Complaints about identity theft in Florida dropped slightly last year, but the state still had the highest ID-theft complaint rate in the country, the U.S. government said Tuesday. ID theft complaints ebbed nearly 5 percent in the Sunshine State in 2010, the second straight year fewer people have reported being targeted by identity thieves, according ...
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale ABC affiliate WPLG aired a story this morning with frightening implications for smart phone owners in South Florida. How can burglars and information thieves steal your car, break into your home, clean out your bank accounts and take your identity when you leave your smart phone device unattended? The answer lies in the ...
The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reports that 662 data breaches occurred during 2010 — though the actual instances of information theft are much higher, according to trade journal InformationSecurity. The ITRC took the opportunity to highlight the apparent lack of transparency regarding data breach reporting. “Other than breaches reported by the media and a ...
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel has reported that a woman who used a stolen identity to pay for breast implants at a Florida cosmetic surgery center has been sentenced to prison after allegedly using stolen credit cards to buy breast implants, liposuction and new furniture for her home. Shatarka Nuby, 30, of Tamarac, Fla., was sentenced ...