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Thursday, June 22, 2006

ID Theft Nightmares Frighten E-Shoppers, Survey Says (Credit Card Protection)


ID Theft Nightmares Frighten E-Shoppers, Survey Says
TechWeb - Nearly six in every ten consumers say they may cut back on clicking this holiday season because they're worried about identity theft while they e-shop, a survey released Wednesday said. "There's no doubt that consumers are far more wary of online
Source: www.techweb.com

For the Record
Hendersonville Times-News - ID theft. Stoney Mountain Road, 4:27 p.m. • Breaking and entering, Lodge Drive, 4:54 p.m. Breaking and entering with larceny, Mills River Drive, 7:26 p.m. Hendersonville Police Department • Drug activity, Highway 25, 1:43 a.m. • Larceny, Kanuga Road
Source: www.hendersonvillenews.com

Analysis: ID Theft On The Rise
Post Chronicle - WASHINGTON, June 21, 2006 (UPI) -- Tens of millions of Americans have been put at risk for identity theft since last year, and they may not even know about it. In the last 16 months, reports the Privacy Rights Organization, data breaches have
Source: www.postchronicle.com

FTC attorney's laptops stolen
Long Beach Press-Telegram - FTC attorney's laptops stolen Data on laptops part of ID-theft probe. WASHINGTON -- The government agency charged with fighting identity theft said Thursday it had lost two government laptops
Source: www.presstelegram.com

Lawmaker declares VA's offer of credit monitoring not enough
Infoworld - 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
Source: www.infoworld.com

Veterans' ID theft more than security problem
Courier News - The personal data of 26 million veterans was stolen from the federal government earlier this month, thanks to the theft of a laptop computer taken home by a staffer. Now if that doesn't raise some fresh concerns about how Washington handles our
Source: www.c-n.com