‘One Tree Hill’ actor shows his ID Theft Skills by selling stolen social security numbers

Friday, January 15th, 2010

It sounds like a drama plot from a television show: a character, used to his high-frills lifestyle, gets wrapped up in the wrong crowd and eventually in over his head. Except this story wasn't written by a member of the writer's guild and it didn't air during prime time ...

Police arrest four men in ID theft ring that spanned the East Coast

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Four Fort Lauderdale, Florida men were arrested in Bensalem, New Jersey for committing identity theft in a crime ring that spanned from Connecticut to Florida. The men were found with driver's licenses, checkbooks, credit cards and social security numbers for around 100 people. The victims included people from Georgia, ...

Over 800,000 doctors nationwide could be at risk of identity theft

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Unless the name following your Doctor title is House, Who, Doom, Pepper or Zhivago, there might be a chance your confidential records were one of 800,000 records contained on a laptop that was recently stolen. The laptop, which was owned by a Blue Cross and Blue Shield employee in Chicago, ...

Austin Peay Computers Stolen – Protect Yourself with LifeLock

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 ...

Identity Theft in Houston Better get LifeLock

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

A warning has gone out in Houston this week to inform people that they may have been victims of identity theft. Two men were involved in the theft of the information, Pierce Souza, 22, and Ray Woodrow Whitmer, 21.

Computers Stolen at KRM in Fresno

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

    The Fresno police department are looking for the people who broken into the KRM building and stole some computers. One of the computers,a laptop, had very sensitive information on it. The laptop had personal information on almost 5,700 city employees. The information on the computer dates back to 1973.

Common ways to get your Identity stolen

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Your identity can get stolen without your knowledge and its easier than you think. It's a good idea to know and understand what the common ways someone can steal your identity. Criminals engage in whats called "shoulder surfing". This is the practice of looking over someone's shoulder as they enter pin ...

HSE Laptop stolen makes all employees vulnerable to ID theft

Monday, October 6th, 2008

    About 13 days after a laptop was stolen from the HSE headquarters the employees were informed that their data had been stolen. This is not the first time a computer has been stolen from the HSE. This Laptop was stolen from the Administrator's head quarters in dublin. The computer ...