This story about identity theft is dated April 1, but it’s no joke.

The Identity Theft Resource Center looks at security breaches that could potentially lead to identity theft and, for 2007, documented “446 paper and electronic breaches, potentially affecting more than 127 million records. This is a significant increase from 2006 which listed in excess of 315 publicized breaches affecting nearly 20 million individuals. In 2005 there were 158 incidents affecting more than 64.8 million people.”

Owtch.

This entry was posted on Monday, April 7th, 2008 at 7:53 am and is filed under This 'n' That.