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Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Identity Theft Prevention - MIDDLETOWN: MUM info possibly exposed


MIDDLETOWN: MUM info possibly exposed
Middletown Journal - For the second time this academic year, Miami University has made its students vulnerable to identity theft. A Student Services staff member at Miami University-Middletown recently lost a personal digital assistant device holding 851 students
Source: www.middletownjournal.com

Microsoft's Security Rivals Talk Up OneCare Killers
TechWeb - Symantec and McAfee on Tuesday reacted to the imminent launch of Microsoft's Windows OneCare Live by talking up their own, albeit future, subscription security services. "We understand that OneCare will release as early as later this week," said Marc
Source: www.techweb.com

2 at VA lose jobs over an ID theft
Houston Chronicle - WASHINGTON - A Veterans Affairs deputy assistant secretary who didn't immediately notify top officials about a theft of 26.5 million veterans' personal information is resigning. Michael McLendon, deputy assistant secretary for policy who supervised
Source: www.chron.com

100 feared victims of ID theft in Valley
Yakima Herald Republic - SUNNYSIDE A woman arrested for compiling stolen financial data from about 100 people likely did not limit her criminal activity to this Lower Valley city, Sunnyside Police Department Chief Ed Radder said. The woman, whom police have linked to 146
Source: www.yakima-herald.com

24,400 DP&L customers want alternate electricity supplier
Dayton Daily News - DAYTON More than 24,400 customers of Dayton Power and Light Co. have signed up to be served by a competing electricity supplier, but it remains to be seen whether any company will undercut DP&L's price for electric service. 24,400 DP&L customers
Source: www.daytondailynews.com

New York Times Reports Arizona A Hot Spot for ID Theft
BeSpacific - According to the New York Times , Arizona's rapid population growth combined with a "heavy traffic in methamphetamine" are signficant factors in the state's ranking at the top of the list for ID theft complaints recorded by the FTC
Source: www.bespacific.com