Id Theft news from FierceCIO

Identity fraud hit more than 11 million adults in the United States last year--a 12 percent increase over the previous year. It came at a big price, too, according to the "2010 Identity Fraud Survey Read more...

A company can never let its guard down. A new indictment in a case in New York makes that pretty clear. Eight people were indicted last week for allegedly using the stolen identities of AT&T, Read more...

There's never a dull moment in the IT world--or even a completely safe moment. The latest security incident comes from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, where it is warning more than 10,000 Read more...

It's not hard for someone to find your Social Security number, your mother's maiden name or your credit card balance. If you don't already know this, you do now. The Washington Post's "Security Fix" Read more...

Identity thieves haven't taken a break in the new year. So far in 2009, U.S. businesses and organizations have logged at least 83 security breaches so far this year, exposing the records of more than Read more...