ID Theft can cut off your Electricity

ID Theft issue shuts off power to a woman's home.

http://www.kxxv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9383191&nav=menu509_3

It's another identity theft case in Central Texas that's left Trissina Neal without electricity, wondering what she can do next.

How Careful are Schools with your data and what do they have?

A client of mine brought this up to me in a training I did for his company earlier this year and here is an example in the news:

Background check systems used in growing number of Central Texas school districts.

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/12/01/1201idcheck.html

"...software and equipment from Houston-based Raptor Systems to scan information encoded in the magnetic strip on driver's licenses and other identification cards. The software sends each visitor's full name, birth date, license number and photo over the Internet; checks the information against Raptor's national database of registered sex offenders; and prints out a visitor's badge with his or her name and picture. School personnel can also type in a visitor's name and birth date...."

8000 Military Compromised by ID Theft Ring

For those of you concerned about protecting our servicemembers, this story from Dallas/Ft Worth.

Although technically, this is Bank Fraud, the fact that servicemembers were targeted caught my attention and they could have set this up differently had they wanted. Someone else may have already tried a broader scope of crime:

http://cbs11tv.com/local/Identity.Theft.Ring.2.863826.html

"In all, the identities of over 8,000 servicemen were compromised."

In an effort to put Military items together here is a link about USAF SSGT David Hernandez who suffered 4 of the 5 primary types of ID Theft:

1. Financial
2. Driver's License
3. Character/Criminal
4. Social Security

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/infotheft/2007-06-04-credit-report_N.htm

ID Theft 101

Extremely useful information on Identity Theft with an example of Medical Identity Theft and an example of how a company can protect its employees and itself from the fastest growing crime in America.

http://www.idtheft101.net

Identity Theft as a Crime of Choice

This article is from FraudFacts.com

Identity Theft is Less Risky, Incredibly Easy, and Highly Profitable

http://www.fraudfacts.com/content/Identity_Theft_as_a_Crime_of_Choice.aspx

Six-Month Delay of Enforcement of 'Red Flags' Rule-FTC

BUSINESS INFO
For Release: October 22, 2008
FTC Will Grant Six-Month Delay of Enforcement of 'Red Flags' Rule Requiring Creditors and Financial Institutions to Have Identity Theft Prevention Programs

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/10/redflags.shtm

Red Flag Rules, FTC-June 2008

BUSINESS INFO
FTC Business Alert
New ‘Red Flag’ Requirements for Financial Institutions and Creditors Will Help Fight Identity Theft

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/business/alerts/alt050.shtm