
A U.S. District Court judge in Kentucky on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a settlement between Countrywide Financial Corp. and millions of customers whose financial data was exposed in a security breach, the Associated Press reports Thursday.

Heartland Pays Amex $3.6 Million Over 2008 Data Breach
PC World, CA, Posted: Monday, December 28, 2009
Heartland Payment Systems will pay American Express US$3.6 million to settle charges relating to the 2008 hacking of its payment system network.

F.B.I. Said to Investigate Hack of Citibank
New York Times, NY, Posted: Tuesday, December 22, 2009
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a hacking that targeted Citigroup and resulted in the theft of tens of million of dollars, the Wall Street Journal said, citing U.S. government officials.

NC community college system's data server hacked
Citizen Times, NC, Posted: Friday, December 18, 2009
The N.C. Community College System next week will mail letters telling nearly 51,000 people that a hacker gained access to a computer server containing their Social Security or driver license numbers. 

Security breach threatens soldiers', civilians' personal info
CNN, GA, Posted: Thursday, December 17, 2009
The personal records of thousands of soldiers, employees and their families were potentially exposed after a laptop computer containing the information was stolen over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the military says. 

Detroit Health Dept. Records Missing
WDIV, MI, Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2009
The department said up to 30,000 people's information may be compromised.

National data breach notification bill passed in U.S. House
SC Magazine, NY, Posted: Thursday, December 10, 2009
A national data breach notification bill was passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday.

24,000 employees affected by data breach
The Observer, IN, Posted: Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Important personal information, such as social security numbers, names and zip codes, of many Notre Dame employees was exposed to the Internet after the University accidentally placed the information in a publicly accessible location. 

Many More Government Records Compromised in 2009 than Year Ago, Report Claims
Government Technology, CA, Posted:  Thursday, December 03, 2009
The breaches so far in 2009 have compromised more than 79 million records, whereas fewer than 3 million were hacked in 2008. 

Hospital laptop stolen, data may be breached
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA, Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009
A Children's Hospital of Philadelphia laptop computer containing Social Security numbers and other personal information for 943 people was stolen from a car outside an employee's home on Oct. 20.

The Year's Biggest Data Disasters
Forbes, NY, Posted:  Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Here are the biggest breaches by volume, according to the ITRC's numbers.

The Year Of The Mega Data Breach
Forbes, NY, Posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2009
In fact, the number of personal records that were exposed--data like Social Security numbers, medical records and credit card information tied to an individual--that hackers exposed has skyrocketed to 220 million records so far this year, compared with 35 million in 2008.

Cyber breaches are a closely kept secret
Reuters, NY, Posted: Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Cybercriminals regularly breach computer security systems, stealing millions of dollars and credit card numbers in cases that companies keep secret, said the FBI's top Internet crimes investigator on Tuesday. 

Health Net Loses Information for 450,000 Clients
NBC, CT, Posted: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The personal information for almost half a million Connecticut residents could be at risk after a portable disk drive disappeared from Health Net six months ago.

Possible identity theft reported at Mercy
Baltimore Sun, MD, Posted:  Friday, November 13, 2009
Baltimore police are investigating a security breach at Mercy Medical Center that left an undisclosed number of patient records open to possible identity theft, according to the Maryland attorney general's office. 

Chaminade University in Honolulu posted sensitive file online
SC Magazine, NY, Posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
School officials at Chaminade University in Honolulu recently disclosed that a report containing the confidential information of thousands of students was inadvertently posed to the school's website, where it remained for eight months. 

Senate Panel Clears Data Breach Bills
BankInfoSecurity.com, NJ, Posted:  Thursday, November 05, 2009
The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday approved two companion bills that would require businesses and government agencies to notify individuals of security breaches involving sensitive personally identifiable information.

FBI: National Data-breach Law Would Help Fight Cybercrime
PC World, CA, Posted: Thursday, October 29, 2009
A U.S. law that would require businesses to report data breaches to potential victims could help law enforcement agencies fight the growth of cybercrime, a U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation official said Wednesday.

Social Security numbers of 2,920 people at UW-Madison may have been exposed
Wisconsin State Journal, WI, Posted:  Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Forty computers in the UW-Madison Department of Chemistry were hacked over the course of roughly 18 months, possibly exposing the names and Social Security numbers of 2,920 people on campus.

CalOptima says data on 68,000 members may be compromised
Computerworld, MA, Posted: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Personal data on about 68,000 members of CalOptima, a Medicaid managed care plan serving Orange County, Calif., may have been compromised earlier this month. 

ChoicePoint to pay $275,000 in latest data breach
CNET News, CA, Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
ChoicePoint, one of the nation's largest data brokers, has been fined $275,000 by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for a data breach that exposed personal information of 13,750 people last year. 

Laptop containing Halifax patient information stolen 
Daytona Beach News Journal, FL, Posted:  Thursday, October 15, 2009
About 33,000 Halifax Health patients were sent letters this week notifying them that their personal information might have been compromised -- and that they should call a credit agency to put a "fraud alert" on their identity. 

Data on 103,000 Students Misplaced
Washington Post, NY, Posted: Thursday, October 15, 2009
A flash drive containing the personal information of more than 103,000 former adult education students in Virginia was misplaced last month, state education officials reported Wednesday. 

US lawmakers ask JPMorgan Chase about data breach
Reuters, NY, Posted: Friday, October 09, 2009
Two lawmakers want JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N), the second largest U.S. bank by assets, to answer a few questions about how many customers were affected when a computer tape with their personal information was lost earlier this year. 

850,000 doctors could be hit by potential data breach from insurer's stolen laptop
American Medical News, NJ, Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2009
A file containing identifying information for every physician in the country contracted with a Blues-affiliated insurance plan was on a laptop computer stolen from a BlueCross BlueShield Assn. employee.

