Identity theft

6.17.07 - Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today announced the state has determined that additional information is contained on the computer back-up device stolen last week.

The Governor also announced today he will seek to engage Matthew Curtin, a nationally known expert on information technology, security and data forensics, to assist with the state’s ongoing review of the information in the stolen data device. Curtin is the founder of a Columbus-based firm, Interhack, dedicated to computer trustworthiness and information protection.    » read more »

6.16.07 - Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today announced that the state has determined additional sensitive information is contained on the computer back-up device stolen earlier this week.    » read more »

6.15.07 - Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland tonight called for the State Inspector General to investigate the circumstances surrounding the theft of a state computer back-up device and the state’s response to the theft. He called for this investigation after being informed tonight that additional personal information may be contained in the stolen device.

It is highly unlikely that the information contained in the stolen device has been accessed because specialized knowledge and equipment are required to extract it.    » read more »

6.15.07 - Columbus, Ohio – In an effort to protect state employees from identity theft, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today made available free identity theft prevention and protection services for state employees for a full year.

The following message to state employees was posted to the State Employee Identity Protection webpage, http://ohio.gov/idprotect/, at approximately 6:15 PM today to inform state employees how to sign up for free identity theft protection services:    » read more »

6.15.07 - COLUMBUS – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland said today that the names and social security numbers of all 64,467 state employees were contained on a computer back-up device that was stolen on Sunday, but also emphasized that the data would be very difficult for a thief to access.

“I have asked the Ohio Highway Patrol to lead the investigation to recover the device,” Strickland said. “Also, I have directed the Department of Administrative Services to secure the opportunity for state employees to access free identity theft prevention and protection services for one year.”    » read more »

June 15, 2007 -- Jefferson City, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon today sent a letter to Gov. Matt Blunt to set the record straight on misstatements by the Governor’s chief of staff. Blunt chief of staff Ed Martin made the misstatements in a June 13 letter critical of federal and state agents who earlier that day carried out the arrest of a recently fired Department of Social Services employee. The woman faces federal charges of identity theft and conspiracy to commit fraud.    » read more »

Meeting follows in-depth survey by the Attorney General’s Office to address the severity of cyber crime and the various challenges facing law enforcement

June 15, 2007 -- BOSTON – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley gathered with law enforcement officials from around the state Wednesday to map out a comprehensive, statewide approach to cyber crime in an effort to ensure that Massachusetts is a model for the country in preventing, investigating and prosecuting crimes with an electronic or cyber component.    » read more »

June 13, 2007 -- Today the Department of Justice and FBI announced the results of an ongoing cyber crime initiative to disrupt and dismantle “botherders” and elevate the public’s cyber security awareness of botnets. OPERATION BOT ROAST is a national initiative and ongoing investigations have identified over 1 million victim computer IP addresses.    » read more »

FRANKFORT, KY (June 14, 2007) - Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo, along with the attorneys general of 43 other states, announced a settlement with ChoicePoint to resolve allegations that the company failed to adequately maintain the privacy and security of consumers’ personally identifiable information that was in its control.    » read more »

June 11, 2007 -- "My office is aggressively and vigorously investigating the compromise of confidential information of thousands of Pfizer employees, including 305 in Connecticut.    » read more »

June 6, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL – A Polk County, Florida man was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to organized fraud and identity theft in a case prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution.

Danny Lee Davis was part of a criminal operation that targeted Lowe’s and Home Depot in series of retail thefts. Davis must also pay more than $42,000 in restitution to the two retail chains and will serve five years of probation after his prison sentence.    » read more »

June 5, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Florida Attorney General’s Office filed charges today against three Central Florida individuals for organized fraud, burglary and identity theft. The three defendants will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution.    » read more »

June 1, 2007 -- (Lincoln, NE) -- Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning today announced a settlement with Georgia-based ChoicePoint, Inc., the nation’s largest data broker. The settlement resolves allegations that the company failed to adequately maintain the privacy and security of consumers’ personal information, including 572 Nebraskans.    » read more »

BALTIMORE, MD (June 4, 2007) - Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that his Consumer Protection Division, along with the offices of 43 other attorneys general, have entered into a settlement with the company ChoicePoint to resolve allegations that the company failed to adequately maintain the privacy and security of consumers’ personal information that was in its control.    » read more »

June 1 , 2007 -- (SANTA FE, NM) -- New Mexico Attorney General King is beefing up his office’s resources to aggressively prosecute elderly abuse cases.    » read more »