New Zealand Lawmaker Who Stole Baby’s Identity Resigns

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

While we tend to focus on identity theft stories in the U.S., sometimes an international story crosses our desks that warrants some attention. While New Zealand is mainly known for its recent earth quake, and the importation of the most entertaining Flight of the Concords , a story from ...

Debit Cards Fraud Means Difficult Recovery

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

I get unfortunate emails like this all the time: “I was a victim of debit card fraud. I live in Las Vegas, NV and have a debit card and I know that not all rules apply for debit cards. We had a problem out here with “skimming.” Over $300.00 ...

If Grandma Steals Your Identity, You Can Turn Her In (For Real)

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

It is believed that somewhere between three and five out of every 10 cases of identity theft is committed by a family member or friend. And as our ITAC blog readers know, we have been covering the family-on-family identity theft for a while and unfortunately, it is all too ...

Celebrity Burglaries and Home Invasions

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

I’m not one to dish on celebs, although I did just meet Mario Lopez on the set of EXTRA. Cool dude took a pic with me. Celebs are no different than you and I. They are fallible and vulnerable humans, who just get lots more attention. With ...

The FDIC Alerts Consumers of Scam

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is not calling consumers to collect on their loans.  According to an FDIC alert, there have been phone calls from individuals pretending to be the FDIC. The FDIC inherits most of the bad loans in bank failures, said it does not call consumers about ...

Tuesday Morning News Kick Off: ‘Massive’ World Cup Data Breach, Sprint Employees Cause $15 Million Data Breach and More

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

Welcome to what is normally the Monday Morning News Kick Off post on a post-holiday weekend Tuesday. We hope everyone is rested up and ready for another work week. As always, we have compiled all the key identity theft, data breach and cyber security stories you need to jump ...