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Posts Tagged social security numbers
How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones From Identity Theft
Identity theft is becoming the fastest growing crime problem in the United States, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Criminals commit identity theft by stealing and using the names, addresses, bank account information, credit card numbers, and Social Security numbers of almost 10 million Americans each year, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Learning about how thieves can get your information is the first step in protecting yourself from becoming an identity theft victim.
At the Corporate Level
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Workplace Identity Theft: The Threat From Within
Recent headlines have shed light on a growing problem, individuals who retrieve and sell personal information that a business has collected for legitimate reasons. Consider the following:
- A former help desk worker used his position at a credit checking company to obtain the personal information of thousands of individuals. The worker allegedly conspired with an accomplice to sell the victims’ credit reports to an identity theft ring. The ring supplied the pair with the name and social security numbers of the individuals whose identities they wanted to steal. The worker, who left the company in 2000, allegedly used codes he had obtained as an employee to access credit reports. He was also accused of providing access codes and passwords to at least one cohort who then used the codes to obtain consumer credit reports.
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