Attorney General Supports National Notification Standard for ID Theft February 24, 2014 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, citing the recent massive data theft at retailer Target Corp., urged Congress on Monday to...
Officials Suspect 2 Nabbed in Texas Linked to Target Fraud Case January 22, 2014 By Christopher Sherman Two Mexican citizens who were arrested at the border used account information stolen during the Target security breach to buy...
Credit Card Breach Update: Neiman Marcus Investigated; Target Sued by Bank January 15, 2014 By Andrew Harris and Chris Dolmetsch Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. is being investigated by states including Connecticut and Illinois over the theft of customer credit-card data...
Former California Broker Charged With Identity Theft And Forgery December 19, 2013 Former insurance agent Eugene Shy-Ren Hsu, 31, of West Covina, Calif., was arrested by Department of Insurance officers and charged...
Central Texas Hospital System Says Computer Stolen October 25, 2013 A Central Texas medical group has notified Austin police about the theft of a laptop computer with personal data from...
MetLife Auto & Home Expands Identity Protection Coverage May 13, 2013 MetLife Auto & Home has enhanced its identity protection services to include assistance for digital threats, such as e-mail and...
Ohio Insurance Director Warns of Healthcare-Related ID Scam May 10, 2013 Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Director Mary Taylor issued an alert after reports surfaced that telephone con artists are attempting...
Top 10 Consumer Complaint Categories March 29, 2013 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released its top 10 consumer complaint categories for 2012. For the first time ever,...
Small Businesses Hit With Data Breach Often Fail to Notify Customers: Survey March 6, 2013 While more than half the U.S. small businesses experienced at least one data breach, just one-third of those firms notified...
How Identity Theft Ruined Alabama Victim’s Finances, Career February 12, 2013 By Scott Johnson Air National Guard Maj. Zane Purdy was making more than $100,000 a year working for a defense contracting company when...