Yahoo! News Search Results for identity theft news Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:49:01 GMT

Sonora Police Department Cracks Identity Theft Case (MyMotherLode.com) Sonora, CA -- A 42-year-old Sonora man has been arrested following a three week identity theft investigation. A Concord man recently began receiving phone calls from credit card companies attempting to confirm that he had applied for lines of credit over the internet. ID theft bankrupts grandparents (The Patriot-News) A Cumberland County woman pleaded guilty today in an identity theft case that a prosecutor said forced her grandparents to declare bankruptcy. Entrust gives companies weapon to fight ID theft (BizJournals) Identity theft is popping up in the news seemingly all the time these days. Data breaches are on the rise. Identity theft takes emotional, financial toll on victims (NBC 2 Fort Myers) A single mother is trying to rebuild her life after her identity was sold for $800 to an illegal immigrant. She can't get a job or a loan and is struggling to raise her young children. Some identity thieves are modern-day grave robbers (Belleville News-Democrat) Although it pales beside the loss of a loved one, today's complex financial system has created a new headache for grieving relatives to cope with: identity theft. Identity theft by loved ones is growing problem (WHAS TV11 Louisville) Louisville, Ky. (WHAS11) - Most of us have them in our wallet or in our homes: credit cards. Imagine someone stealing your credit card, and charging more than $30,000 dollars on your card and the thief was actually a relative. Food Stamp Fraud Suspect Arrested (KFSN-TV Fresno) Rosales was arrested for a petty theft case dating back to 1995. A week ago, she was taken into custody for stealing food stamps. She is being charged with 10 counts ... including identity theft and fraud. BC BREAKING NEWS: (Kelowna Capital News) Former White Rock councillor Matt Todd’s legal petition to nullify the re-election of Coun. James Coleridge won’t be heard this week. 2008 - A look back... (Paris Beacon-News)     Editor’s Note: The following is a look back into news and events happening in and around Edgar County during 2008. The review will be published in three parts. Today’s highlight includes news from January through April. Hitachi and SECUDE Collaborate on Data Encryption Solution for Improved Notebook Security and Performance (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) SAN JOSE, Calif. & ZURICH, Switzerland----Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and SECUDE International AG today announced plans to jointly provide commercial notebook users and storage administrators an encryption solution that helps safeguard data in the event of system theft or loss.