LATEST ARTICLES

April 24, 2008

Federal Agencies Put Upgrades on the Slow Track

Waiting for the Great Data Security Train Wreck.
April 24, 2008

Federal Agencies Slack on Data Safekeeping Protocols

GAO report card gives many an F.
April 24, 2008

Federal Agency Breaches of 2007

The breaches that didn’t make it into the 2008 GAO report.
March 03, 2008

Identity Theft Guide to the 2008 Election

How the major Presidential candidates measure up.

LATEST THREAT ALERTS

May 16, 2008

‘Debt Consolidator’ Paid Bills Using 88-year-old’s Bank Account

Scammer charged with identity theft, 23 of his ‘customers’ also arrested.
May 15, 2008

Hospital Withholds Diagnosis of Identity Theft Risk for 4 Months

88,000 Staten Island patients belatedly informed of computer theft.
May 14, 2008

Ohio and South Carolina Adopt Security Freeze Laws.

Laws offer short thaw times and no-fee freezes.
May 13, 2008

Pickpocket Identity Thief Sentenced to Six Years

Elderly grocery shoppers targeted to finance electronics buys.
May 12, 2008

AZ Adds Credit Freeze, ID Verification to Consumer Protections

Identity theft prevention gets boost from state’s legislators
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