WASHINGTON - Responding to outrage from consumers whose personal information has been stolen from companies, Congress is primed to pass new laws to try to prevent break-ins and to require businesses to confess to customers when private information is

BCBS of Ga. Sends Personal Info to Wrong Addresses - WXIA 11 Alive
ATLANTA (AP) — The largest health insurer in the state has sent letters containing personal information to the wrong addresses, exposing more than 200,000 Georgians to possible identity theft. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that the

Authorities: Man stole credit information to buy audio equipment - Chicago Tribune
Bail was set last week at $50,000 for a Chicago man accused of using another person’s financial information to get a $5,000 line of credit to buy audio equipment for his car, the Cook County state’s attorney’s office said Tuesday. Tristan Kinsey, who

New Identity Protection Service from Debix Protects Families with - Marketwatch
AUSTIN, Texas, Jul 30, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Debix ( www.Debix.com ) today announced a new identity protection service for families with children for as little as $10 per person per year. Family plans range from $48 to $144 per year. Additionally

Woman who pleaded guilty in theft case arrested again - Debra Cox - Johnson City Press
A Johnson City woman waiting to be sentenced for stealing more than $400,000 from a business where she worked was arrested Tuesday for opening a credit card account in another person s name. Debra Kay Cox, 52, 120 Lamar Ave., was charged with

People are mugs over identity theft - Silicon.com
Identity theft is rife. Perhaps it’s time individuals took a leaf out of business’s book and adopted a personal information policy that will make life harder for criminals, says Simon Moores. I understand beards are back. That news may well find

Secure Identity Systems Offers Consumers Free ID Theft Protection Tool - PR Inside
- Every two seconds, someone in the United States becomes a victim of identity theft. Secure Identity Systems is dedicated to ensuring its customers aren’t among those numbers. In an effort to further protect against this crime, the company is now

Identity theft protection service cuts price - San Francisco Gate
del.icio.us There are lots of services that offer consumers protection against identity theft, and one of them just got cheaper. Debix plans to announce today that it’s cutting the price for its service - which tries to block thieves from opening new

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