Identity Theft

Menacing headlines such as the recent Countrywide data theft continue to alarm and inform us to the ever growing presence of data theft. With news of corporate data breaches hitting the papers every day it's clear criminals continue to find ingenious ways to skim, steal or hack whatever bits of information they can from large or small data bases or from our own rubbish, computer, wallet including the thing we most take for granted- our own identities! The best defense -is a great offense... Read Full Story

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College contractor loses 15,000 students' personal information LITTLETON CO- Arapahoe Community College (ACC) is notifying 15,000 students that their personal information has been lost or stolen. An ACC spokesperson tells 9NEWS that a hard copy letter detailing the loss is being mailed to all affected students Monday. The letter is in addition to an e-mail that was sent on Friday. The e-mail indicates that a contractor who manages the student information database had a flash drive lost... Read Full Story

Discover the Parts of a Credit Report and What They MeanSo you ordered a copy of your credit report to check for inaccuracies and get the most from your credit score. Now how do you read it? Your credit report is read and used by any number of people you deal with on a daily basis, from your landlord to your employer to a potential lender. How to Evaluate and Raise Your Credit ScoreWhy do some people get offers for pre-approved credit cards and others don't? What do car dealers know about... Read Full Story

First (and still is ) personal ID theft.  It graduated to stealing homes and now ID thieves are stealing personal medical information. This article was re-printed in both the Star Duster Newsletter and L. A. Daily News but was originally published in the The Dallas Morning News.  The writer is Pamela Yip. When someone steals your identity, obtains loans in your name and then stiffs the lenders, the effects on your credit report can be devastating.  It can take weeks, months or sometimes years... Read Full Story