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Resources for dealing with identity theft
The InfoSec department within UGA’s Enterprise Information
Technology Services maintains this Web site that provides links
and addresses for use in the case of potential identity theft. It
should prove helpful for any members of the university community
who are affected by the security breach at ChoicePoint Inc.
Atlanta-based ChoicePoint, a commercial source of personal information
on Americans (with more than 10 billion records on individuals
and businesses, -including details about their homes, cars, relatives
and criminal records) admitted earlier this month that it had given
away personal information to “unauthorized third parties.”
Georgians were among those whose records were released; the company
will be notifying those affected.
Those affected should immediately check personal credit reports
for suspicious activity, with subsequent checks several times in
the coming year. Links and addresses can be found here. |
