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Debunking myths about identity fraud
February 7, 2007 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod finds that the facts belie the general belief that ID theft is rampant. Still, victory is a way off.Offline ID crimes still more severe
January 26, 2005 Online theft comprised just 11.6 percent of known-cause identity fraud in 2004, a report says, half of which was linked to spyware.FAQ: Identity fraud uncovered
October 24, 2005 Protecting yourself from identity fraud is possible, but the wisest approaches aren't always obvious.Identity theft risk greatest in major cities
February 14, 2007 Study lists New York, Detroit and Los Angeles as the cities with the highest occurrence of identity fraud.Iowa proposes ID theft 'passport'
March 21, 2006 Document is meant to prove somebody was a victim of identity theft, protect against fraudulent credit charges.White House panel pushes new identity fraud laws
April 23, 2007 A wealth of state and federal laws already prohibit ID fraud and phishing. But a federal task force says more are needed.Laptop theft exposes teachers to ID fraud risk
April 9, 2007 Stolen laptops contain Social Security numbers and other information on Chicago Public Schools employees.University probes possible data breach
April 4, 2007 Personal information of about 46,000 may have been compromised in server breach at data center for University of California at San Francisco.Police arrest phishing mob suspect
November 11, 2004 A suspected Russian mobster is believed by U.S. law enforcement to be behind a series of phishing scams.Congress may slap restrictions on SSN use
May 11, 2006 Identity fraud concerns spur promises of new laws restricting some commercial uses of Social Security numbers.Laptop with HP employee data stolen
March 23, 2006 Theft of computer belonging to Fidelity Investments puts almost 200,000 current and former workers at risk of identity fraud.Judge: Firm not negligent in failure to encrypt data
February 15, 2006 Federal court throws out suit attacking student loan provider for failing to encrypt customer database subsequently stolen.Identity theft: Calendar
October 24, 2005 How are laws to combat ID fraud progressing? What events are coming up? Keep track with News.com's regularly updated schedule.ZoneAlarm adds ID theft protection
June 5, 2006 Update to ZoneAlarm security products includes tools to keep personal data safe. It's priced to compete with Microsoft's OneCare.Separating myth from reality in ID theft
October 24, 2005 Despite big leaks and public perception of threat, few people whose personal information is exposed are ever victimized.ChoicePoint: We're sorry for data leak
March 15, 2005 The data broker apologizes for exposing 145,000 Americans to ID fraud at a congressional hearing into the need for new data-protection laws.Data goes missing at Connecticut bank
January 13, 2006 Tape contains personal information of about 90,000 People's Bank clients. So far, no identity fraud reported.T.J. Maxx hack exposes consumer data
January 18, 2007 Intruders accessed systems used to process, store customer transaction data, putting unspecified number of shoppers at risk of identity fraud.Data on 2.9 million Georgians goes missing
April 10, 2007 CD containing Social Security numbers, other personal information on people enrolled in Medicaid or PeachCare is lost.Verizon gaffe lets customer details slip
August 26, 2006 Spreadsheet with limited data on more than 5,000 wireless subscribers was accidentally e-mailed to other customers.
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