Sunday Herald - 8. protect your identity Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes - and that was before the recent government mishaps over our personal data. But you can take steps to protect your details from the fraudsters. Experts recommend that you

Mail theft plagues area
World Link - James Harris goes through copies of checks, found envelopes and statements he has been collecting after falling victim to mail identity theft. He and his wife, Alice, have been dealing with problems caused by the theft of their checks from stolen

DCF: Central Fla. day-care workers IDs at risk after theft
WTEV - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The state’s Department of Children and Families says thousands of central Florida day-care workers could be at risk of identity theft after some of the agency’s computers were stolen. Five laptops were stolen from a DCF office in

McKenna unveils ambitious wish list
Seattle Times - McKenna also has proposals to tighten government land seizures, beef up identity-theft laws, and more. Despite the long list, he was fairly upbeat about his prospects. “None of these issues is partisan,” he said. “We find good bipartisan support for

One arrested, credit card theft on rise
Times-Journal - A Georgia man remains in DeKalb County jail on charges of identity theft and fraudulent use of a credit card as police continue to investigate what they said could prove to be a larger case with the possibility of more charges and arrests. This

Cyber criminals turn pro
Silicon.com - The security company said further evidence of more organised malicious online activity is an increase in ‘underground economy servers’ used by criminals to buy and sell stolen information to carry out identity theft. Information being traded includes

Scots data files lost in the post
Scotland on Sunday Online - Documents containing names and National Insurance numbers were recently sent out by the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) but never reached their destination, leaving the staff open to identity theft and fraud. According to the official account

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