Identity theft

May 31, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, with attorneys general from 43 other states, announced a settlement today with ChoicePoint for allegedly failing to adequately protect consumers' personally identifiable information, resulting in a massive security breach.

The Atlanta-based ChoicePoint, which collects and maintains personally identifiable information on consumers, provides identification and credential verification services to businesses, government and non-profit organizations.    » read more »

May 31, 2007 -- (MONTGOMERY)— Alabama Attorney General Troy King today announced a settlement with ChoicePoint Inc. regarding a breach that may have compromised the security of identification information for up to 145,000 consumers nationwide—possibly including 1,382 Alabamians—in 2005.    » read more »

Check ‘n Go case is latest ID theft enforcement action by Attorney General in recent weeks

May 24, 2007 -- EL PASO – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott took legal action Thursday against CNG Financial Corporation and its subsidiaries, Check ‘n Go of Texas, Inc. and Southwestern & Pacific Specialty Finance, Inc., for systematically exposing its customers to the risk of identity theft. According to documents filed by the Attorney General, Check ‘n Go violated the law by repeatedly failing to protect customer records that contain sensitive personal information.    » read more »

Attorney General McKenna Pleased Credit Freeze Legislation Now Law

May 15, 2007 -- OLYMPIA – Washington residents have a new way to protect themselves from identity thieves. Attorney General Rob McKenna said today’s signing of a preventative credit security freeze law, which he pursued during the past two legislative sessions, is crucial in lowering the risk of unauthorized credit or bank accounts being opened. The law also helps shield existing victims from additional harm to their credit reports.    » read more »

Takes Action Against Pawn Shop Chain For Exposing Records; Case against EZCORP is fifth ID theft enforcement action by Attorney General in recent weeks

May 8, 2007 -- SAN ANTONIO – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott took legal action Tuesday against Texas-based EZCORP Inc., and its subsidiary, EZPAWN, for systematically exposing its customers to identity theft. According to documents filed by the Attorney General, EZCORP violated the law by repeatedly failing to protect customer records that contain sensitive personal information.    » read more »

May 3, 2007 -- Washington, DC – The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to protect individuals from identity theft by requiring businesses to notify consumers in the event of a security breach that exposes their personal data.

Identical data breach notification provisions were included in a comprehensive data privacy bill sponsored by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) that also passed out of Committee today.    » read more »

540,000 New Yorkers and owner of personal data not properly notified that their personal information was at risk

NEW YORK, NY (April 26, 2007) – Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the first settlement under New York's Information Security Breach and Notification Law. CS STARS LLC, a Chicago-based claims management company, failed to notify the owner of computerized data and approximately 540,000 New York consumers that their personal information was at risk for seven weeks.    » read more »

FirstBank to handle distribution through 118 branch locations

04/18/2007 -- (DENVER) – Colorado Attorney General John Suthers today released an Identity Theft Repair Kit to help combat the growing threat of identity theft in the state of Colorado. The 21-page, full color booklet will provide useful information on how to prevent identity theft and what to do if you become a victim.    » read more »