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News Articles About Identity Theft.
August 14, 2008.
"How to Protect Your College Student from Becoming an Identity Theft
Victim". Identity Theft Daily.
June 3, 2008.
"Look for subtle signs that give away phishing scams". Kennebec
Journal.
April 21, 2008.
"Post-Tax Season Security Tips". Security Products Online.
April 11, 2008.
"Identity thieves tax the system". USA Today.
April 3, 2008.
"Defense Department to Phase Out Full Social Security Numbers on IDs".
DefenseLink News Service.
March 25, 2008.
"Tips: React To Credit, Debit Card Theft". Security Products.
March 24, 2008.
"Keep an eye on your medical ID". Daily Herald.
March 23, 2008.
"Patients' Data on Stolen Laptop". Washington Post.
March 23, 2008.
"Do-It-Yourself ID Protection". The Washington Post.
March 21, 2008.
"Identity theft still going strong in the U.S.". Tech Yahoo.com.
March 20, 2008.
"Identity Theft: Take charge and fight back". Waldo
VillageSoup.
March 17, 2008.
"What your bank should be doing to protect you from ID theft".
Market Watch.
March 13, 2008.
"Tips for how taxpayers can avoid identity theft". Chicago Sun
Times.
March 12, 2008.
"Identity Thieves Target Tax Refunds". The Wall Street Journal.
March 6, 2008.
"Tips to make your inbox less vulnerable to identity theft".
Tech Yahoo.com.
February 21, 2008.
"How to Stop Credit Card Offer Junk Mail". Tech Yahoo.com.
February 21, 2008.
"Computer Security and Your SSN". Tech Yahoo.com.
February 13, 2008.
"FTC
Releases List of Top Consumer Fraud Complaints in 2007". Federal
Trade Commission.
October 23, 2007.
"Students being trained how to avoid identity theft". Desert
Morning News.
October 22, 2007.
"Identity Theft Crimes Study". Technology News Daily.
October 5, 2007.
"Credit
lockdown privileges spread". USA Today.
October 5, 2007.
"Safeguard your child from ID theft". Indianapolis Star.
October 3, 2007.
"GreenDimes Helps Eliminate Junk Mail". Tech Yahoo.com.
September 25, 2007.
"Government cracks down on ID fraud by illegal immigrants".
Chicago Tribune.
September 22, 2007.
"Strategies Used By Identity Thieves". retirementfp.com.
September 21, 2007.
"Spitzer
Policy Will Let Illegal Immigrants Get Driver's Licenses". The
New York Sun.
September 21, 2007.
"Illegal Immigrants Will Be Allowed to Obtain Drivers Licenses".
The New York Times.
September 20, 2007.
"Detecting identity theft: the quicker the better". Florida
Weekly.
September 15, 2007.
"How to guard against identity theft". South Florida
Sun-Sentinel.
September 12, 2007.
"Get Smart about Identity Theft: Ten Easy Tips to Protect You".
Carolina News Wire.
September 10, 2007.
"Nowhere To Hide". An article detailing how much information is
contained in commercial databases about individuals. Forbes.com.
September 10, 2007.
"Americans: Hands Off Our Social Security Numbers".
InformationWeek.
September 10, 2007.
"Paperwork nightmare for medical ID theft victims". Philly Burbs.
September 6, 2007.
"Large databases are not safe enough, says stats boffin". The
large databases provide access to personal information for the purposes of
identity theft. The Register (UK).
September 4, 2007.
"Students fall victim to identity fraud". The University Daily
Kansan.
September 1, 2007.
"Medical Identity Theft Is a Growing Problem". The Heartland.
August 28, 2007.
"Protect Yourself From Identity Theft - Use Your Debit Card".
MoneyCrashers.
August 24, 2007.
"A look into Arizona's identity theft and counterfeit document problem".
Informationallsite.com.
August 23, 2007.
"New Hiring Law Spurs Identity Theft Fears". Legal Entrpreneur.
August 20, 2007.
"Identity Theft: How to Rob a Bank". CNN News.
August 15, 2007.
"The High Cost of Identity Theft". Information Week.
August 10, 2007.
"UK scientists working to help cut ID theft". EurekAlert.
August 10, 2007.
"Can Store Receipts Lead to Identity Theft?" Identity Theft
Fixes.
August 8, 2007.
"Read your mail to protect against theft". The Courier Online.
