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InternetNews February 12, 2010	Study Puts Identity Theft Cost at $54B in 2009 Research firm Javelin estimates that more than 11 million Americans were victims of identity theft last year, a 12 percent increase that led to tens of billions of dollars in costs.
InternetNews July 5, 2005 Roy Mark	Finance Firms To Give FTC ID Theft Data The financial services industry is pooling its own data on identity theft victims with the Federal Trade Commission and law enforcement groups.
InternetNews July 19, 2007 Roy Mark	DoJ Sends ID Theft Bill to Congress The Bush administration sent proposed legislation to Congress today that aims to update and improve federal identity theft laws.
Bank Systems & Technology March 7, 2005 George Hulme	May I See Some ID, Please? Identity theft continues to be consumers' top complaint, and ID theft-related complaints are on the rise. Bank-related identity theft comprised 18 percent of all ID theft complaints.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2004	Types of Identity Theft Learn what to look out for, and protect yourself!
Entrepreneur August 2007 Jacquelyn Lynn	Small Business Owners Risk Identity Theft Insuring your identity makes it easier to get it back.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman	Your Evil Twin You mean it wasn't you who bought that Rolex and Mercedes last night in Maui? Identity theft is a real concern. Fortunately, there are ways to fight back.
InternetNews February 1, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner	FTC: Identity Theft, Fraud on the Rise A new report by the FTC finds increases in fraud and identity theft. E-mail and the Web were fraud tools of choice on the Internet.
InternetNews April 2, 2006 Roy Mark	DoJ: 3.6M Households Hit With ID Theft Identity theft hit an estimated 3.6 million households - approximately three percent - during a six-month period in 2004, according to the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics, released Thursday.
Inc. August 2003 Robert X. Cringely	They've Got Your Number Identity theft using a combination of computer technology and government information is a major crime just waiting to happen.
InternetNews April 23, 2007 Roy Mark	A New Fight Against ID Theft Improved cyber security, increased law enforcement and public education top the recommendations of President Bush's Identity Theft Task Force plan issued today.
InternetNews March 31, 2010	FBI, DOJ Identity Theft Programs Fall Short A new report from the DOJ's Office of the Inspector General says the government is making a big mistake by not making ID theft prevention and prosecution a top priority.
PC Magazine December 9, 2003	Phishing for Online IDs Spam and viruses are enough to worry about, but now online fraud is reaching epidemic proportions.
Bank Systems & Technology August 30, 2004 Ivan Schneider	Who Was That Masked Man? MSU professor talks about the problem of fighting ID theft and the Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act.
Bank Systems & Technology March 7, 2005 Cynthia Ramsaran	ID Theft Hits Paper Harder Despite growing fears of online fraud related to Web-based banking services, the increase in identity theft is hitting consumers closer to home than in cyberspace. Identity theft crimes are more often committed off-line rather than online.
U.S. Banker April 2003 Matthew Miller	Skeletons in the Credit Closet A growing number of cash-strapped parents are stealing their kid's identity. The debt is piling up.
PC World October 2002 Anne Kandra	Don't Let Them Steal Your Good Name Identity theft is skyrocketing -- and it's even being used to fund terrorism. The Web can be a real boon for identity thieves, helping them find information about victims and profit from the crime.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 Tom Taulli	Our Money, Our Lost Identities There are many threats to our pocketbooks in the online world. Entrust's plan to put a stop to it can have a big impact for e-commerce. The company posted revenues of $21.3 million, which was a 6% increase from the same period a year ago.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2005	The Upside of Credit Card Theft If your card gets swiped -- literally -- you're only on the hook for $50. But you still need to protect yourself from identity theft at home.
Bank Technology News January 2008 Glen Fest	ID Theft: Assessing the Impact of An Odd ID Theft Survey The FTC's latest survey seems to prove the difficulty, and maybe futility, of measuring identity theft crime. Will it be used to set back prevention efforts?
CRM September 1, 2006 Petouhoff & Johnson	How Much Is Your Customers' Trust Worth? With the profitability of data theft, there does not seem to be an end to the crime unless customer data protection becomes job number one. And while no company expects to have a data breach, the cost of preventing one may well be worth the price.
Bank Systems & Technology July 12, 2007 Larry Greenemeier	Link Between Data Breaches And ID Theft Unclear, GAO Reports A U.S. Government Accountability Office report indicates that while the amount of information lost or stolen is disturbing, it's difficult to prove that these breaches lead to identity theft.
Salon.com October 2, 2001 Katharine Mieszkowski	Wanted: Your name and number The hijackers in the terrorist attacks were masters of identity theft. Now lawmakers are worried about copycat persona stealing...
InternetNews July 15, 2004 Roy Mark	Identity Theft Law Hits Back at 'Phishers' The Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act, signed into law by President Bush, mandates federal prison terms for using a false identity in the commission of a felony.
PC Magazine June 1, 2008 Larry Seltzer	Measuring Identity Theft at Top Banks Is your bank a top target? Does it matter?
InternetNews June 22, 2006 Clint Boulton	Two FTC Laptops Stolen The Federal Trade Commission today said two if its attorneys' laptops containing the personal information of 110 people were stolen from a locked vehicle last week.
