Thursday, March 1, 2012

Identity Theft Protection - Thu Mar 1, 2012


Hackers say they tapped into Springfield website; city offers ID theft ...
The Republic
Springfield officials are offering 2100 people free identity theft protection for a year after an internationally known group claimed it hacked into the city's website and stole residents' personal information. KYTV reports (http://bit.ly/AE82SR ) the ...
Don't Get Your Identity Stolen During Tax Season
TIME
“The terrible thing about identity theft is that it's not any one thing,” says Dale Dabbs, president and CEO of identity theft protection firm EZShield. Crooks have an ever-growing list of tactics, and this time of year, they're pulling out all the ...

 
Schmidt Announces Consumer Protection Week Events
WIBW
TOPEKA – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today announced his office will commemorate National Consumer Protection Week, March 4-10 by providing consumers opportunities to fight identity theft by destroying personal documents.
Cooper warns of ID thieves filing fake tax returns
Burlington Times News
Cooper said the NC Consumer Protection Division has been hearing from as many as 15 residents per week that have been the victim of this form of identity theft. In most cases, the legitimate taxpayers are able to work with the IRS to straighten out ...
Bring scams to light during National Consumer Protection Week
Reynolds Center
Such senior scams, Facebook 'granny' scams, slavery reparation scams, Medicare reimbursement scams – you name the demographic and some criminal out there is targeting them for identity theftor other skulduggery. The other angle to Consumer Protection ...
SEC proposes identity theft “red flags” rules to protect investors
Journal of Accountancy
The proposed rules are designed to protect investors from identity theft and are similar to rules adopted in 2007 by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other federal financial regulatory agencies. CPAs and others received a permanent exemption from ..
Identity theft remains the major complaint reported to the FTC
Infosecurity Magazine
The White House has released the final version of its National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), which is designed to protect consumers from online fraud and identity theft and beef up privacy protections. Identify fraud is hitting ...
California Shines Spotlight on Identity Thieves During Law Enforcement ...
MarketWatch (press release)
To better help Californians in their fight against this insidious crime, LifeLock, Inc., an industry leader in proactive identity theft protection, and the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (LEEDA) will present their award-winning ...

LifeLock and FBI-LEEDA Present Law Enforcement Training in Michigan
MarketWatch (press release)
Identity theft includes more than fraudulent credit card charges; these threats span across IRS fraud, medical fraud, loan fraud and employment fraud, all of which are not easily remedied. On Friday, March 2, LifeLock and the FBI Law Enforcement ...


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