Business briefs: Bank's magnetic tapes (Identity Theft Prevention) stolen

Business briefs: Bank's magnetic tapes (Identity Theft Prevention) stolen 

Business briefs: Bank's magnetic tapes stolen 
Bank of the Orient, which has two branches on O'ahu, is contacting customers about potential identity theft after magnetic tapes containing the personal information of 28,000 customers was stolen last month from one of the company's California locations.

Ceelox Announces Biometric Encryption Software Solution to Secure Critical Enterprise Data 
Ceelox, Inc., a leading provider of biometric security software for enterprise networks and commercial applications, is proud to announce its release of Ceelox Vault, a powerful biometric authentication and encryption solution designed to protect lost or stolen data and combat identity theft. (PRWEB Jun 24, 2006) Trackback URL: http://prweb.com/pingpr.php/U3VtbS1JbnNlLUluc2UtQ291cC1JbnNlLVplcm8=

Credit union boasts identity theft protection 
As Joe McGee, president and CEO of Legacy Community Federal Credit Union, packed up his office this week in preparation for a move to Legacy's new corporate headquarters in Hoover, he sifted through old paperwork to throw out what he could.

Steps to protect yourself from medical identity theft 
As more hospitals and doctors swap paper files for electronic health records, consumers must be more careful about medical identity theft, according to a recent report from the World Privacy Forum.

VA barred from publicizing offer to vets 
A federal judge temporarily has barred the government from publicizing its free credit monitoring offer to veterans whose personal data was stolen and wants to see if they might get a better federal offer.

FTC laptops stolen, 110 people at risk of ID theft 
The Federal Trade Commission, responsible for protecting Americans from fraud and identity theft, reported on Thursday the theft of two of its own computers with personal information about 110 people.