Saturday, December 24, 2011

Identity Theft Prevention News - Sat Dec 24. 2011


Identity theft threat after council records are hacked
Edinburgh Evening News
By DAWN MORRISON Thousands of people have been put at risk of identity theft after hackers targeted records held by the city council. Warning letters were sent to 8745 people who had sought debt advice from the council's Advice Shop on South Bridge, ...
ID thief gets five years in federal pen
Mail Tribune
Brumble was found guilty of identity theft and bank fraud for a string of crimes that occurred from June through August of last year. Federal investigators say Brumble used stolen mail to assume the identity of several victims from June through August ...
Identity theft ring appears in court
El Dorado News-Times
By Tia Lyons First appearance hearings began Wednesday in Union County District Court for nearly a dozen people who have been arrested so far in a financial identity theft ring that is being investigated by local and federal law enforcement agencies. ...
The Five Minute Guide To The FTC's Red Flag Data Breach Rules
JD Supra (press release)
Under the FTC's “Red Flags Rule,” financial institutions and creditors are required to implement a written identity theft prevention program that, among other things, is set to detect warning signs (“red flags”) of identity theft risks, take concrete ...
Family of Schemers Await Sentencing
Courthouse News Service
Benjamin Essien, 34, of Houston, had pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit healthcare fraud, five counts of health-care fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft. He also was ordered to pay back more than $1.45 million to Medicaid. ...

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