InternetNews January 23, 2004 Ryan Naraine	FTC: Online Fraud Losses Hit $437M Using stolen identities, fake Internet auctions and fraudulent shop-at-home schemes, online swindlers robbed Americans of a whopping $437.5 million in 2003.
OCC Bulletin December 28, 2004	Fair Credit Reporting Act Final rule: Identity theft and identity theft report definitions... Duration of active duty alerts... Appropriate proofs of identity...
InternetNews July 28, 2005 Roy Mark	ID Theft Bill Wends Through Senate The proposed law calls for full disclosure to consumers when sensitive personal data is breached or lost.
Bank Systems & Technology August 21, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	EMC Offers Banks FACTA Solution Information infrastructure solutions company EMC Corp. has introduced a solution designed to help U.S. financial institutions and creditors develop and implement an identity theft prevention program compliant with the FACTA Identity Theft Red Flags guidelines and related regulations.
InternetNews October 20, 2010	McAfee Names Top 10 Social Security Number Traps At the kickoff of National Protect Your Identity Week, software security vendor McAfee advises users to exercise caution when sharing their Social Security numbers with colleges, government agencies and other groups.
PC Magazine February 7, 2008 Isabelle Groc	Payback for ID Theft Can a new bill in Congress stem the tide of online fraud?
Bank Systems & Technology August 31, 2004 Ivan Schneider	Hang 'Em High Representative John Carter (R-Texas), spoke with the editor about the new legislation, enforcement issues and its impact upon the banking industry.
Bank Technology News February 2005 Holly Sraeel	Hot on the ID Theft Trail: Will the Real Jane Doe Stand Up? Welcome to the world of identity theft, where the snatch of an individual's social security number begins that unsuspecting individual's downward financial spiral.
Bank Technology News January 2003 Mark Bruno	A New Breed Of Criminals Identity heists could drain $500 million this year. Staying ahead of the thieves may be the only way to curb the rise of identity thefts.
CRM September 1, 2005 David Myron	Online Banking: Consumer Trust Versus Loyalty Identity theft victims' assurance of security reflects comfort levels with online banking, and not their loyalty to a particular bank.
Entrepreneur June 2007 Amanda C. Kooser	Safety First Keep your customer and employee data on lock-down.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2004 Dayana Yochim	How Will They Scam Thee? Danger is lurking everywhere, it seems. The Federal Trade Commission issues a top 10 list of fraud complaints. Americans are being slammed by scams everywhere they turn. But is this a bona-fide crime wave, or just a good headline?
Wall Street & Technology November 27, 2007 Melanie Rodier	Identity Theft Top Priority for State Legislators More than 1,300 bills covering a range of issues that could impact financial institutions currently are pending before the 50 U.S. state legislatures.
PC Magazine June 21, 2006 Robert Lemos	Defending Your Identity Hardly a week goes by without companies and universities losing digital identities. What can be done?
PC World August 2006 Narasu Rebbapragada	Latest Security Services Companies are going beyond basic data-protection software offerings.
InternetNews January 30, 2006 Sean Michael Kerner	ID Theft And Internet Fraud Declining? New studies indicate that the Internet isn't as dangerous as other places.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2006 Tim Beyers	Vets Back on the Front Line It's a different war this time. The battle began Tuesday with news that data on more than 26.5 million veterans had been stolen from the home of a worker with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Identity theft is a serious crime -- vets beware.
Investment Advisor May 2006 Frank Troise	The IA Soapbox: Protect Yourself Here's how this financial adviser became a victim of identity theft, what individuals can do to protect themselves, and what financial advisers can do to help.
Insurance & Technology August 12, 2005 Gregg Keizer	ID Theft in Regulatory Spotlight The growing online menace of identity and data theft has resulted in the introduction of another bill to address the problem. The Identify Theft Protection Act is the 10th identity theft bill put into play this session.
InternetNews June 13, 2005 Clint Boulton	Liberty Aims to Contain Identity Theft The Liberty Alliance Project is stepping up its assault on identity theft with the creation of a new group geared to stymie criminal activity on the Web.
PC Magazine August 22, 2008 Matthew D. Sarrel	Thwarting Identity Theft Identity theft has been a federal offense since 1998. But are we getting any better at dealing with it? Actually, we are. Here are several tips to prevent financial loss from identity theft.
U.S. Banker March 2004 John Engen	Identity Victims Get Badly Needed Help Bankers view the industry's first stab at forging a unified response to the problem as a strong signal-sender. "Customers can see that we're banding together to stop this, and we can send a message to criminals that we're not working in a siloed fashion," says Mary Blegen, head of US Bancorp's fraud liaison center.
InternetNews January 25, 2006 Roy Mark	ID Theft Reports Down, Losses Up Internet-related identity theft and fraud complaints may be leveling off, but overall financial losses are growing from the security breaches, new data from the Federal Trade Commission reveals.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Hassled to the Maxx The identity theft saga involving T.J. Maxx continues: Consumers need to be on the lookout for evidence that their identity, credit card, or debit card information has slipped into the wrong hands.