Identity Theft 2010 Statistics

IDENTITY THEFT STATISTICS BY INDUSTRY

ALARMING NUMBERS

The 2010 Identity Theft Stats are in and they are alarming numbers below is a recap by industry of the totals and percentages.

Banking/Credit/Financial


Number of Breaches:           4,853,708

 %of Records:                     30.0% 

Business

Number of Breaches:            6,626,435

 %of Records:                       41.0%

Some of the Winners of 2010 for breaches in their security were.......

AvMed Health Plans                                         1,200,000

Educational Credit Management Corp             3,300,000 
  
Affinity Health Plan                                            409,000

BlueCross - Anthem - WellPoint                         470,000

BlueCross BlueShield - Triple S Management    400,000

Lincoln National Financial Securities                1,200,000

It looks like our Health Care System needs to upgrade their computer security a bit along with our Financial Institutions.


Remember......No company can stop you from becoming a victim of Identity Theft....When it happens get with the best in the business...Kroll International, provided by LegalShield

Rich Figley
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Identity Theft Restoration