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Released: June 13, 2010

Vigilance is key to protecting your credit

Source: Kathy Kristof, Los Angeles Times (Free Registration)

If you’re even slightly concerned about the privacy of your personal information, Jim Stickley is your worst nightmare.

The chief technology officer of TraceSecurity, a risk management firm based in Louisiana, breaks into banks and steals their customers’ most confidential information such as Social Security numbers and the details of their banking transactions. He could take your cash too, but says you probably have less money in your account than he could get by starting new credit in your name.

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