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InternetNews August 7, 2006 Roy Mark	Teens Charged in VA Laptop Theft Maryland police arrested two teenagers Friday morning at a suburban Maryland McDonald's and charged them with the May theft of a Veterans Administration's laptop that resulted in the largest data breach in federal government history.
InternetNews March 2, 2009 Richard Adhikari	ID Theft Threat Grows With 1M Already Hit in '09 A new report shows identify theft is off to a rapid start this year - and the figures could be even worse than expected.
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 September 16, 2005 Tim Gray	Stolen University Laptop Recovered In San Francisco, authorities track down pilfered laptop that contained tens of thousands of student's personal data.
InternetNews October 10, 2008 Richard Adhikari	Alert Victim Helped Shell Nab Alleged Data Thief A call to the Texas Workforce Commission by a Shell Oil employee whose Social Security number had been stolen kicked off an investigation that led to the discovery of the alleged thief.
InternetNews May 18, 2007 Erin Joyce	Alcatel-Lucent Probing Loss of Employee Data Alcatel-Lucent is working with state, local and federal authorities in order to track down how and why the disk containing social security information on company retirees and their dependants was lost or stolen.
InternetNews August 5, 2010	Another Laptop Theft Exposes 21K Patients' Data Philadelphia's Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is in the process of notifying more than 21,000 patients that a stolen laptop has exposed some of their most sensitive personal information.
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 January 29, 2009 Richard Adhikari	Class Action Suit Filed Over Heartland Breach Payment processor Heartland Payment Systems has been slapped with a class action lawsuit has been filed against the company over a data breach that observers say may be the largest class action suit ever. Other lawyers may be looking to file similar suits.
InternetNews March 29, 2007 David Needle	Numbers Are Out on TJX Breach In an SEC filing, TJX Companies said a record-breaking 47.5 million customer records were 'stolen.'
InternetNews February 13, 2007 Ed Sutherland	FBI Laptops Make Most Wanted List Audit reports lost and stolen FBI laptops included computers in anti-terror and counter-spy programs.
InternetNews September 17, 2010	Rice University Deals With New Data Breach A stolen device containing student and faculty data went missing, putting personal information including Social Security numbers and birth dates up for grabs.
InternetNews June 26, 2006 Roy Mark	Latest Breach Hits Navy The U.S. Navy is notifying as many as 28,000 in the latest government failure to protect personal data.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2005	The Upside of Credit Card Theft If your card gets swiped -- literally -- you're only on the hook for $50. But you still need to protect yourself from identity theft at home.
Searcher November 2005 Carol Ebbinghouse	Another Phine Kettle of Phish: Identity Theft Prevention Ten things to do today to protect yourself against identity theft.
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.
Bank Technology News March 2004 Karen Krebsbach	The Other Victims of ID Fraud Banks ID fraud is morphing into a throbbing migraine for financial services firms charged with twin challenges of increased responsibility to protect consumers and greater pressure to defend their own bottom line.
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.
Insurance & Technology May 18, 2004 Paul McDougall	Laptop Theft Compromises Data GMAC Financial Services customers have personal data stolen.
InternetNews November 25, 2008 Richard Adhikari	Mainframe Breach at LensCrafters Parent Hits 59K Eyewear giant Luxottica Group becomes the latest in a string of high-profile data leaks.
AskMen.com Michael Hirsch	How To: Deal With Identity Theft You probably don't think about it, but transactions you take for granted every day put you at risk for identity theft.
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.
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 May 26, 2006 Clint Boulton	Sacred Heart Data Hacked Sacred Heart University became the latest school to fall victim to a computer hack, which exposed the personal information of as many as 135,000 students and alumni.
BusinessWeek May 29, 2006 Ante & Grow	Meet The Hackers Cybercrooks are stealing billions. An inside look at law enforcement's biggest targets.
InternetNews March 31, 2010	FBI, DOJ Identity Theft Programs Fall Short A new report from the DOJ's Office of the Inspector General says the government is making a big mistake by not making ID theft prevention and prosecution a top priority.