August 2, 2007.
"VoIP Vandals". Internet telephone services subject to hackers.
Forbes.com.
August 2, 2007.
"Protecting Your Child's Identity". Smart Money.
August 2, 2007.
"Businesses Prevent Identity Theft With A New Kind of Credit Card".
Today's TMJ4.
August 1, 2007.
"Money Matters: Protecting yourself from identity theft". Some
tips to help readers avoid identity theft. Sea Coast Online.
August 2007.
"Laws have a chilling effect on identity theft". Consumer
Reports.
July 31, 2007.
"Coalition stands firm in support of national ID law".
Government Executive.
July 31, 2007.
"FTC Looks at Use of SSNs by Businesses". PC World.
July 31, 2007.
"Fake IDs are big business". Illegal aliens pay bucks for false
identity. Chambersburg Public Opinion.
July 31, 2007.
"Consumers naive about identity theft". The Boston Globe.
July 30, 2007.
"ID Theft Protection Can Be Added to Homeowner's Insurance".
Insurance News Net.
July 30, 2007.
"Bill Proposed To Protect Against ID Theft On Federal Level".
Identity Theft Daily.
July 30, 2007.
"Protect
Yourself From Medical Identity Theft". Napsnet.com.
July 29, 2007.
"Congress gets a chance to combat identity theft". LA Times.
July 27, 2007.
"Staying a step ahead of identity thieves". USA Today.
July 25, 2007.
"Can Past Lessons Offer Clues to Combating Identity Theft?"
American Chronicle.
July 21, 2007.
"Military Medical Breach Revealed". Washington Post Tech News.
July 20, 2007.
"House bill would make new ID cards illegal". Navy Times.
July 19, 2007.
"AARP: Check Out Identity Theft Insurance Carefully to Determine if it is
a Good Investment". LSJ Blogs: The New Age.
July 18, 2007.
"10 Rules For Avoiding Identity Theft Mistakes".
InformationWeek.
July 16, 2007.
"37 States Give Consumers the Right to Freeze Credit Files to Prevent
Identity Theft". PR News Wire.
July 16, 2007.
"Dealing with mistaken identity issues". The Gainesville Sun.
July 15, 2007.
"United States GAO findings on identity theft has questionable
conclusions". American Chronicle.
July 14, 2007.
"Restaurants May Use Portable Credit Card Readers To Prevent Identity
Theft". The Consumerist.
July 13, 2007.
"Will stricter enforcement cause more illegal immigrants to assume real
people's social security numbers". Fraud War.
July 13, 2007.
"Manufacturers' Hard Drive Replacement Policies Make You an Easy Theft
Target". B.L. Ochman's Weblog.
July 13, 2007.
"Residency Not Required". Illegal immigrants come to Maine for
driver's license because of Maine's loophole in law. WCSH6 News
Center.
July 12, 2007.
"Who's Fighting Identity Theft"? You'd Be Surprised".
InformationWeek.
July 10, 2007.
"Data Theft Leads To Breach of Over 2 Million Records". A data
base administrator stole the information and resold it to an unidentified
data broker. That data broker then resold the information to direct
marketers. Identity Theft Daily.
July 7, 2007.
"Criminal Immigrants". Beyond faking green cards and social
security numbers; illegal immigrants now stealing identities from other
American residents. Identity Theft Daily.
July 7, 2007.
"How to fight back when your identity is stolen". The Kansas
City Star.
July 7, 2007.
"Protect Yourself From Debit Card or ATM Card Identity Theft".
ArticleCity.com.
July 6, 2007.
"Scammers make friends with charities". Symantec Security
Response.
July 6, 2007.
"Three Worked the Web to Help Terrorists". Case in Britain of
how stolen credit card data from the United States bought supplies for
terrorist operatives. Washington Post Tech News.
July 6, 2007.
Identity Theft Laws. A list of identity theft laws in the United
States from the "Library Boy" blog.
July 5, 2007.
"Terrorism's Hook Into Your Inbox". Fraud and terrorist
operatives. Washington Post Tech News.
July 5, 2007.
"Don't Pay For Identity Theft Insurance, Here's How To Protect Yourself
For Free". My Money Blog.
July 5, 2007.
"Few breaches lead to identity theft, GAO finds". By Mary
Mosquera, FCW.com.
July 3, 2007.
