In the news this week

March 2, 2015: Almost three years after the ‪‎LinkedIn‬ ‪breach‬, millions of dollars are being awarded in two settlements.

March 2, 2015: Identity theft‬ is the top consumer complaint for the 15th year in a row, according to the FTC.

March 3, 2015: NAID announces support of HHS, Illinois AG investigation: Casual disposal of medical records in Northbrook, Illinois, to be investigated.

March 3, 2015: The owner of a Colorado store was caught dumping confidential documents in a dumpster after the sheriff's department began an investigation.

March 3, 2015: AG plans to beef up Illinois' data breach law. This announcement comes on the heels of the large, improper disposal of medical records discovered last week in Northbrook, Illinois.

March 4, 2015: Houston deputies arrested four people in connection with a large ‪identity theft‬ ring.

March 4, 2015: An alarming number of ‪identity thefts‬ have been reported at BSU.

March 5, 2015: The Ontario government is under fire over inaction on ‪health‬ ‪privacy‬ law and ‪data breaches‬.