Payroll Firm Breached — Online Customers Targeted
Wired, NY, Posted: Thursday, October 01, 2009
PayChoice, a payroll processing firm that also produces an online payroll management system used by 240 other payroll processing firms, suffered a breach last week that resulted in hackers absconding with the account information of firms using its online payroll product.

National Archives IG investigates possible data breach affecting millions of vets
Federal News Radio, DC, Posted:  Thursday, October 01, 2009
The lost drive incident was first reported to NARA's IG by a NARA IT manager, who says this puts over 70 million vets at risk of identity theft, among other problems. 

Express Scripts data breach may have hit 700,000 victims
SC Magazine, NY, Posted: Thursday, October 01, 2009
In the last two months, based on new information from the extortionists, Express Scripts began notifying more than 700,000 victims of their personal information may have been compromised. 

State employees' information compromised: The Real Deal
NewsChannel 9 WSYR, NY, Posted:  Monday, September 28, 2009
The company that administered the program for the state says the names, addresses, birthdays and social security numbers of millions of their clients have potentially been stolen.

UNC data breach exposes 163,000 SSNs
Computerworld, MA, Posted: Monday, September 28, 2009
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill today began notifying about 163,000 women about the potential compromise of their Social Security numbers and other personal information after a hacker breached a system containing the data. 

Thousand of patients warned about theft of personal information
Eyewitness News, CA, Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
A break-in happened at the Sagebrush Medical Plaza in July, and Kern Medical Center officials have notified 31,000 patients to take precautions against possible identity theft.

Health data breach notification rule starts Sept. 23
Federal Computer Week, VA, Posted:  Tuesday, September 22, 2009
A new federal data breach notification rule for patients' medical data that goes into effect Sept. 23 is said to be broader in its reach than previous health data rules, but it also may have a loophole that could limit its effect.

Downeast Energy Suffers Security Breach
FOX 23, ME, Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Downeast Energy in Brunswick says that the company is the victim of a computer breach that led to unauthorized access to one of its bank accounts at Key Bank. 

Chase Bank Notifies Customers of Breach
BankInfoSecurity.com, NJ, Posted: Friday, September 11, 2009
Chase Bank has sent out data breach notification letters to an undisclosed number of customers after a computer tape with customers' personal information was reported missing from a third-party vendor's storage facility. 

Phony debt collectors raise fear of national data breach
Augusta Chronicle, GA, Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2009
The scammers often have the victim's Social Security, bank account or driver's license numbers, as well as home addresses, employer information and even the names of friends and professional references.

What You Must Know About Data Breaches
Forbes, NY, Posted: Monday, August 31, 2009
Last year at least 650 organizations reported being the victims of data breaches, and the number continues to rise.

Three men indicted in largest U.S. data breach
CNET News, CA, Posted:  Monday, August 17, 2009
Two Russians and a Florida man were charged on Monday with hacking into Heartland Payment Systems, 7-Eleven and the Hannaford Brothers supermarket chain and stealing data related to more than 130 million credit and debit cards.

Bank of America, Citigroup Reissue Cards After Breach
BankInfoSecurity.com, NJ, Posted:  Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Bank of America and Citigroup both issued replacement cards and notified customers that their account numbers may have been compromised.

Laptop theft endangers data on 131,000 soldiers
Chicago Tribune, IL, Posted: Thursday, August 06, 2009
The Army National Guard is warning 131,000 members that the recent theft of a laptop could compromise their personal information. 

Federal Eye: Personal Data Mishandled at Commerce Dept.
Washington Post, NY, Posted: Tuesday, August 04, 2009
The names and Social Security numbers of at least 27,000 Commerce Department employees were exposed to a risk of identity theft following an inappropriate transfer of the personal information in mid-July, according to a letter sent to department employees last week.

Network Solutions Hack Compromises 573,000 Credit, Debit Accounts
Washington Post, NY, Posted:  Monday, July 27, 2009
Hackers have broken into Web servers owned by domain registrar and hosting provider Network Solutions, planting rogue code that resulted in the compromise of more than 573,000 debit and credit card accounts over the past three months, Security Fix has learned.

Personal information on hundreds of people released by Hampton agency
WVEC, PA, Posted: Friday, July 24, 2009
The Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority is reviewing policies after an employee released the personal information of nearly 900 people.

LexisNexis data breach linked to New York mob family
Business Journal, FL, Posted: Thursday, July 16, 2009
LexisNexis has incurred another data breach, and federal authorities say this time it’s at the hands of the Bonanno crime family. 

Report: 85 Percent of U.S. Businesses Breached
InternetNews.com, CT, Posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The study says that 85 percent of surveyed businesses have experienced a data breach in the past year, up from 60 percent in the 2008 study. 

Thousands of Canyons employees warned of data breach
KSL-TV, UT, Posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The Canyons School District is warning 6,000 of its current and former employees that their personal information may have been compromised.

Two Men Accused of Stealing 1000s of American Express Card Numbers
CBS 5 KPHO.com, AZ,  Posted  Friday, July 10, 2009
Two Phoenix men are accused of stealing thousands of American Express card numbers and swindling more than a million dollars from customers.

MTC informs its customers of data breach
Worcester Telegram, MA, Posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, a quasi-public economic development agency, said yesterday it was reviewing security procedures after the names, addresses and Social Security numbers of customers and applicants for solar power rebates were briefly posted online. 

Security Breach Leaves 45,000 at Risk of Identity Theft
Cornell Daily Sun, NY, Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2009
This afternoon, Cornell alerted over 45,000 current and former members of the University community that their confidential personal information — including name and social security number — had been leaked when a University-owned computer was stolen. 

Breach exposes debit card accounts at Suncoast Federal Credit Union to fraud
St. Petersburg Times, FL, Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2009
About 56,000 members of Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union have been notified that their debit card accounts were exposed to fraud.

