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InternetNews April 12, 2005 Tim Gray	310,000 Exposed by LexisNexis Data Breach Company estimates data breach affected 10 times the U.S. residents as originally reported.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2005 Rich Smith	What, Me Worry About ID Theft? Reed Elsevier's security breach grows 10 times in size. And no one cares. Hard as that is to fathom, it suggests that the data collection industry may escape this series of fiascoes without Congress imposing additional regulations on it.
InternetNews March 10, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Do You Know Who Owns Your Info? Identity theft of all kinds is a major concern to consumers, as well as Congress. The irony is that in the case of ChoicePoint and Seisint, the "theft" consists of people using the data bureau's information without paying for it.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	DSW: Sole Survivor DSW fought hard to squeeze its feet into today's IPO. It was worth the wait. Originally expected to fetch between $15 and $17, the freshly minted shares were priced at a welcome $19 last night.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2005 Rich Smith	No Rest for the Wicked ChoicePoint's breach alone might not have tipped the scales, but if many other businesses are being ransacked as well, and most importantly, if the privacy of actual senators is now at risk, I think it's safe to say that regulation is on its way.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2005 Rich Smith	Data Crimes Suggest Conspiracy HSBC and GM have just announced that holders of their jointly branded credit card have joined the ranks of the recently hacked. Congress should also look into why all of these attacks are happening right now, and who might be behind all this mischief.
InternetNews October 21, 2004 Roy Mark	Calif. Warns Residents of Possible ID Theft State officials warned California residents Wednesday to take preventative steps against ID theft after an unknown hacker gained access to a database at the University of California, Berkeley.
InternetNews April 21, 2005 Jim Wagner	Ameritrade Client Info Lost in Transit A tape containing the personal information of up to 200,000 clients gets lost in the mail while Congress works on legislation to protect customers.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2005 Rich Smith	ChoicePoint Cheated Out of Growth The massive data theft notwithstanding, this company has some problems. For even without the $0.03 charge to earnings, ChoicePoint would only have earned $0.46 in the third quarter -- a mere 7% increase over last year, and far less than the growth in revenues.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2005 Rich Smith	Banker Dons a Black Hat In written testimony to the congressional committee investigating the security of customer data, Bank of America argued that the law should not require companies to inform their customers of security breaches that put their data at risk.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2006 Rich Smith	AT&T Gets Touched The epidemic of data thefts continues. A hacker broke into AT&T's computer system, accessing the credit card data of roughly 19,000 customers who had previously used the company's online store to purchase DSL equipment.
InternetNews October 21, 2009	FTC Reprimands ChoicePoint for Latest Data Breach Incident ChoicePoint agreed to pay $275,000 to redress consumers this week after the Federal Trade Commission said it failed to adequately safeguard one of its databases, an oversight that exposed the personal information of 13,750 people in 2008.
InternetNews March 9, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	LexisNexis: Lookup For Crime Crooks accessed a LexisNexis subsidiary using misappropriated IDs and passwords to obtain approximately 32,000 names addresses, Social Security numbers and drivers' license numbers, which could be used for identity theft.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2005 Rich Smith	IRS Chooses ChoicePoint The contrite data company makes some moves that weren't welcome by investors, but the IRS took note and awarded ChoicePoint a $20 million contract. Will it be enough to please shareholders?
InternetNews December 12, 2006 David Needle	UCLA Database Hole Exposed 800,000 to ID Theft UCLA Web site touted the school's IT security the same day it discovered hackers had broken into its computer system.
InternetNews June 1, 2007 Roy Mark	ChoicePoint Settles With 44 States in Data Losses Data broker ChoicePoint agrees to pay $500,000 and to strengthen data protection measures.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2006 Tim Beyers	AT&T's Not-So-Subtle Pretext A lawsuit in support of consumers sheds light on an obscure problem of data brokers accessing customer records without authorization.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2005 Rich Smith	Oops, They Did It Again Citigroup misplaces millions of customers' account data.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Hassled to the Maxx The identity theft saga involving T.J. Maxx continues: Consumers need to be on the lookout for evidence that their identity, credit card, or debit card information has slipped into the wrong hands.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2005 Rich Smith	ChoicePoint Weathers Storm Data vendor holds profits steady, despite damage done by identity theft scandal. It would seem that investors have again become cautiously optimistic about the company's prospects.
InternetNews June 20, 2007 Roy Mark	Getting More Money to ID Theft Victims FTC sends another 2,400 reimbursement forms to consumers victimized by ChoicePoint's 2004 data breach.
InternetNews August 26, 2010	Applicants Alerted to UConn Data Breach More than 10,000 people who applied to the University of Connecticut between 2004 and 2010 are learning that a stolen laptop has exposed their contact information and Social Security numbers.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2008 Alyce Lomax	DSW's Pinched Toes The shoe business has walked a hard road lately, but that's no consolation for DSW investors. The discount shoe warehouse retailer has turned in a horrendous quarter.
InternetNews March 11, 2005 Roy Mark	Staggered Start For ChoicePoint Hearing Senate ID theft hearing postponed but Schumer and Corzine promise new privacy legislation.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	An IPO Shoe-In Shoe retailer DSW files to go public. For investors who want in, there's a bit of a shareholder quandary.
