Identity Theft Headlines

Identity theft situations arise far more then most people realize. In this section of the site, we keep you apprised of the latest identity theft headlines.

Headlines

The following headlines are oriented toward businesses and government agencies reporting breaches of their security systems. While identity theft can happen on an individual basis, it tends to be particularly troublesome when a hacker breaks through computer security and steals the entire customer database of a bank or store. Here are the latest headlines.

Archived Headlines

• Indianapolis Power and Light Exposes Customer Info on Web
• Database Administrator Faces 10 Years for Identity Theft
• Memorial Blood Centers Exposes Donor Information
• UK Government Loses Data for 25 Million
• The Gall of TJX
• What Is Your Credit Card Number Worth?
• United Healthcare Posts Doctor’s Info on Web
• UF Students Confidential Info Posted Online
• Tae Kim Arrested with 1.8 Million Social Security Numbers
• Ohio Auditing Firm Has Laptop Stolen with Confidential Information
• Commerce Bank Reveals Nightmare Data Breach Scenario
• Attackers Breach Security of 92 Non-Profits through Convio
• Data for Thousands of Nevada State Employees Lost
• Montana State University – From Bad to Worse
• Salesforce.com Data Breach - Falls Victim To Phishing Attack
• Butte Community Bank Blows It
• Alabama All Kids Health Care Leaks Personal Information
• Montana State University – Identity Theft Problems Galore
TJX Identity Theft Details Come Out
• University of Nevada at Reno Data Loss
• Blockbuster Throws Your Financial Information in Trash
• West Virginia Officials Lose Records of 200,000 in the Mail
• Not Your Average Joe’s – ID Theft
• The Beer and the Laptop - Croucher Brewing Company
• Louisiana College Students and Parents At Risk for Identity Theft
• Home Depot Laptop Containing Employee Information Stolen
• Administaff Stolen Laptop Leads to Identity Theft Fears
• TSA Laptops Go Missing
• Montana State University Hacked
• Pfizer Reports Fourth Data Loss
• Semtech Data Loss and Identity Theft
• Commerce Bank Partially Hacked
• Bally Total Fitness Identity Theft
The Gap - Data Breach
• eBay Personal Information Posts
• ABN AMRO Mortgage Data Breach
• Texas Health Resources Warns Patients of Identity Theft
• Financing Air Conditioners Lead to Potential Identity Theft in California
• Ameritrade – How Long Did It Know of Database Breach?
• Certegy Data Breach Exposes 8.5 Million Consumers to Identity Theft
• Ameritrade Data Breach and Identity Theft?
• University of Michigan Nursing School Suffers Data Theft Loss
• Health Care Services Company – McKesson – Suffers Data Loss
• De Anza College Data Loss
• Monster.com Hack Not Their First Loss of Private Data
• Illegal Immigrant Raid: They Had Stolen Social Security Numbers
• IRS Member Satisfaction Survey Scam
• The Fraudulent Monster Emails to Users
• Monster Defends Intentional Failure To Disclose Data Breach
Pfizer Goes Three for Three on Data Breaches
• American Ex-Prisoners of War Has 35,000 Members Records Stolen
• Monster Knew of Data Breach – Failed to Disclose
• Monster.com Suffers Massive Data Breach
• New York City Retirees At Risk For Identity Theft
• California Public Employees' Retirement System Data Lost
Massive Identity Theft: TJ Max and Marshalls Customers