Kirkwood data breach drives security concern
The Daily Iowan, IA, Posted:  Thursday, June 18, 2009
According to Iowa City police, James Mumford, a 23-year-old Coralville man, visited Kirkwood’s Skills-to-Employment, PROMISE JOBS office on June 4 and allegedly stole a flash drive containing names and Social Security numbers of some of the participants in the program from an employee’s computer.

T-Mobile Customer Database Allegedly Hacked
FOX News, NY, Posted: Monday, June 08, 2009
Cell-phone carrier T-Mobile USA may have been seriously hacked, with millions of customers' personal details now up for sale in the hacker underground.

VCU Notifies Students of Possible Data Breach
Washington Post, NY, Posted: Friday, June 05, 2009
Virginia Commonwealth University has notified more than 17,000 current and former students that their names, Social Security numbers and test scores may have been exposed after someone stole a computer from the school library.

Va agency advises people about Rx data breach
Daily Press, VA, Posted:  Wednesday, June 03, 2009
A state agency is advising more than 500,000 residents who could be affected by a prescription records security breach to be vigilant about identity theft.

Aetna Contacts 65,000 After Web Site Data Breach
PC World, CA, Posted: Thursday, May 28, 2009
Insurance company Aetna has contacted 65,000 current and former employees whose Social Security numbers (SSNs) may have been compromised in a Web site data breach.

National Archives loses hard drive with Clinton era records
CNN, GA, Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2009
The National Archives -- a repository of important government documents, including the U.S. Constitution -- has lost a computer hard drive containing large volumes of Clinton administration records, including the names, phone numbers and Social Security numbers of White House staff members and visitors. 

Blunder puts IDs at risk
Star-Ledger, NJ, Posted:  Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Nearly 30,000 unemployed New Jersey residents now have something else to do besides looking for work: They can worry about who may have their Social Security number.

Johns Hopkins Employee May Have Stolen Patient Data
Wall Street Journal, NY, Posted:  Thursday, May 14, 2009
Johns Hopkins is alerting more than 10,000 of its hospital patients that they may have been victims of identity theft.

Hackers claim Virginia patient data breach in ransom 
MX Logic, CO, Posted:  Friday, May 08, 2009
Hackers claiming to have breached the data security of 8.3 million patient records from the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program (VPMP) website are demanding $10 million in ransom to release the information. 

LexisNexis admits to another major data breach
SC Magazine, NY, Posted:  Tuesday, May 05, 2009
About 32,000 people are being notified that their personal information was compromised after a breach at consumer data provider LexisNexis resulted in identity theft and credit fraud, the company has disclosed. 

Security Breach Affects 15,487 KCC Students
KITV 4, HI, Posted: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
More than 15,000 students at Kapiolani Community College face an identity theft risk because of an Internet security breach, school officials said.

State Bar's Web site breached, no reports of identity theft
Charleston Gazette, WV, Posted:  Thursday, April 30, 2009
Because the breach reached from the Internet to internal computers at the State Bar, the organization is considering all personal information in their network as potentially compromised. 

Likely cause of Ill. data breach pervasive
WREX, IL. Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009
State investigators believe an employee's music download from a peer-to-peer computer network led to the inadvertant release of agency employees' names and Social Security numbers.

Employee Loses 5,500 Social Security Numbers
News On 6, OK, Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
The employee had Social Security numbers and payroll information stored on a flashdrive, but the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission worker responsible for the information said he lost the flashdrive.

Cyber Spies Breach Pentagon's Fighter Jet Project
Washington Post, NY, Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Cyber spies have broken into the Pentagon's $300 billion Joint Strike Fighter project - the defense department's costliest weapons program ever, according to the lead item in today's Wall Street Journal. 

Local banks victims of data breach
Kenosha News, WI, Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Customers at Southport Bank in Kenosha fell victim last week to a data breach at a company that processes debit and credit card transactions for national retailers. 

Identity thieves got data on 3,400 employees, Irving school district says
Dallas Morning News, TX, Posted: Monday, April 13, 2009
Irving school officials now say that identity thieves obtained the names and Social Security numbers of 3,400 teachers and other employees contained in an old benefits report and then used the information to make thousands of dollars in purchases. 

Metro Students' Personal Data Leaked
WSMV, TN, Posted: Thursday, April 09, 2009
State officials said more than 18,000 Metro Nashville students' names, Social Security numbers, addresses and dates of birth and more than 6,000 parents' demographic information were available by searching Google.

Missing State Laptop Had Commercial Licensees Info
KITV.com, HI, Posted: Wednesday, April 08, 2009
The laptop's contents included the names, personal information and Social Security numbers of about 1,892 commercial drivers license holders, a DOT spokeswoman said.

Laptop stolen contained information of 1,000 Santa Cruz patients
Mercury News, CA, Posted:  Thursday, April 02, 2009
A laptop computer recently stolen at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation's Santa Cruz office contained personal and medical information of 1,000 Santa Cruz County patients. 

ID Theft Concerns Maryland Employees After Info Lost in Mail
NBC Washington, DC, Posted: Thursday, April 02, 2009
The names, social security numbers and other personal information of about 8,000 state employees could be compromised, though there is no evidence that info has made it into the wrong hands. 

Online Backup Company Carbonite Loses Customers’ Data, Blames And Sues Suppliers (Updated)
TechCrunch, CA, Posted: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
The danger of storing your data in the cloud, part n. VC-backed online backup and storage provider Carbonite has lost data of 7,500+ customers who relied on the company to keep their files safe, The Boston Globe unveiled over the weekend.

Comcast User Data Found Online
PC World, CA, Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Confidential Comcast customer passwords and usernames appear to have been posted to a Web site where the data went largly undetected by Comcast for more than two months, according to a report by the New York Times .

