Latest Theft Stories

Little is know about the scope of child identity theft and how criminals use personal information to commit crime - until now. ITAC, the Identity Theft Assistance Center, is a sponsor of new, comprehensive research conducted by Javelin Strategy & Research that finds that one in 40 households with children under age 18 had at least one child whose personal information was compromised by identity criminals. Moreover, the information is often used to create "synthetic...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Greek police arrested a 35-year-old computer programmer on Tuesday for allegedly stealing the personal data of the majority of the country’s population, Reuters reported. Athens police said the man “had digital files with personal data of more than nine million citizens, such as identification card data, addresses, tax identification number and vehicle registration numbers,” which the man is also suspected of trying to sell....

CANTON, Mass., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While the FBI's newly released 2011 Uniform Crime Report* indicated that vehicle theft in the U.S. decreased again for the year, a close look at the numbers reveals several troubling trends including the lowest national recovery rate of stolen vehicles since 1981 and significant vehicle theft increases in several states and MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Areas). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080512/NEM054LOGO) According to...

LIVONIA, Mich., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Preparation for Black Friday and the holiday shopping season has begun, and retailers and consumers are making their to-do lists. When it's time to step out and tackle all of the season's errands, it's easy to become distracted and the target of an auto related-crime. According to auto theft experts, November and December are the most active months for auto theft crimes. Help Eliminate Auto Thefts (H.E.A.T.) urges shoppers to add a...

Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Halloween was scary this year for NASA. A laptop and official NASA documents issued to a headquarters employee were stolen from the employee's locked vehicle on October 31. The agency issued a warning to all employees, and issued a lock down on all NASA-issued laptops until proper encryption software could be installed. NASA is not allowing any agency-issued laptops to leave the premises until encryption protection is...

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As more shoppers hit the stores and the web for the holiday season, the risk for identity theft sky-rockets; and TrustedID, a leading provider of privacy, credit and identity protection services wants to help you stay safe. Identity theft protection is important to have in place all year, and protection for personal and financial information is especially valuable during Black Friday and Cyber Monday when extreme holiday shopping...

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ICAP Patent Brokerage announces for auction an electronic article surveillance (EAS) system for child movement monitoring from inventors Hector Irizarry and Philip M. Anderson, III. This lot will be included in the 17(th) ICAP Ocean Tomo IP Auction on November 29, 2012, at The Ritz Carlton in San Francisco, California. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100614/CG20517LOGO) "We are excited to be offering this innovative EAS...

GROENLO, the Netherlands and SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nedap Retail, a leading developer and supplier of innovative solutions for the retail market, in partnership with Kovio, Inc., a worldwide leader in breakthrough printed silicon electronics technology, today unveiled a new category of Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) tags for the retail and fashion industry that can be invisibly embedded into clothing, shoes and other products, and can be deactivated...

SHERMAN, Conn., Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study of 377 Americans highlights the growing concern of using public Wi-Fi Hotspots. The survey, conducted by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) in conjunction with PRIVATE WiFi, revealed that 79% of respondents believe that using a free Wi-Fi connection can lead to identity theft. 45% of respondents said they were concerned about their security when using a public hotspot and 15% indicated that they were "very...

Humana members can now benefit from IDentity Theft 911 LifeStages® Identity Management and Fraud and Credit Monitoring services Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) October 11, 2012 IDentity Theft 911, the nation’s premier identity management and data risk management services provider, today announced that Humana Inc., one of the nation’s leading health and well-being companies, has chosen the company to offer identity management and credit monitoring services to its members. Humana members...