Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Ohio State University found itself mailing out 18,000 letters over the holidays informing some of their students that their names and social security numbers could have fallen into the wrong hands. Not exactly what I want to hear after the holidays.
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Friday, January 2nd, 2009
Linda Lee David, out of Bridgeport, took her family on vacation to Niagara Falls on her boss’s credit cards. Linda’s boss, Oreste Speciale, had no idea what was happening to him and his credit. Linda David even documented the trip with a little video camera that she had bought for ...
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
In 2008 identity theft became the fastest growing crime in the United States. Identity theft has claimed more than 10 million in the US alone. This is according to the Federal Trade Commission. 2008 was a host to hundreds of data breaches and identity theft rings. Businesses lost millions of ...
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
Sometimes I wonder how identity thieves get their hands on personal information like social security and banking account numbers. Then stories like this one from Maine remind me of how naive people can be when it comes to protecting one’s identity. A storage facility in Scarborough Maine was prepared to ...
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
LifeLock has teamed up with TransUnion to make protecting identities easier and more efficient. LifeLock is thrilled to announce that TransUnion is going to automate the process of placing fraud alerts on accounts and alerting customers of potential frauds on their credit reports.
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Friday, December 19th, 2008
In Clarksville, Tenn. two computers containing the information of more than 750 students were stolen today. When Myra George entered the Austin Peay State University office building she realized that her computers as well as one other was missing. All the wires and plugs were ripped from the walls and ...
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Monday, December 15th, 2008
James Plummer discovered that that a house that he had owned for several years had somehow been put into someone else’s name. Not only did he lose his house but the fraudulent owner had taken out several mortgages against it.
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Friday, December 12th, 2008
LifeLock has made some executive changes within the Company. Andy Corbin is currently the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and has been promoted to role of president. He will remain the COO while holding the position of president. LifeLock has also added Rich Rzasa as the Chief Information Officer. Todd Davis ...
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Monday, December 8th, 2008
What is identity theft protection? What does identity theft protection do for you and how does it protect you?
Identity theft protection is just what it sounds like. It’s the process of securing documents and accounts such that it makes it difficult for someone to apply for any kind of credit ...
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
You may be asking yourself how does LifeLock work to protect me from identity theft. LifeLock doesn’t just monitor your credit for you it does so much more than that. LifeLock takes a proactive approach to protecting your identity. So what does LifeLock do that protects your identity well lets ...
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
Having your identity stolen by anyone can be devastating. It’s even worse when the person who’s stealing your identity is related to you. Having a brother-in-law or sister-in-law can be great, but what happens when it’s not? Well Polly Waters found that out when her sister-in-law stole her identity.
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Friday, November 28th, 2008
There has been a possible identity theft out of Weber State University. Bandits broke into the campus post office where 3 computers were stolen as well as the registration cards for the P.O. boxes. The registration cards had personal information on them that included the person’s social security number. The ...
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Thursday, November 27th, 2008
When most people think about identity theft they imagine someone stealing information and then using it to steal money. What if identity theft meant someone ruining your credit so your business wouldn’t survive. In some cases the identity thief doesn’t even want to steal your money but is happy ...
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Four men were arrested in a very well planned and executed identity theft that attacked victims home equity lines of credit. The Identity theft ring was able to extract more that $2.5 million from different home equity lines of credit. There were dozens of banks that fell victim to the ...
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
The holiday season is a time to celebrate the love of family and friends. Not many people are worried about their identity when the holidays come around. Unfortunately the holidays are a great time for identity thieves to steal from you. The holiday season is filled with thieves that are ...
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