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• How Safe is Your Social Security Number?
  September 8, 2010, 8:12 pm

  Carnegie Mellon researchers were able to predict some people’s Social Security numbers using information on social networking sites and publically available data

• Identity Theft: A Few Pennies for Your Thoughts—and Credit Card
  September 8, 2010, 8:12 pm

• Hot Docs: Shifting the Effort to Fight Terror, Rising Identity Theft Complaints
  September 8, 2010, 8:12 pm

  Today's selection of timely reports.

• Why the Mumbai Terrorists Used Credit Cards
  September 8, 2010, 8:12 pm

  Plastic makes it easy for terrorists to access funds.

• Lost In Space
  September 8, 2010, 8:12 pm

  It's 2008. Do you know who has your Social Security number?

• On The Defensive
  September 8, 2010, 8:12 pm

  Lock up employee data, or face the consequences.

• Who's Got Your Number?
  September 8, 2010, 8:12 pm

  Businesses request Social Security data that Americans don't want to share.

• 5 Ways to Avoid Being a Check-Fraud Victim
  September 8, 2010, 8:12 pm

  The real-life inspiration for "Catch Me If You Can" offers five ways to keep from being victimized.

• Video: Avoid ID Theft
  September 8, 2010, 8:12 pm

  Hiding your Social Security number is a start.

• Health Buzz: Heparin Contamination and Other Health News
  September 8, 2010, 8:12 pm

  Officials think the tainted batches of heparin may have been intentionally contaminated.

• Fraudster Sells Deceased Owners' Properties
  September 8, 2010, 8:12 pm

  Man is found guilty of wrongfully taking titles, selling properties as if they were his own.

• Do You Know Who’s on Your Credit File?
  September 8, 2010, 8:12 pm

  Expert says more people are becoming victims of this kind of identity theft.

• Medical Identity Theft Turns Patients Into Victims
  September 8, 2010, 8:12 pm

  When health records get breached, wealth and well-being are both in jeopardy.

• What to Do When Thieves Snatch Your Medical Identity
  September 8, 2010, 8:12 pm

  If you know—or even suspect—that your medical identity has been stolen, take these steps now.

• Change of Address? USPS Will Confirm
  September 8, 2010, 8:12 pm

  The Postal Service protects customers from angry ex-girlfriends and identity thieves.

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