Act fast when ID is (ID Theft) compromised

Act fast when ID is (ID Theft) compromised

Act fast when ID is compromised
Charlotte Observer - Use certified mail, return receipt requested, and keep copies of all letters and documents. • Form letters and charts to help you track your correspondence are available at the Federal Trade Commission ID theft Web site, www.consumer.gov/idtheft . •

ID-theft-fighting agency loses personal data
Arizona Daily Star - WASHINGTON — The government agency charged with fighting identity theft said Thursday that it had lost two government laptops containing sensitive personal data, the latest in a series of breaches encompassing millions of people. The Federal Trade

Hutchison Introduces Amendment To Protect Veterans From ID Theft
KWTX - (June 23, 2006)—In the wake of the theft of a laptop computer loaded with personal data about 26.5 million U.S. veterans and as many as 2.2 million active duty personnel, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, has introduced measures intended to

Lawmaker: VA's offer of credit monitoring not enough
Computerworld - The VA continues to say it has no reason to believe the burglar targeted the data, and it is unlikely that the incident has led to ID theft thus far. Three computer security experts agreed with Buyer, saying credit fraud was only one potential problem