Identity Theft

Sony is making a plan for any employees, ex employes or family will have supervision over all identity. If identity theft tries to occur the FBI and several other agencies come into it.

Kit, Borys, and Rebecca Ford. "5 Things Sony Is Doing for Its Employees." Hollywood Reporter 26 Dec. 2014: 24. General OneFile. Web. 21 Jan. 2015.

As identity theft becomes a growing concern, some hospitals are harnessing fingerprint reading devices to alleviate any threats.

Stempniak, Marty. "High-tech fingerprint readers help avoid identity theft, prescription drug abuse: Ohio hospital believes biometric readers already have helped to make a dent in opiate abuse." H&HN Hospitals & Health Networks Dec. 2014: 15. General OneFile. Web. 21 Jan. 2015.

Identity theft is a crime that can not only have you sued but can give you jail time.

Sullivan, Clare. "Is Identity Theft Really Theft?" International Review of Law, Computers & Technology 23.1-2 (2009): 77-87. Web.

There's really only one way to protect yourself from identity theft. Stop spending money and trust no one. Say you leave your purse or wallet laying around in public that is a very easy way for identity theft to occur.

"3 Ways Consumers Fall Victim to Identity Theft - US News." US News RSS. N.p., 21 July 2014. Web. 29 Jan. 2015.

In Wisconsin a series of identity theft happened. One lady had her social security hacked and personal information was leaked without her permission.

"BENCH BLOG: Appeals court clarifies identity theft confusion." Wisconsin Law Journal 22 Dec. 2014. General OneFile. Web. 21 Jan. 2015.

Many different companies all over the world are joining in to fight identity theft. When they are combined they will hopefully defeat many of the hackers.

"FinancialNewsMedia.com Brings Out Report on Critical Data Protection." Entertainment Close-up 10 Oct. 2014. General OneFile. Web. 21 Jan. 2015.

Identity theft makes you start over with all of your financial business if a person takes your identity

"IdentityTheft.org - Identity Theft Prevention and Survival." IdentityTheft.org - Identity Theft Prevention and Survival. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2015.

Now days online video games and social media is easiest to have identity theft with. There are people working to make it nearly impossible to do identity theft but it has not been established yet.

"TechNavio: Increasing Identity and Data Theft to Make Headway for the Global Mobile Biometrics Market by 2019." Entertainment Close-up 16 Jan. 2015: n. pag. General OneFile. Web. 20 Jan. 2015.

Hackers have started using phishing emails containing Dropbox links to install a new type of ransomware on PCs.

"WATCH OUT FOR: Ransomware hosted on Dropbox files." ComputerActive 9 Dec. 2014. General OneFile. Web. 21 Jan. 2015.

A California organization is trying to make technology clothing to help prevent identity theft.

"Wearable Technology's next Level - Virtual Identity Theft Prevention." Apparel Online 22 Dec. 2014: n. pag. General OneFile. Web. 21 Jan. 2015.

The White House unveiled a series of steps the federal government will take to make identity theft less prevalent and easier to remedy. This will prevent less identity theft.

"Wearable Technology's next Level - Virtual Identity Theft Prevention." Apparel Online 22 Dec. 2014: n. pag. General OneFile. Web. 21 Jan. 2015.

Morgan a small town California girl had her first encounter of identity theft when her email and password was hacked. The hacker sent some very mean things to a couple of girls but luckily for Morgan she was without any technology that night so she had proof. Identity theft hackers can take away your identity but social security, passwords, ID's, and many other things.

Brown, Anne K. Virtual Danger: Staying Safe Online. Mankato, MN: Compass Point, 2010. Print.

As more users begin to trust their devices more and more they start to have identity theft problems. These problems lead to loss of money and several hours of work to fix it.

Title: TechNavio: Increasing Identity and Data Theft to Make Headway for the Global Mobile Biometrics Market by 2019 Source: Entertainment Close-up. (Jan. 16, 2015): Document Type: Brief article

Tax related business make it extremely easy for identity theft to occur. A hacker can get into your personal business and get all of it.

Tucker, Beth. "The risks of tax related business identity theft." Practical Tax Strategies Dec. 2014: 267-268. General OneFile. Web. 21 Jan. 2015.

Two defendants in an alleged identity theft ring that targeted banks in New York City and Westchester County have pleaded guilty. Tyrone Lee and Anthony Davis admitted on Tuesday to orchestrating thefts of customer information using bank tellers at branches. Using data gained from tellers who cooperated in the ring, Lee stole personal information from hundreds of customers of Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, HSBC, TD Bank, and Wachovia branches.

Wilhelm, Colin. "Two Plead Guilty in New York Identity Theft Case." American Banker 21 Jan. 2015: n. pag. General OneFile. Web. 29 Jan. 2015.

Since so many people use the Internet and their computers for searching, emailing, instant messaging, online shopping, and banking, the home PC has become the educational, communication, and entertainment hub for families everywhere. In that case it is much easier for any computer hacker to get any information out of your computer

http://home.mcafee.com/advicecenter/?id=ad_fis_itahthc&ctst=1

The biggest risk of having identity theft is at your very own home. On your computer you may pay bills, send emails, and many other things that any hacker can see and hack you of. These hackers are not uneducated so there are many steps to get your computer to where nobody but you can get on it.

http://www.identitytheftkiller.com/secure-computer.php

Identity theft happens to over 12,000,000 million people a year. If you are ever one of the unlucky people who get hacked it is usually one of your local meth heads then a computer hacker. Now days with all the money being taken my identity theft gangs and other groups are attempting to hack people.

http://www.privacymatters.com/identity-theft-information/identity-theft-computer-hacking.aspx

Only 18 months after Joe moved in with his fiancee. Joe got a notification saying his credit card was all out of money. over 5,000 dollars was stolen from Joe. He found how he was an identity theft victim.

http://www.protectmyid.com/identity-theft-protection-resources/identity-recovery/one-victims-story.aspx

With the years past hackers for identity theft have became more rapid. Identity theft hackers will look on the ground and even in the trash for any bank statements, receipts, or even tax papers to suck as much information out to steal the money behind all of these things.

https://www.sjpd.org/bfo/community/Crimeprev/crimeprevention%20forms/Identitytheft.pdf