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U.S. government fights ID theft

October 22, 2008 — 4:13pm ET | By Judi Hasson
Identity theft is a major problem, but the federal government maintains it has been working hard to crackdown on the violators. A government report said the Department of Justice increased the number... Read more...

New rules target ID theft

October 17, 2008 — 7:28pm ET | By Judi Hasson
IT departments, take note: New federal rules aimed at curbing identity theft take effect on Nov. 1. The Federal Trade Commission regulations require financial institutions, and other creditors that... Read more...

Multiplayer online games pose threat

September 3, 2008 — 5:01pm ET | By Judi Hasson
If you are trying to protect your passwords, prevent identity theft and avoid aggravation and possible loss of money, stay away from multiplayer online games like "World of Warcraft," "Everquest''... Read more...

Data breaches on the rise

August 27, 2008 — 11:24am ET | By Judi Hasson
The Identity Theft Resource Center of San Diego has found that data breaches are on the rise. So far this year, 449 U.S. businesses, government agencies and universities have reported a loss or theft... Read more...

Users says they are savvy online, but few actually practice their knowledge

August 12, 2008 — 9:26am ET | By Paul Mah
An AOL survey has laid out the bare facts about general perceptions of online privacy: While Internet users might say that they take their online privacy seriously, the unfortunate truth is that most... Read more...

Notification laws have not cut ID theft

June 9, 2008 — 6:59am ET
Forty-three states have laws requiring companies and institutions to notify residents when there has been an electronic theft of personal identity information--laws that the sponsors had hoped would... Read more...

Feds encrypt 800,000 government laptops, 1.2 million more to go

May 23, 2008 — 5:50am ET | By Paul Mah

Government agencies in the United States are scrambling to plug a glaring security hole in the form of sensitive information stored on laptops and portable media such as thumb drives. Over

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Identity theft dropped in 2007

February 14, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Identity theft actually dropped in 2007, by at least 300,000 cases, according to a new report by Javelin Strategy and Research. That's quite a surprise for all of us who have been reading the stories... Read more...

Data lost on 650,000 accounts

January 22, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Another week, another breach. This time, personal information on 650,000 customers at J.C. Penney and up to 100 other retailers went missing after a storage tape disappeared. GE Money, which is part... Read more...

Identy theft is not cheap

October 25, 2007 — 6:59am ET
It's hard to believe, but identity theft could cost you more $30,000, and that is hardly loose change, even these days. The Center for Identity Management and Information Protection (CIMIP) looked at... Read more...
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