Forbes 400 Targeted by ID Thieves 51
An anonymous reader writes "Numerous media outlets have been reporting this story about an ID theft ring which targeted the Forbes list of 400 richest Americans. It seems that Igor Klopov, a 24 year-old Russian citizen, was the ring leader and was caught after attempting to pick up $7 million in gold that he was using to launder the money. It goes to show that anyone can be the target of identity theft, as they even went after the President of Transunion, one of the credit reporting bureaus."
Wanna bet... (Score:3, Insightful)
I'll bet the freeze on that record went through without any quibbles or extra charge.
Finally! (Score:5, Insightful)
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Transunion are a bunch of crooks anyhow. (Score:3, Insightful)
Transunion, like all other credit bureaus, sells your info to collectors to rip you off, and they sell you the same data even tho it is your data.
Fuck all of them I say.
Re:National ID Card Now ! (Score:3, Insightful)
Security through redundant backups, people.