Stolen computer at UT contains personal information of students, faculty
TMCnet, CT, Posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
A computer stolen from the University of Toledo contained personal information for about 24,000 students and 450 faculty during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 academic years, the university announced Monday. 

Coleman warns donors after purported data breach
Star Tribune, MN, Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Republican Norm Coleman has asked federal authorities to investigate whether financial data related to his Minnesota Senate campaign donors was breached.

NYPD Suffers Massive Data Breach
Security Management, VA, Posted:  Friday, March 06, 2009
The New York Police Department (NYPD) is sending out letters to nearly 80,000 current and retired police officers after a civilian employee allegedly stole their personal information from a secure police back office located in a warehouse on Staten Island, New York.

School district staff takes security steps after laptop theft
The Steamboat Pilot & Today, CO, Posted: Friday, February 27, 2009
Steamboat Springs educators are visiting local banks in droves after the revelation that 1,300 Social Security numbers were stolen from Steamboat Springs School District offices in a break-in Tuesday night. 

University of Florida reports computer breach
MSNBC, WA, Posted:  Thursday, February 19, 2009
University of Florida officials say an intruder has gained access to a computer system that contained personal information for more than 97,000 people.

Laptop with personal data taken from food pantry
KVIA, NM, Posted: Thursday, February 19, 2009
The Rio Grande Food Project says the computer contained sensitive personal data -- including addresses, birth dates and Social Security numbers -- of 36,000 clients.

Thousands of Floridians may have been affected by hotel data breach
Orlando Sentinel, FL, Posted:  Monday, February 16, 2009
Up to 21,000 Floridians may have been affected by a data breach at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts last year, prompting Attorney General Bill McCollum to ask consumers to keep a close eye on their credit statements.

FAA reports 45,000 data records pilfered from server
ITworld.com, MA. Posted:  Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Personal data belonging to more than 45,000 employees and retirees of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was stolen after hackers broke into a computer server, the agency said Monday. 

Kaiser: 29,500 Employee IDs Possibly Stolen
MSNBC, WA, Posted: Monday, February 09, 2009
Personal information from about 29,500 employees of Kaiser Permanente might have been stolen by someone who took a computer file, the company said Friday. 

SRA warns of possible data breach
Washington Technology, DC, Posted: Wednesday, February 04, 2009
The information that might have been breached includes names, addresses, dates of birth, health information and Social Security numbers. 

Monster.com Reports Theft of User Data
PC World, CA, Posted: Monday, January 26, 2009
The company disclosed on its Web site that it recently learned its database had been illegally accessed. Monster.com user IDs and passwords were stolen, along with names, e-mail addresses, birth dates, gender, ethnicity, and in some cases, users' states of residence.

Health department warns flu-shot recipients of possible identity theft
Charleston Daily Mail, VA, Posted:  Thursday, January 22, 2009
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department is sending out letters to 11,000 people who recently received flu shots there, advising them that their identity could have been stolen.

Heartland Payment Systems Discovers Data Breach
BankInfoSecurity.com, NJ, Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Heartland Payment Systems, the sixth-largest payments processor in the U.S., announced today that its processing systems were breached in 2008, exposing an undetermined number of consumers to potential fraud. 

Stolen computer contains participants’ personal information
UO News, OR, Posted: Friday, January 16, 2009
Participants who were involved with the YTP program from 2004 to 2007 are urged to monitor their financial accounts and credit reports for suspicious activity. 

Nonprofit clients' personal information on missing flash drive
CharlotteObserver.com, NC, Posted:  Friday, January 16, 2009
A computer flash drive containing the names, addresses and Social Security numbers of about 300 people is missing from a Morganton nonprofit organization, the group reported this week.

The World Bank's Data Breach, And Its Sorry Follow-Up
InternetNews, CT, Posted: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The World Bank (annual IT budget about $250 million) has been hit by a range of data breaches, at least one of which involved info belonging to staffers. 

RBS WorldPay Data Breach Hits 1.5 Million
InernetNews.com, CT, Posted: Friday, December 26, 2008
Personal and financial account information of about 1.5 million cardholders and other individuals, and the social security numbers (SSNs) of 1.1 million people, may have been accessed by the hacker, RBS WorldPay said in a statement announcing the break-in on Wednesday.

FEMA investigates breach of Katrina victims’ private information
FCW.com, VA, Posted: Friday, December 26, 2008
FEMA is investigating the unauthorized posting of the names, Social Security numbers, telephone numbers, addresses and other personal information that the agency collected from applicants, FEMA announced in a news release dated Dec. 19 and modified Dec. 23. 

Medicare data accidentally breached 
Concord Monitor, NH, Posted:  Friday, December 19, 2008
More than 9,000 New Hampshire residents enrolled in Medicare Part D had some personal information compromised this month when the state's Department of Health and Human Services included a mistaken attachment in an e-mail to health care providers.

Lawsuit filed against Countrywide over ID breach
BusinessWeek, NY, Posted: Friday, December 19, 2008
A New Jersey couple is suing Countrywide Financial Corp. and two other people claiming the company allowed a security breach involving detailed financial information from more than two million customers. 

Update: New retail data breach may have affected millions of Hannaford shoppers
Computerworld, MA, Posted:  Wednesday, December 17, 2008
But citing company officials, the Associated Press reported that as many as 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers may have been taken, and that about 1,800 cases of fraud have been reported as a result of the breach thus far.

Stolen OHSU laptop may contain some patient records
The Oregonian, OR, Posted: Monday, December 15, 2008
Oregon Health & Science University has sent letters to 890 patients informing them that a stolen laptop may have contained their health records.

Thousands affected in dealership data theft
The Union Leader, NH, Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2008
Personal information from thousands of people in New Hampshire and Massachusetts has been compromised after a data backup tape from Bill Dube Ford/Toyota was stolen this summer. 