Bank Technology News September 2004 Holly Sraeel	The Skinny On Fraud: Banks Aren't That Helpful When It Hits While banks have spent scads of dollars educating the public on fraud, there's a disconnect between what banks intend to do on behalf of customers and what actually occurs once fraud is reported.
InternetNews January 23, 2004 Ryan Naraine	FTC: Online Fraud Losses Hit $437M Using stolen identities, fake Internet auctions and fraudulent shop-at-home schemes, online swindlers robbed Americans of a whopping $437.5 million in 2003.
InternetNews March 17, 2006 Roy Mark	Groups Slam Data Breach Notification Bill A U.S. House panel effort to write a national data breach disclosure law is running into fierce opposition by consumer groups calling the legislation the "worst data security bill ever."
InternetNews June 30, 2006 Roy Mark	FBI Recovers Stolen VA Laptop Veterans Administration Secretary James Nicholson said Thursday his agency's infamous stolen laptop containing the personal records of 26.5 million veterans has been recovered.
AskMen.com March 12, 2003 Steve Richer	How To: Avoid Identity Theft Criminals steal identities to commit all kinds of fraud and hide the misdeeds they commit. In 2001, there were more than 86,000 victims of this crime in the United States; that figure almost doubled to 162,000 in 2002. Read on to learn how to avoid being the next victim.
PC Magazine May 1, 2009 Matthew D. Sarrel	Identity Theft: It's Out of Your Hands The most important thing you have is you, right? And online, you are your identity. If xyz.com doesn't value you enough to keep you safe, then does that company really deserve your business?
InternetNews January 30, 2006 Sean Michael Kerner	ID Theft And Internet Fraud Declining? New studies indicate that the Internet isn't as dangerous as other places.
InternetNews October 29, 2009	California Medicaid Members' Data Exposed Thousands of Orange County patients' on high alert after CDs go missing.
U.S. Banker September 2007 John Bingham	Data Breaches' Sophistication Prompt 'Digital Dozen' Standards Taking measures to prevent and deter data breaches is the best approach to avoiding the high cost of fraud. Collaborations among Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Card and JCB created a common industry security requirement known as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.
CRM September 7, 2012 Dale Dabbs	Protect Your Most Valuable Business Assets--Your Customers Optimal CRM incorporates data protection best practices to curtail identity theft.
Wall Street & Technology October 26, 2005	Consumer Data At Risk Despite warnings and increased scrutiny by financial services firms, 16% of consumers have had their financial information stolen, 13% have experienced monetary loss because of the theft of their financial data and 12% have had their Social Security numbers stolen, according to a recent survey.
InternetNews July 15, 2004 Roy Mark	Identity Theft Law Hits Back at 'Phishers' The Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act, signed into law by President Bush, mandates federal prison terms for using a false identity in the commission of a felony.
Bank Systems & Technology November 20, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	Best Practices on Data Breaches The task of informing consumers of a breach falls on banks. How the institutions do that is key to how they will be perceived by their customers.
The Motley Fool November 21, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Get the FACTs, Jack: Part 2 Here is how to fix mistakes or fraud on your credit report.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2004 Dayana Yochim	How Will They Scam Thee? Danger is lurking everywhere, it seems. The Federal Trade Commission issues a top 10 list of fraud complaints. Americans are being slammed by scams everywhere they turn. But is this a bona-fide crime wave, or just a good headline?
InternetNews January 17, 2007 Ed Sutherland	Less Data, More Security Will data minimization be the key to enhancing data security? Experts say it's a trend to watch.
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The Motley Fool April 28, 2011 Dayana Yochim	Aaack! My PlayStation's Been Hacked! Sony's massive leak of customers' private information from the PlayStation Network is a reminder that you should watch for signs that you've been the victim of identity theft. If you are a victim, what should you do?
PC Magazine August 22, 2008 Matthew D. Sarrel	Thwarting Identity Theft Identity theft has been a federal offense since 1998. But are we getting any better at dealing with it? Actually, we are. Here are several tips to prevent financial loss from identity theft.
The Motley Fool May 16, 2007 Mike Cianciolo	Cyber-Stumble Still Stings TJX The retailer endures the lingering consequences of hackers' customer data theft. Investors may want to considering purchasing some shares, especially when dips occur.
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.
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.