Identity Theft

UTPD: ATM SCAM ALERT: "A team of organized criminals is installing equipment on legitimate bank ATMs in at least 2 regions to steal both the ATM card number and the PIN."

Pretty sophisticated!

I will definitely be paying more attention to the ATM machine when I slide my card in.

Efforts to guard against identity theft take wing
: "Identity theft is the nation's fastest-growing crime and no one is immune to it, Keener said"

This seminar in Oregon shows people many ways to avoid ID theft.

Mailbox identity theft on the rise - newarkadvocate.com: "Identity thieves can quickly drive up to a series of mailboxes and make off with a lot of personal information before anyone can notice"

This is an often overlooked area of ID theft - mailboxes.

RSA Security Study Shows Identity Theft Awareness High: "The same research showed showed that, despite heightened concerns, the majority of consumers continue to use weak password management practices that can greatly contribute to increased vulnerability to identity theft."

It's not what you know, it's how you apply what you know. It's about actions.

NBC 4 - 4 Your Money - Ex-Bank Employee Gets 7 Years For Identity Theft: "An ex-bank employee and his accomplice were sentenced to prison Friday for stealing the identities and credit information of more than 740 people"

It can even happen from people that you would normally trust with your money, i.e. bank employees.

Archives: Story: "'It didn't cost (the employee) any money,' Graham said. 'But it cost him a lot of time and worry.'"

This article relates the information from a speech that a bank president gave to Seniors.

Seniors are especially susceptible to ID Theft.

IT-Director.com: Identity theft awareness on the rise: "According to this survey, increased discussion of identity theft has had the most impact on awareness of security issues"

"...nearly two-thirds of respondents claim that they feel more informed that they did one year ago about the menace of identity theft - yet nearly half stated that they didn't feel any safer as a result of being aware of the problem."

TheDenverChannel.com - News - More Identity Theft Victims Sought In Boulder

How many people are victims and don't even know it, or just say "What the heck, it was only a few dollars"?