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The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Rich Smith	Three Cheers for ABN Lost client information leads to positive changes for the banking group. Other financial institute should be following suit. But will they?
The Motley Fool June 7, 2005 Rich Smith	Oops, They Did It Again Citigroup misplaces millions of customers' account data.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2007 Rich Smith	T.J. Minimum TJX's response to stolen customer data marks a new low in customer service.
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.
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?
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 January 13, 2006 Rich Smith	People's Bank Joins the Butterfingers Gang The best solution to the ever-prevalent mishandling of personal records would be for all banks to follow ABN AMRO's lead and commit to cease mailing clients' personal information by non-secure couriers, and to make all future data transfers via encrypted electronic transfer.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Rich Smith	T.J. Lax Customers of discount retailer T.J. Maxx may pay dearly for the way it handled mass identity theft.
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 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.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	TJ's Crafty Settlement TJX's settlement for a security breach could reel customers into its stores with vouchers and future events.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2005 Rich Smith	What Would Spitzer Do? If Congress doesn't move fast on identity theft, the nation's attorneys general just might. Investors must now beware a flurry of lawsuits being filed.
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.
InternetNews February 28, 2005 Paul Shread	Bank's Tape Loss Puts Spotlight on Backup Practices Senators consider legislation after Bank of America's admission that the company lost data tapes containing federal workers' customer and account information.
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?
The Motley Fool June 20, 2005 Rich Smith	BJ's vs. the FTC The wholesaler settles its federal case over a credit card breach. The onus is now on BJ's to protect its customers and its investors -- in short, to make sure it doesn't get fooled again.
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.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Rich Smith	ChoicePoint Steps Up Identity theft scam shakes confidence in the information broker, despite its efforts to right its wrongs.
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.
InternetNews July 28, 2005 Roy Mark	ID Theft Bill Wends Through Senate The proposed law calls for full disclosure to consumers when sensitive personal data is breached or lost.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman	Your Evil Twin You mean it wasn't you who bought that Rolex and Mercedes last night in Maui? Identity theft is a real concern. Fortunately, there are ways to fight back.
InternetNews May 26, 2005 Tim Gray	BofA Steps up Authenticity Plan Bank of America moved quickly to restore its reputation this week, announcing a new online authentication service it says will help prevent online fraud and identity theft.
InternetNews June 7, 2005 Clint Boulton	Bank's Encryption Pledge Could be Contagious CitiFinancial's move to digitally encrypt customer data next month in the wake of lost storage tapes could spur other organizations to follow suit.
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.
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.
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 September 24, 2010	FTC Issuing Slim Payments to ChoicePoint Victims Following a settlement stemming from the latest breach from data integrator ChoicePoint, the Federal Trade Commission is distributing paltry compensation to the victims.
InternetNews July 19, 2007 Roy Mark	DoJ Sends ID Theft Bill to Congress The Bush administration sent proposed legislation to Congress today that aims to update and improve federal identity theft laws.
InternetNews February 18, 2005 Tim Gray	Data Theft Fallout Spreads to 145,000 Data aggregation firm ChoicePoint responds to pressure to let more people know if identity thieves have their data, which may include credit reports, addresses, and social security numbers.
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.
Wall Street & Technology June 29, 2005 Paul Allen	Is It Safe? Given the virtual nature of much of our modern world, in which financial transactions are predominantly about electronic flows of data rather than hard cash, information has become a key source of risk. As a result, the new security focus is on information management.
Entrepreneur August 2007 Jacquelyn Lynn	Small Business Owners Risk Identity Theft Insuring your identity makes it easier to get it back.
Insurance & Technology August 12, 2005 Gregg Keizer	ID Theft in Regulatory Spotlight The growing online menace of identity and data theft has resulted in the introduction of another bill to address the problem. The Identify Theft Protection Act is the 10th identity theft bill put into play this session.
InternetNews March 2, 2005 Clint Boulton	Bank Data Leak Jump-Starts Encryption Talk If Bank of America had encrypted the data on the backup tapes it's unlikely they would have had to announce the loss.
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.
Bank Systems & Technology June 29, 2005 Ivan Schneider	Lost Data Tapes Likely To Be Costly for Citi CitiFinancial revealed in early June that computer tapes containing the personal information of 3.9 million customers were lost in transit. The incident will cost the firm significant money to remedy, starting with the need to assuage affected customers.
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 April 12, 2005 Roy Mark	Feinstein Tightens ID Theft Proposal California Democrat calls for national notification law just before Senate hearing.
CRM June 1, 2005 Marshall Lager	Fear and Loathing in the Database A company's CRM system might make it vulnerable to hackers, but with risk comes opportunity.
BusinessWeek March 28, 2005 Dean Foust	Keeping A Grip On Identity How to hold info brokers accountable for security without fouling up commerce.
InternetNews January 26, 2006 Roy Mark	FTC Slaps Record Fine on ChoicePoint Info broker agrees to $15 million in penalties for last year's massive data breach. The company's stock subsequently dropped $3.05 a share to $43.25.
PC Magazine October 28, 2003 Sebastian Rupley	Lock 'Em Out Take steps to protect yourself from identity theft.
CRM September 1, 2005 David Myron	Online Banking: Consumer Trust Versus Loyalty Identity theft victims' assurance of security reflects comfort levels with online banking, and not their loyalty to a particular bank.
Bank Technology News October 2005 Michael Dumiak	Protecting Customer Data: Grappling With Lost Data, Broken Trust Data loss is an institution's worst nightmare. And with high profile cases like CardSystems, the largest players are playing damage control with customers-and facing the ire of Congress.
InternetNews April 23, 2007 Roy Mark	A New Fight Against ID Theft Improved cyber security, increased law enforcement and public education top the recommendations of President Bush's Identity Theft Task Force plan issued today.
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.
Bank Technology News January 2003 Mark Bruno	A New Breed Of Criminals Identity heists could drain $500 million this year. Staying ahead of the thieves may be the only way to curb the rise of identity thefts.
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.
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 February 12, 2010	Study Puts Identity Theft Cost at $54B in 2009 Research firm Javelin estimates that more than 11 million Americans were victims of identity theft last year, a 12 percent increase that led to tens of billions of dollars in costs.