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Identity Theft from Inmates Running The Prison [Flickr]

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Are the inmates running the prison when access to computers
by convicted criminals leads to the identity theft of innocent
people?

As a follow up to our popular series on identity theft by
prison inmates, we share a brief story of at least a happy
ending to an otherwise dismal indictment of information
access by the wrong hands.

Identity Theft Secrets: Discover the Shocking Truth

Missing Baylor Laptop Exposes Patients to Identity Theft

In Texas, a recently reported laptop theft has resulted in the issuance of a consumer warning notifying an additional 100,000 patients who had limited information stored on the computer. According...

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Identity Theft from Inmates Running The Prison

Are the inmates running the prison when access to computers by convicted criminals leads to the identity theft of innocent people? As a follow up to our popular series on identity theft...

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Woman Steals Daughter's Identity To Become High School Cheerleader

Over the years, we've shared with you a number of bizarre examples of identity theft. This latest case just in from the I can't believe it really happened file adds a whole new...

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Woman Steals Daughter's Identity To Become High School Cheerleader [Flickr]

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It seems a 33 year old Wisconsin mother always really wanted
to have become a high school cheerleader. By stealing her
teenager daughter's identity, the mother's lifelong dream
became true - almost.

Identity Theft Secrets: Discover the Shocking Truth

Feds Indict 11 in Biggest Ever Identity Theft Case

As a follow up to our original 2007 story on the Identity "Theft to the Maxx" large scale data breach effecting 40 million consumers, a federal court this past week charged a fraud gang responsible...

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Feds Indict 11 in Biggest Ever Identity Theft Case [Flickr]

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As a follow up to our original 2007 story on
the Identity "Theft to the Maxx" large scale
data breach effecting 40 million consumers,
a federal court this past week charged a fraud
gang responsible for data breaches involving
nine major retailers.

BoNY 4.5 Million Consumer's Data Loss

This just in from the "when will they ever learn" file. The Bank of New York (BNY Mellon) waited 8 weeks after the Connecticut legal requirement to inform the public of this very serious data loss...

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Identity Theft Hits Lifelock CEO From His Own Ads

In response to dares posed by the CEO of Lifelock, an Arizona firm which has run ads featuring his Social Security Number (SSN), an instance of identity theft fraud was successfully perpetrated...

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LendingTree Sues over Data Breach

Two former Vice Presidents of LendingTree are alleged to have stolen customer passwords which subsequently allowed up to 5 home loan lenders to gain unauthorized access to sensitive consumer...

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Identity Theft Justice Extremes

In a bizarre twist to two cases of identity theft, one perpetrator faces a life sentence while another has their previous conviction over turned by the courts. Maryland's highest court...

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Identity Theft Ranking of Corporate America

Consumers really have no reliable way to determine the relative safety of their business and banking relationships against identity theft. With the lack of widely available public information...

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Credit Bureau Alleges Lifelock Identity Theft Service is Fraud

Credit-reporting agency Experian has filed a lawsuit against identity theft services company Lifelock, charging it with "misleading advertising and fraud." Additionally, Lifelock, allegedly placed...

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Identity Thief Top 10 List Suspect Caught

In Phoenix, AZ, a 24 year old woman was apprehended for multiple counts of identity theft across three different cities. It seems, this woman committed her first act of identity theft when she...

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Identity Theft Greatest 2008 Threat From P2P File Sharing

While 2007 saw a record number of consumers negatively impacted, 2008 promises to continue with an abnormally high amount of data breaches as identity thieves continue to adjust their tactics to...

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Stolen Laptop Identity Theft Leads to Free Debix Protection

In Nashville, the local government is providing no cost identity theft protection to 337,000 registered voters as a result of a December 24th theft of two laptops from the Davidson County Election...

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EDS To Provide $1,000,000 Free Identity Theft Coverage

EDS, the Plano, Texas data services firm, announced today it will provide one year of free identity theft insurance and credit monitoring for 260,000 Wisconsin residents whose Social Security...

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Become a Privacy Grinch with New Search Eraser

This Xmas act like the Grinch and start eliminating your personal search history you've been unwittingly providing for years to the major search engines such as Google, Yahoo, MSN, &...

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Identity Theft Couple Caught

In what has been called the Bonnie & Clyde of identity theft, a Philadelphia area couple faces charges of committing an estimated $100,000 in fraud to fund their rich life style. According to...

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Is Facebook Ads Beacon a Privacy and Identity Theft Threat?

Facebook, the rapidly expanding social networking site, with their announced new ad targeting system may be an invasion of consumer privacy from the sharing of their user's purchases from at least...

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Identity Theft Can Put You in Jail While Criminals Go Free

Think identity theft only results in fraudulent transactions on your credit card. Think again, as a New Mexico man recently learned wound up spending nearly a week in jail due to the misdeeds of an...

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Pathology Group Patient Data Stolen Exposes 70,000 to Identity Theft

A Memphis area testing laboratory was the victim of stolen computers containing the highly sensitive personal information of patients with recent lab work. It seems amongst the data contained on the...

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Ameriquest Mortgage Exposes Credit Reports and SSN to Identity Thieves

With this summer's melt down of the sub-prime mortgage industry, Ameriquest was found to have dumped 40 boxes worth of their customer's highly confidential credit information into the trash dumpsters...

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Microsoft Facebook Users Identity Theft Risk

Although with this week's big acquisition move by Microsoft, Facebook users are still facing an even larger latent identity theft potential. In a recent example of how providing just a few...

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Identity Theft Gone Dog Wild

In a uniquely odd new way for identity theft to be perpetrated, an 84 year old New York woman, was scammed for at least $50,000 in fraudulent ATM and credit transactions. It seems the owner of an...

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Corporate Identity Thief Raises The Stakes In Business Fraud

In a sign of identity theft maturing as a crime, the latest evidence points to an alarming new level of fraudulent behavior. It seems, in Southern California, a man stands accused of...

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Recent Identity Theft Survey Reveals More Americans Fear Identity Theft

In a recent poll sponsored by the office super store giant, Staples, over 7 out of 10 Americans indicated an increased fear of identity theft from just two years ago. According to the Staples web...

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