"ISU experts weigh in on identity theft through new wireless
technologies". Iowa State University News Service.
July 2, 2007.
"A weapon against identity theft". Simple process of freezing
your credit will protect you; but being fought by the "big three" credit
bureaus as it will cut into their profits. USA Today.
July 2, 2007.
"US House of Representatives Introduces New Anti-ID Theft Bill".
Identity Theft Daily.
July 1, 2007.
"Tech-industry experts tell how they avoid ID theft and other online
threats". Market Watch.
July 1, 2007.
"Illegal workers turn to ID theft". The Oregonian.
July 1, 2007.
"Protect yourself from identity theft for free". Chicago
Tribune.
June, 2007.
"Social Security Numbers Still Vulnerable to Identity Thieves, GAO Warns".
Compliance Headquarters.
June 30, 2007.
"Consumers Can Block Access to Credit Files". Washington Post.
June 29, 2007.
"12 Ways to protect yourself from Identity Theft". Digital Home.
June 28, 2007.
"On-line Security and Identity Theft". SUNGARD Risk Management
Blog.
June 28, 2007.
"Farmers Alliance Provides Identity Theft 911 Resolution Service Free to
All Farm and Homeowner Policyholders". Business Wire.
June 28, 2007.
"Consumers Receive Assistance for Identity Theft Risk Management and
Resolution". eMediaWire Press Release for Global Fraud
Solutions.
June 28, 2007.
"New Identity Theft Scam Relies On Fake Jury Summons". First
Coast News.
June 26, 2007.
"Unsecured Laptops Contribute to Identity Theft . . . ". Realty
Security.
June 26, 2007.
"Is Identity Theft Insurance A Necessity?" Identity Theft Daily.
June 25, 2007.
"The Wall Street Journal Complete Identity Theft Guidebook". The
Wall Street Journal.
June 25, 2007.
"Identity Theft Statistics Overstated". Identity Theft Daily.
June 25, 2007.
"Identity theft and illegal immigration". The Cafeteria Is
Closed.
June 25, 2007.
"On Your Side: Identity Theft". My Fox Birmingham.
June 25, 2007.
"Credit bureaus fight consumer-ordered freezes". USA Today.
June 24, 2007.
"Identity Theft Blog Launched". Identity Theft Daily.
June 22, 2007.
"Synthetic Identity Fraud Outpaces Countermeasures to Battle Identity
Thieves". TransWorldNews.
June 22, 2007.
"How Identity Theft Occurs". Staff Patrol Self Defense &
Security Blog.
June 20, 2007.
"AP9 Privacy Matters Warns Parents: 'Your Kids Are Identity Theft
Targets". PR Web Press Release.
June 18, 2007.
"Adventures in identity theft". Investment News.
June 18, 2007.
"PrivacyMatters.com Launches Identity Theft Blog,
MyIdentityTheftExpert.com". PR Web Press Release.
June 17, 2007.
"What's your best defense?" An identity theft primer.
Concord Monitor Online.
June 15, 2007.
"Identity Theft: Advice From the FTC Chairman". U.S. News &
World Report.
June 14, 2007.
"TriCipher Takes Identity Theft Prevention Mobile With Affordable,
Portable Man-In-the-Middle Protection". PR Newswire.
June 13, 2007.
"Identity Theft: Credit Freeze Does Not Freeze Your Existing Credit
Cards". CreditLock.
June 13, 2007.
"Guarding against Identity Theft". The Times Gazette.
June 13, 2007.
"ControlScan and LIVECHAT Announe Plan for Decreasing Identity Theft".
SB Wire.
June 13, 2007.
"Businesses Caught Off Guard By Identity Theft". Identity Theft
Daily.
June 12, 2007.
"ID Theft Emerging as Costly and Time Consuming for Companies; Businesses
Find Themselves Unprepared for Data Breaches". Business Wire.
June 12, 2007.
"MySpace Users
Targeted by Phishers". TrustedID.
June 11, 2007.
"The Phishermen keep using the IRS name to hook Phish (Identity Theft
Victims)". American Chronicle.
June 11, 2007.
"LifeLock Founder Resigns Amid Controversy". Wired Blogs.
June 11, 2007.
"More Americans feed vulnerable to identity theft". El Paso
Times.
June 9, 2007.
"ID Theft Guardians Offer Protection For a Price". Technology
News.