Thousands Of Fla. Social Security Numbers Exposed
CBS 4, FL, Posted:  Monday, December 08, 2008
A quarter of a million names and social security numbers for Floridians have been put at risk, with a website exposing these victims' information to the world.

Mainframe Breach at LensCrafters Parent Hits 59K
InternetNews.com, CT, Posted:  Wednesday, November 26, 2008
More than 59,000 employees of Luxottica Group may be at risk after a hacker made off with their personal information in the latest incident of a massive corporate data breach.

WSU warns of possible ID theft / Police make one arrest after two break-ins
StandardNET, UT, Posted: Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Weber State University is notifying 69 people that their personal information may have been compromised in a recent theft.

Starbucks employees warned of ID theft risk
King5, WA, Posted:  Monday, November 24, 2008
The Seattle-based company revealed that on Oct. 29, someone stole a laptop containing private information about 97,000 Starbucks employees. 

Dental School Security Breach
AM850, FL, Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2008
University of Florida officials have notified about 330,000 current and former dental patients that an unauthorized intruder recently accessed a College of Dentistry computer server storing their personal information. 

Express Scripts, FBI investigate extortion, security breach
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO, Posted: Friday, November 07, 2008
Express Scripts Inc. said Thursday that it received an extortion letter last month threatening to expose millions of the company's records if an undisclosed sum wasn't paid. 

DES hard-drive containing personal data on thousands of Az. families stolen
The Arizona Daily Star, AZ, Posted: Thursday, November 06, 2008
DES officials say there is no reason to believe that any of the data has been compromised as the hard drive is password protected but as a precaution, letters were sent out Oct. 24 to the families of 40,000 children across the state. 

Data on lottery winners copied
Houston Chronicle, TX, Posted:  Monday, November 03, 2008
More than 89,000 lottery winners are being notified that sensitive information about them including their names, Social Security numbers, addresses and prize amounts were taken from the agency without permission by a former employee.

Yahoo Tightens HotJobs After Hackers Hit
InternetNews.com, CT, Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2008
In a move that could have saved thousands of potential victims of identity theft, Yahoo techs have fixed a flaw in the online news and advertising company's HotJobs Web site, one of the leading online job sites with thousands of subscribers. 

School breach left personnel files exposed
Times Union, NY, Posted:  Monday, October 27, 2008
The 15-year-old sophomore allegedly breached the district's system while in computer simulation class and gained access to 250 names of past and present Shen transportation employees. He used his student password to view their Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers and more, Shenendehowa officials said.

Ohio Health Insurer Investigates Missing Data
MarketWatch, WA, Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2008
Eleven computer disks containing personal information on thousands of Ohio retirees are missing and are believed to be somewhere in the US Postal Service, Medical Mutual of Ohio announced today. 

Thousands of City Employees at Risk of Identity Theft
CBS 47 TV, CA, Posted:  Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Earlier this month the names, birth dates, addresses and social security numbers were stolen when thieves took a computer containing the personal information of 5,700 city employees. 

Hospital patient data revealed
The Free Lance-Star, VA, Posted:  Monday, October 20, 2008
A security breach in an online computer system at Mary Washington Hospital exposed the private medical information of some of its maternity patients. 

Compuware Study Shows Insiders Pose Biggest Threat to Data Security
MarketWatch, WA,  Posted:  Tuesday, October 14, 2008
The survey shows insiders caused 75 percent of all breaches in the U.S. while external hackers committed only one percent of breaches.

160 000 personal files stolen latest US retailier breach
SC Magazine, NZ, Posted:  Monday, October 13, 2008
A third-party consultant on 5 April discovered the computer equipment containing the personal information of 160,000 current and former employees was stolen, according to an announcement from the Dallas-based parent chain Neiman Marcus group.

ITRC Breach List Reaches All-Time High!
MarketWatch.com, NY Posted:  Thursday, October 09, 2008
Between January 1st and September 30th 2008, the total number of data breaches recorded by the ITRC was 516, averaging 57 breaches a month.

T-Mobile Loses Personal Data of 17 Million Customers
cellular-news, UK, Posted:  Monday, October 06, 2008
­T-Mobile Germany has admitted to losing the personal data belonging to its 17 million customers. The theft, which has only just been revealed occurred back in early 2006, and involved telephone numbers, dates of birth, addresses and email addresses. 

Credit card processors finally get clue, will ban WEP
ars technica, NY Posted:  Monday, October 06, 2008
Companies that accept major credit cards will be barred from using WEP for their WiFi security...  The sad thing is that WEP—which can be cracked in as little as two minutes—is still widely used in the old and decrepit point-of-sale systems used by many retailers...

Your Company Can Lure Identity Thieves 
SCI-TECH-TODAY.com, CA, Posted:  Monday, October 06, 2008
Business identity theft is a very real concern in today's marketplace because, from a criminal's perspective, it is significantly more cost-effective to steal business identities than consumer identities.

Applications and Identity Theft
New York Times, NY Posted Friday, September 26, 2008
According to lawyers and managing agents for co-ops, condos and rental buildings, applicants are becoming skittish about providing sensitive information. 

Chat Rooms A Bastion For Identity Theft
wcbstv.com NY (w/ video) Posted:  Thursday, September 18, 2008
Identity thieves hacked into the computer systems of nearly 500 companies last year, stealing consumer's personal information.  CBS 2 HD went inside the underground chat rooms where you'll see just how easily your identity can be bought and sold. 

2 million credit records plundered
Staten Island Advance, NY  Posted:  Monday, September 15, 2008
Nearly 2 million customers of Countrywide Financial Corp., ...  are at risk of identity theft after a shocking breach of security: A senior executive allegedly stole loan applicant information and peddled it to a third party. 

Personal Information Breaches on the Rise 
KRDO.com, CO  Posted:  Monday, September 15, 2008
It's becoming a daily trend: someone breaching a computer database and using your personal information for their own gain.