InternetNews December 29, 2009	Penn State Breach Continues University Data Woes Latest in a string of security incidents at universities compromises personal information of more than 30,000 students.
InternetNews December 14, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Boeing Grappling With Data Theft Hundreds of thousands at Boeing get free credit checks after yet another laptop slipped away. Is it enough to prevent ID theft?
InternetNews July 10, 2007 Roy Mark	Many Breaches, Few ID Thefts Data breaches are frequent, but evidence of actual identity theft resulting from the breaches is limited, according to a new report by the General Accountability Office.
InternetNews April 12, 2005 Roy Mark	Feinstein Tightens ID Theft Proposal California Democrat calls for national notification law just before Senate hearing.
InternetNews May 6, 2005 Tim Gray	How Much is Too Much Data Loss? Congress returned this week to a burgeoning issue likely to concern the financial health of millions of Americans: What can be done about skyrocketing incidents of identity theft and data loss?
CRM September 1, 2006 Petouhoff & Johnson	How Much Is Your Customers' Trust Worth? With the profitability of data theft, there does not seem to be an end to the crime unless customer data protection becomes job number one. And while no company expects to have a data breach, the cost of preventing one may well be worth the price.
InternetNews March 11, 2005 Jim Wagner	New Service to Put ID Protection in Your Hands Amid a flurry of data theft issues, Intersections readies an in-depth service to police who's trying to use all your data. This can help you spot identity theft.
InternetNews January 9, 2007 Ed Sutherland	Retiree Data Lost in Laptop Theft Laptops are stolen from Manhattan-based Towers Perrin offices. Retirees are being urged to monitor credit records.
InternetNews May 23, 2006 Roy Mark	VA Data Breach Stirs Washington In the second-largest data breach on record -- and the biggest Social Security numbers breach ever - the Department of Veterans Affairs disclosed Monday approximately 26.5 million veterans are at risk of identity theft.
InternetNews March 4, 2005 Clint Boulton	ChoicePoint Stops Selling Some of Your Info ChoicePoint scales back its business after a major database breach that exposed the personal information of 145,000 people. Lawmakers are taking action.
InternetNews October 29, 2004 Jim Wagner	Feds Charge 28 in ID Theft Ring Agents at the U.S. Secret Service unmasked 28 people who thought they were safe behind anonymous identities and charged them in connection with alleged ID Theft activities.
InternetNews September 27, 2006 Ed Sutherland	GE Employee Data Stolen From Laptop General Electric alerted 50,000 current and former employees that a stolen laptop held names and Social Security numbers.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2006 Matthew Crews	Retail Ventures: Valuing Value City It's hard to guess what Retail Ventures will take for the Value City business, but investors hope the board will be flexible in its negotiations.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Nothing Ventured, Period? Retail Ventures has been operating at a loss for the last three quarters. And despite having "spun off" DSW, the company still owns over 60% of DSW's shares. Therefore, over 60% of DSW's earnings miss should be expected to hit Retail Ventures' shares today.
Registered Rep. August 13, 2009 David A. Geracioti	IRS Begins Mailing Refunds To Madoff Victims There is a provision in the tax code that allows Ponzi victims to deduct 95 percent of their net investment losses the year the theft is discovered.
InternetNews June 22, 2006 Clint Boulton	Two FTC Laptops Stolen The Federal Trade Commission today said two if its attorneys' laptops containing the personal information of 110 people were stolen from a locked vehicle last week.
InternetNews December 7, 2006 Roy Mark	ChoicePoint ID Theft Victims' Day Has Come The Federal Trade Commission notifies out-of-pocket identity theft victims how to tap a $5 million restitution fund.
PC World November 2005 Alan Stafford	Privacy in Peril With identity thieves targeting big consumer databases, your data isn't just up for sale -- it could be up for grabs.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	DSW Laces Up to Run The growing shoe store's increasing sales, improving profit margins, and clean balance sheet all add up to a valid reason for adding this stock to an investor's watch list.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Is Your Brokerage Account Safe? A security breach at TD AMERITRADE creates headaches. With identity theft on the rise, it wouldn't hurt to ask your broker what's it's doing to prevent something like this from happening to you.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Retail Ventures Taps Its Shoes Investors, keep Retail Ventures on your radar, or just stick with DSW if you want the pure growth play.
Bank Systems & Technology March 7, 2005 George Hulme	May I See Some ID, Please? Identity theft continues to be consumers' top complaint, and ID theft-related complaints are on the rise. Bank-related identity theft comprised 18 percent of all ID theft complaints.
InternetNews June 16, 2005 Roy Mark	Congress Reacts to Breach Onslaught BJ's Wholesale Club settles lax data protection charges while FDIC admits to data breach.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2004	Types of Identity Theft Learn what to look out for, and protect yourself!
InternetNews July 5, 2005 Roy Mark	Finance Firms To Give FTC ID Theft Data The financial services industry is pooling its own data on identity theft victims with the Federal Trade Commission and law enforcement groups.