Thefts prompt precautionary actions (Credit Card Protection)

Thefts prompt precautionary actions  (Credit Card Protection)

Thefts prompt precautionary actions 
Hattiesburg Police Detective David Clayton suggests that victims of identity theft take a few precautions -measures that Clayton, as a city employee, has taken himself.
Source: www.hattiesburgamerican.com

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.
Source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com

Navy investigates posting of personal data 
ARLINGTON, Va. Navy officials discovered the names, birthdates and Social Security numbers of 28,000 sailors and family members posted on a civilian Web site this week, potentially exposing thousands of people to identity theft crimes, service officials announced Friday.
Source: www.estripes.com

Man Sentenced For Identity Theft 
SEATTLE -- A 43-year-old Issaquah man was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison for identity theft and bank fraud. Scott Daniel Putnam was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 51 months and ordered to pay more than $28,000 in restitution.
Source: www.kirotv.com