2008 Breaches Blast 2007 Record
Identity Theft Daily  Posted:  Monday, September 15, 2008
The total number of breaches in on the Identity Theft Resource Center’s 2008 breach list surpassed the final total of 446 reported in 2007, more than 4 months before the end of 2008. 

Bank Data Breach Could Impact 12.5 million Customers
insideARM.com  Posted  Friday, September 05, 2008
A customer data breach that was initially reported to have impacted about 4 million people could have affected more than 12 million. 

Reynoldsburg student information stolen
The Columbus Dispatch  Posted:  Friday, August 29, 2008
The district laptop, taken from a computer technician's car on Saturday, also included names, addresses and phone numbers for 4,259 students, about two-thirds of the district's enrollment.

Records of retired police compromised in database
The Cincinnati Enquirer  Posted:  Friday, August 29, 2008
An electronic database of about 13,000 retired Ohio police officers - including the retirees' names, home addresses and Social Security numbers - was improperly taken by a former Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund employee...

Theft included K-State students’ personal data
The Topeka Capital-Journal, KS  Posted:  Thursday, August 28, 2008   3:04:20 PM
Items taken included a backpack with a list of names and Social Security numbers of 86 K-State students who had taken that instructor’s classes from fall 2007 through summer 2008. 

Personal Information Of Prince William Co. Students Posted Online
NBC Universal, VA  Posted:  Thursday, August 28, 2008   3:01:56 PM
Personal information of some students, employees and volunteers was accidentally posted online by a Prince William County Public Schools employee...

Data breach affects hundreds of Pa. welfare benefit recipients
pennlive.com, PA  Posted:  Thursday, August 28, 2008   2:57:15 PM
Paper jams in a state Department of General Services mail inserter caused 2,845 benefit renewal packets to go to the wrong Pennsylvania welfare client's home. Nearly half of them included the intended recipients' Social Security numbers. 

Details of one million bank customers found on computer sold on eBay
Associated Newspapers, UK  Posted:  Wednesday, August 27, 2008   2:52:03 PM
The firms involved - the Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest and American Express - have also promised to launch probes. It had belonged to Graphic Data, which stores financial information for organisations at its archive in Shoeburyness, Essex. 

Theft of data from every guest in 1300 Best Western Hotels in past 12 months
Sunday Harald, Scotland  Posted:  Sunday, August 24, 2008   1:40:23 PM
...a previously unknown Indian hacker successfully breached the IT defences of the Best Western Hotel group's online booking system and sold details of how to access it through an underground network operated by the Russian mafia. 

ID Analytics Study Reveals Employees Criminal Misuse of Stolen Identities
Identity Theft Daily Posted:  Monday, August 25, 2008   8:49:53 AM
...an unprecedented analysis of the criminal behavior patterns associated with the misuse of identities stolen from the workplace by employees.

Kingston Tax Service computers stolen
North Kitsap Herald, WA  Posted:  Thursday, August 21, 2008   8:35:29 AM
Immediate action is necessary on behalf of all Kingston Tax Service clients to protect themselves from identity theft. Office computers were stolen from the business in a reported burglary... 

Handling A Security Breach
The Processor, NE  Posted:  Monday, August 18, 2008   8:51:54 AM
Risk of data loss comes from hackers, spyware, and even corporate espionage. But the No. 1 cause of data leaks is internal. “The majority of data loss incidents are associated with simple human error and by well-meaning employees going around policies in trying to carry out their jobs,”...

The breach
The Boston Globe, MA  Posted:  Monday, August 18, 2008   8:48:18 AM
A loose-knit ring of hackers stole credit card data from unsuspecting US retailers. Though 11 people have been indicted, experts say the case shows how sophisticated identity-theft schemes have become. 

Some Stores Quiet Over Card Breach
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, NY  Posted:  Monday, August 11, 2008   8:22:17 AM
...when federal prosecutors disclosed last week that computer hackers swiped more than 40 million credit-card numbers from nine retailers in the biggest such heist ever, it was the first time that many shoppers had heard about it.

Delphi workers' personal information on missing flash drive
Dayton Daily News, OH  Posted:  Wednesday, August 06, 2008  8:40:48 AM
A flash drive with Social Security numbers and other personal information from 2,600 former Dayton-area Delphi workers was removed from the unattended laptop of a state employee...

College contractor loses 15,000 students' personal information
9news.com, Colorado  Posted:  Tuesday, August 05, 2008   11:08:46 AM
Information on the drive included the names, addresses, credit card numbers and social security numbers 

Investigation Reveals Government Among Biggest Sources of ID Leaks
MarketWatch - USA  Posted:  Tuesday, August 05, 2008   11:04:18 AM
... pose the highest risk of identity theft. But congressional investigators found that unauthorized use of data by government employees and stolen laptops ... 

Report Sheds Light on Tricky Fraud, ID Theft Issues
MarketWatch - USA  LOUISVILLE, Ky - PRNewswire  Posted:  Monday, August 04, 2008   4:07:17 PM
Consumer fraud and identity theft numbers have risen steadily over the past few years,

Most Security Breaches Go Unreported
InformationWeek - Manhasset, NY, USA  Posted:  Monday, August 02, 2008   3:47:43 PM
"With 29% of respondents stating that they experienced the leakage of employee or customer data in 2007, it is alarming to see that only 11% of those types ...

Medical Clinic Patients Among 500 Victimized In Major Identity Theft Ring
FortBendNow.com, Houston, TX   Posted: Friday, July 25, 2008   9:09:46 AM
...one of 38 people indicted over the past several weeks in connection with an identity theft ring in which more than 500 people in four area counties were victimized...

