Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Millions of Mortgage Records in Unauthorized Hands Leave Consumers in Need of a Bulwark against Financial Fraudsters

(SARASOTA, Fla. – Sept. 21, 2008 – One You Security) Last week, reports revealed that the alleged wrongdoings of an employee at Countrywide Home Loans placed more than 2 million unique data records in the hands of parties unauthorized to view the information. The news supported research that links employee negligence to a large number [...]

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Massive Loss of Mobile Computers from U.S. Government Agency Underscores Need for Laptop Tracking Technology

(BOSTON, Mass. – Sept. 22, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) News reports last week indicated that a U.S. government agency associated with law enforcement lost weapons and hundreds of laptop computers during the five-year period of 2002 to 2007. But developments such as this would be much less of a cause for concern if organizations took the [...]

Identity Theft Protection Expert and One You Security: Largest Data Breach Thus Far of 2008 Underscores Need for Consumer Choice in Financial Fraud Protection

(SARASOTA, Fla. – Sept. 10, 2008 – One You Security) According to new reports, a breach of data at a large U.S. bank, first reported in May of this year, involved close to three times as many unique data records as originally announced. Each of the now approximately 12.5 million is at increased risk of [...]

Identity Theft Expert and MyLaptopGPS: Three Laptop Computers Reported Over Last Month as Being Stolen Contain More Than 200,000 Unique Data Records

(BOSTON, Mass. – Sept. 5, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Thefts, reported over the last month, of laptop computers belonging to a large national brewer and a well known engineering school placed more than 200,000 unique data records in jeopardy. Despite spokespeople’s reassurances that related identity thefts were unlikely, the default thinking needs to be that identity [...]