June 9, 2007.
"Use a Paper Shredder to Combat Identity Theft". The Truth About
Credit Cards.com.
June 9, 2007.
"Identity Theft Recovery: The Road Back". CUE ORG.
June 8, 2007.
"Identity Theft Protection Company Changes Name to ID Watchdog".
Identity Theft Daily.
June 7, 2007.
"Identity theft Web sites triple in one month". Security Tips &
Talks.
June 7, 2007.
"Is LifeLock an identity theft protection service people can trust?"
American Chronicle.
June 7, 2007.
"End-of-life Records of Great Concern in Identity Protection".
Identity Theft Daily.
June 6, 2007.
"Some Simple Steps to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft".
Home User Security.
June 6, 2007.
"Anti-Spyware Bill Passes House". Identity Theft Daily.
June 6, 2007.
"Identity Theft: How Major Corporations May be Exposing Your Private
Records without Knowing It". Businesswire.
June 5, 2007.
"Lifelock Founder a Shady Identity Thief?". Blog Wired.
June 5, 2007.
"First Ever College Level Identity Theft Prevention Courses Offered".
PNN Online.
June 4, 2007.
"Truston Offers Discounted Upgrade of ID Theft Protection Services for
LifeLock Customers". Business Wire.
June 4, 2007.
"Protecting your
money". The South End.
June 4, 2007.
"Credit Monitoring Not The Only Way to Fight Identity Theft".
Identity Theft Daily.
June 3, 2007.
"Information On How To Prevent Identity Theft". Identity Theft
Daily.
June 3, 2007.
"Preventing identity theft". Suburban Chicago News.
June 1, 2007.
"New identity theft scam targets military families". iTnews.com.
June 1, 2007.
"Discover How You Can Get Identity Theft Protection".
LinkSnoop.com WebDex.
June 1, 2007.
"Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft". Southern Maryland
Online.
May 31, 2007.
"Identity Theft: Part 2". Andrew Ewalt's Law Blog.
May 30, 2007.
"RealTime Shredding tackles identity theft at community bank".
SelfService.org.
May, 2007.
"Protect Your Credit Card From the Latest Identity Theft Techniques".
Credit Card Lowdown.
May 30, 2007.
"One Year Later, Americans Feeling Even More Vulnerable to Identity
Theft". PR Newswire.
May 29, 2007.
"Identity Theft: Part 1". Andrew Ewalt's Law Blog.
May 27, 2007.
"New Targets For ID Theft: Your Children". CBS News.
May 25, 2007.
"Twelve Simple Steps to Protect Your Identity Online". Fox
Technology News.
May 25, 2007.
"Europe considers new identity theft laws". SC Magazine.
May 24, 2007.
"Untangle's Identity Theft Blocker Application Now Comes With Pharming
Protection". TMCnet.
May 24, 2007.
"How To Protect Against Identity Theft From People You Know".
NBC 25.
May 23, 2007.
"Identity Theft Expert Says P2P Networks Invite Online Thievery".
US PR Wire.
May 22, 2007.
"Awareness Increases About Identity Issues". Access Control &
Security Systems.
May 11, 2007.
"States cite high cost of upgrading driver's license systems to meet
federal rules". Government Executive.
May 9, 2007.
"Federal ID card standards draw harsh criticism". Government
Executive.
April 20, 2007.
"Kennebunk-based Atlas Group Unveils Firepipes Network Security;
Cost-effective Technology Thwarts Mass Identity Theft and Hackers in
Company Networks". Maine Direct News.
April 13, 2007.
"ID Theft Knows No Boundaries". Technology News.
April 2, 2007.
"Working Pagers on ID Theft". A blog post introducing working
papers by the Canadian organization entitled CIPPIC. Library Boy
Blog.
March 23, 2007.
"What To Do When Credit Cards Are Stolen or Lost". Tech
Yahoo.com.
July 13, 2006.
"Survival Guide for Stolen Identities". Tech Yahoo.com.
June 29, 2006.
Army Activates VA Data Website. Military.com.
June 5, 2006.
"I Just Bought Your Hard Drive". The Red Tape Chronicles.
February 2, 2006.
"'Project Credit Despair' Snares 20 'Credit Repair' Scammers".
Federal Trade Commission.
February 1, 2006.
"Ivory Firewalls: America's Most Connected Campuses". Forbes.