Potentially Serious Security Flaws Found In Most Bank Websites
ScienceDaily.com  Posted:  Wednesday, July 23, 2008   8:21:22 AM
More than 75 percent of the bank Web sites surveyed in a University of Michigan study had at least one design flaw that could make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves...

University of Maryland Releases Students' Social Security Numbers
ABC 7 News-WJLA.com  Posted:  Tuesday, July 22, 2008   8:25:13 AM
The University discovered the labels on the mailing had the students' social security numbers on it... a total of more than 23,000...

Is your business secure from identity theft?
The Star (Shelby, NC)(KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge  Posted  Monday, July 21, 2008   8:44:41 AM
With the information age quickly progressing, identity theft has become an uphill battle for business owners and their clients. From credit cards to social security numbers, thieves are making good money selling information abroad. 

Tech worsens ID fraud - Authorities suspect theft ring
amarillo.com, TX  Posted:  Monday, July 21, 2008   8:40:12 AM
"We're still in the investigative stages," he said. "What I can say is that there are people involved outside Amarillo, and it appears to be a type of (theft) ring." 

Computer server part of haul in Veterans Home burglary
StarTribune, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN  Posted  Monday, July 21, 2008   8:37:04 AM
Officials at the home say they also made off with a backup server that included password-protected information about home residents and some dependents...

UnitedHealthcare insider charged in Cal data theft
itworld.com  Posted:  Monday, July 21, 2008   8:19:00 AM
A former UnitedHealthcare employee has been charged with stealing customer data in connection with a rash of identity thefts at the University of California, Irvine. 

SSN Numbers breached at UT
KXAN.com Austin, TX Posted:  Wednesday, July 16, 2008   8:57:24 AM
The personal information of almost 2500 University of Texas students and faculty has been exposed on the Internet. 

Breach puts Missouri soldiers' personal data at risk
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH   Posted:  Wednesday, July 16, 2008   8:53:48 AM
The Missouri National Guard has called for a criminal investigation after it learned that the personal information of as many as 2,000 soldiers had been breached.

Metro Mistakenly Publishes Employees' Social Security Numbers
NBC4.com  Washington D.C.  Posted  Tuesday, July 15, 2008   9:17:14 AM
Metro accidentally published the Social Security numbers of almost 4,700 past and present employees on its Web site last month, according to the transit agency.

Man Used Students' Info Without Schools' OK
WSMV.com Nashville, TN Posted:  Tuesday, July 15, 2008  9:12:26 AM
Social Security numbers and other personal information of 4,000 children were posted on the Internet...

Justice Breyer Is Among Victims in Data Breach Caused by File Sharing
WashingtonPost.com, VA  Posted  Tuesday, July 15, 2008   9:03:11 AM
An employee of an investment firm...exposed the names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers of about 2,000 of the firm's clients...

LPL moves to address technology breach
InvestmentNews - New York, NY   Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2008   8:33:02 AM
By Bruce Kelly In the wake of a security breach that affected more than 10000 clients, LPL Financial has taken several steps to increase data protection.

UnitedHealthcare insider charged in Cal data theft
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough, MA  Posted  Tuesday, July 15, 2008   8:31:11 AM
By Robert McMillan A former UnitedHealthcare employee has been charged with stealing customer data

Largo man gets 57 months data theft case
Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg, FL Posted:  Friday, July 11, 2008  8:30:46 AM
Sullivan worked for nine years as a database analyst for Certegy Check Services, which advises retailers whether a customer's check is likely to bounce.

Breach in Fla. donor registry may have exposed IDs
Naples Daily News / AP - FL  Posted:  Tuesday, July 08, 2008  8:44:21 AM
State health officials say a security breach in the Organ and Tissue Donor Registry may have exposed thousands of donors' personal information, including their social security numbers.

Juror data breach is reported
Las Vegas Review-Journal Posted:   Monday, July 07, 2008   8:27:21 AM
a contracted vendor released personal information on about 380 potential jurors to an employee's private e-mail address...

Citibank ATM machines in 7-11 stores breached
WJRT Mid-Michigan ABC-12  Posted:  8:01:56 AM  8:01:59 AM
Court documents reveal hackers broke into Citibank's network of ATMs inside 7-Eleven stores this year and stole customers' PIN codes... netting millions of dollars.

CNET Employees Notified After Data Breach
PC World - Robert McMillan, IDG News Service Posted:  Wednesday, July 02, 2008   1:33:00 PM
More than 6,500 CNET Networks employees and relatives are being notified of a possible data breach after burglars stole computer systems ...

University of Nebraska at Kearney discovered a security breach 
ABC Nebraska TV  Posted:  Wednesday, July 02, 2008   1:29:48 PM
...involving nine university computers in early June, and this week,... Letters are being mailed to everyone whose Social Security number was found on the five desktop computers...

Former Southeast employee charged with identity fraud 
Southeast Missourian  Posted:  Wednesday, July 02, 2008  1:16:52 PM
A former Southeast Missouri State University employee has been indicted ... after being found in possession of 800 student names and Social Security numbers. 

Report: Montgomery Ward fails to alert victims of breach
SC Magazine USA  Posted:  Wednesday, July 02, 2008   1:04:30 PM
Mongomery Ward, an old-line merchant now operating as an internet retailer, suffered a breach of some 51,000 customer credit card numbers, and failed to report it to customers, according to reports. 

Baptist Health notifies 1800 patients of ID fraud
WXVT - Greenville, MS, Posted:  Wednesday, July 02, 2008   1:04:30 PM
Officials say 30-year-old Tamara Hill was fired in early June after being arrested at a Wal-Mart store on 25 counts of identity fraud. ...

Data breaches up, but not in government sector
GCN.com - Washington, DC, Posted:  Wednesday, July 02, 2008   1:04:19 PM
Not all of the data was stolen, and not all of it has been used in identity fraud. “I would say the predominant portion of this is from screw-ups, ...

