VA Offers Free Credit Monitoring (ID Theft)

VA Offers Free Credit Monitoring  (ID Theft)

VA Offers Free Credit Monitoring 
Veterans whose personal information was stolen from a Veterans Affairs employee's home last month will receive free credit monitoring from the government to protect against identity theft. Veterans groups have blasted the VA for the theft.
Source: www.cbsnews.com

MORE DATA THEFT 
WASHINGTON (AP) -- You've heard about recent thefts of government computers containing sensitive personal information Now, the agency charged with fighting identity theft says it's lost two laptops containing personal data.
Source: www.kpvi.com

Recent government security breaches 
Some recent security breaches involving electronic government data: --Federal Trade Commission: The government agency charged with fighting identity theft lost two government laptops containing the names, addresses, Social Security numbers -- and in some instances, financial account numbers -- for 110 people when the computers were taken from an FTC attorney's locked car. The theft was announced
Source: www.boston.com

Red Cross workers pleads guilty to identity theft 
St. Louis (AP) -- A former American Red Cross employee pleaded guilty Monday to stealing the identity information of blood donors so she could open credit accounts, U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway said.
Source: www.kmov.com