Meeting addresses fraud, identity theft (The Record and Herald News)

With thousands stolen from residents so far this year, Nutley Public Safety Commissioner Al Petracco and Police Det. Tom Perrota held a neighborhood watch meeting to enable citizens to protect themselves against identity theft and fraud.

Avoid identity theft during tax season (The Humboldt Beacon)

Mortgage Minute By Randi Ellis iServe Residential Lending, Fortuna Identity theft affected 10 million Americans last year, an increase of 22 percent from the previous year, according to Javelin Strategy and Research.

Class Action Suit Over Aetna's Security Breach Is Dismissed (Law.com)

Finding there was no more than speculative injury, a federal judge has dismissed a class action suit against Aetna filed in the wake of news that the insurer's computer database may have been hacked and that personal data of up to 450,000 job applicants were potentially at risk. The judge added his voice to a growing chorus of judges who have held that such a claim of "increased risk of identity ...

Police are investigating identity theft, grand larceny at local bank (The Goshen Chronicle)

ATM skimmer’ steals $25K out of customers’ accounts at Goshen Bank of America

3 charged with SoCal gas pump ID theft (San Francisco Chronicle)

Three men are accused of stealing $2 million by installing devices on gas station pumps that harvested credit card access codes. The men pleaded not guilty Monday in Los Angeles to two dozen charges of conspiracy, identity theft, grand theft and computer... Identity theft - Credit card - Los Angeles - Theft - Crime