'I have a lost laptop horror story for you'
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough, MA, USA  Posted: Tuesday, July 01, 2008  11:10:49 AM
The devil of identity theft is in the details: Russ Jones tells a tale of woe that isn't particularly dramatic -- or rare -- and yet it's exactly the kind ...

Data Breaches Are Up 69% This Year, Nonprofit Says
Washington Post - United States  Posted: Tuesday, July 01, 2008  11:10:49 AM
The Identity Theft Resource Center in San Diego tracked 342 data breach reports from Jan. 1 to June 27. More than one-third of the reports came from ...

Social engineering expert reveals brick-and-mortar identity theft ...
Dark Reading - New York, NY, USA  Posted: Tuesday, July 01, 2008  11:10:49 AM
Perrymon says he then walked around the individual offices and found one that was empty, and voila: “Most of the time customer data is right there on the 

The personal information of 826 state employees was stolen 
KXAN  Austin, TX  Posted: Monday, June 30, 2008   11:34:26 AM
Workers' data stolen from DPS-contracted company...

Data Theft: How Big a Problem?
informIT - Old Tappan, NJ, USA  Posted:  Monday, June 30, 2008   11:32:38 AM
These stolen records are then used to perpetrate identity fraud upon the unsuspecting customers whose data was stolen. We touched upon data theft in ...

Virgin Media burns customer banking details to CD, then loses it
Register - London, England, UK  Posted: Friday, June 20, 2008  10:18:18 AM
Public awareness of the dangers of data loss remains high in the wake of last year's HMRC debacle and its many sequels, and if we can't trust a network ...

DC Schools Employee Pleads Guilty In Identity Theft Scheme
NBC 4.com - Washington, DC, USA  Posted:    Friday, June 20, 2008    8:18:50 AM
She sent the stolen information to her friend, Tashana E. Crews, 25, of Oxon Hill, via e-mail, and the women used the information to open credit lines ...

Police: Student Hacker Stole Personal Info Of 55,000
NBC10.com, Greater Philedelphia, PA  Posted:   Wednesday, June 18, 2008   8:24:59 AM
Police said a 15-year-old ... accessed private information, including names, addresses and Social Security numbers, of more than 50,000 people.

Columbia Students Outraged By Online Privacy Breach
The New York Sun, New York, NY Posted:  Tuesday, June 17, 2008    8:18:46 AM
Angry Columbia University students...discovered yesterday that 5,000 of their Social Security numbers had been searchable online...

Insurance files found in Richardson dumpster
WFAA Channel 8 Dallas/Fort Worth, TX Posted:  Tuesday, June 17, 2008   8:14:52 AM
...hundreds of files with people's names, social security numbers and policy numbers were found in a Richardson dumpster - a gold mine for identity thieves. 

Social Security numbers were posted online 
WWSB ABC 7 - Sarasota, FL  Posted:  Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:14:52 AM
University of Florida notifies 11,000 students that Social Security numbers were posted online

ONC Awards Contract To Study Medical Identity Theft in US
iHealthBeat -Posted:  Friday, June 13, 2008    8:45:48 AM
HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT announced that it has awarded a $450000 contract to Booz Allen Hamilton to assess the extent of medical identity theft in the US, Modern Healthcare reports. The contract involves three phases,

Warning for potential victims of stolen hospital billing records
KSL-TV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA  Posted:  Friday, June 13, 2008   8:22:10 AM
... your identity. A week ago billing information for more than 2 million patients who received treatment at University Hospital and Clinics was stolen

Data Breach Disclosure Laws Don't Reduce Identity Theft, Study Finds
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - USA  Posted:   Thursday, June 12, 2008    8:06:28 AM
Carnegie Mellon researchers used numbers from the US Federal Trade Commission to evaluate whether data breach disclosure laws have deterred identity theft.

Stolen laptop teaches Stanford a lesson on need for encryption
Computerworld - Framingham, MA, USA  Posted:  Wednesday, June 11, 2008   8:29:34 AM
The stolen laptop contained the names, addresses, Social Security numbers, birth dates, university ID and employee numbers as well as salary information,

Unencrypted AT&T laptop stolen, details of managers' pay lost
ComputerWeekly.com - UK  Posted:  Wednesday, June 11, 2008  8:14:20 AM
The laptop was stolen from an employee's car last month, and the firm is now planning to strengthen its laptop security procedures following the theft.

2.2 Million University of Utah Hospital Patient Records Stolen
KCPW - Salt Lake City,UT,USA Posted:  Wednesday, June 11, 2008  8:14:20 AM
However, the hospital's CEO, David Entwhistle, says it is unlikely the loss will lead to identity theft. "As you look around the country, and there've been ..

1st Source swaps out ATM cards after breach
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne,IN,USA   Posted:  Friday, June 06, 2008  8:11:29 AM
1st Source is offering to pay for Deluxe ID TheftBlock – at $4.95 a month – for one year for any customer who requests the service.

Five effective ways to burglar-proof your laptop
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA Posted:  Thursday, June 05, 2008  3:35:06 PM
Around 97 percent of stolen computers are never recovered -- FBI Computer Crime & Security Survey -- A data breach involving personal customer information ...

How Safe Is Your Personal Data
Wall Street Journal - USA Posted: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 3:07:23 PM
The recruits would provide the customer information two weeks before they started at the firm, and NEXT would use it to create customer profiles in its ...

State Officials Name Companies with Lost Customer Info from NY ...
WTIC - Farmington,CT,USA Posted: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 3:09:15 PM
... release a list of the companies with the most customers or shareholders effected by the loss of data by a contractor for Bank of New York Mellon.

State Street reports computer equipment stolen
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Posted: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 3:16:27 PM
A State Street spokeswoman said the vendor reported the theft in January but that it took until this week to translate largely encrypted data into a ...