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A Richland County judicial services officer has been fired and arrested in an identity theft case.
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Richland employee jailed in ID theft (The State)

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Crooks are now using stolen personal information to commit offenses including child abuse and terrorism. Identity theft may be the financial world’s equivalent of a staph infection. Just when you thought you had a handle on protecting your identity from criminals, the crime has morphed into something new and far more toxic.

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Continue Reading Identity theft may be prelude to more serious crime (Los Angeles Times)

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Researchers from the Information Security Group (ISG) at Royal Holloway, University of London worked together with UK online to conduct a survey of privacy attitudes and behaviours. Focusing on our concerns about privacy while using the internet, the survey reveals that online identity theft is currently the greatest fear for internet users.
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If in fact the accused, in the assassination of in Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, are what I would label as criminal identity theft victims, then we are all susceptible to this type of crime.

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Robert Siciliano: Assassin or Identity Theft Victims? (The Huffington Post)

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National Consumer Protection week is the perfect time to take steps to protect yourself from identity theft. The attorney generals office has teamed up with jayhawk file express and document resources to sponsor a shred-a-thon.

More here: Stop Identity Theft! (WIBW Topeka)

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A federal grand jury has indicted a 49-year-old Lexington County woman on charges of bank fraud, mail theft and aggravated identity theft.

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Feds charge Lexington woman with identity theft, bank fraud (The State)

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Identity thieves are not only interested in tapping financial resources, but are also after your medical identification data and services. Medical identity theft typically involves stolen insurance card information, or costs related to medical care and…

Continue here: Medical identity theft strikes 5.8% of American adults (San Francisco Chronicle)

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The Kansas Attorney General’s office is holding a special event to help protect you against identity theft.

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Shred-A-Thon Event Set To Protect Topekans From Identity Theft (WIBW Topeka)

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Eileen Ambrose: More than 11 million U.S. adults were victims of identity theft last year

More here: Consumer’s quest for refund shines a light on ID theft (Baltimore Sun)

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A massive identity theft ring in Albuquerque is unraveling. From stolen credit cards to car break-ins, investigators told News 13 Sunday this is a complicated case with a large cast of characters.

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Massive ID theft ring unraveling (KRQE & KASA FOX 2 Albuquerque)

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