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If you’re one of 11,000 people from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, you might be at risk of ID theft after a driver’s license facility computer was stolen Tuesday. The computer contained photos, addresses and in about half the cases SSNs. The thieves also stole equipment for making driver’s licenses. Whoops. —MEGHANN MARCO
11,000 at risk after driver’s license data stolen [CNN]
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HOW TO: Get Through Having Your Identity Stolen
HOWTO: Avoid ID Theft
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