Eight Reasons to have Identity Theft Protection:

1. Your information is out there whether you want to admit it or not
2. Your mail is too easy to redirect or steal
3. Phishing scams and computer spyware are more sophisticated than ever
4. Companies that store your personal information do not have adequate security in place
5. 10 million victims each year, means you have a good chance of becoming one
6. TOTAL number of records containing sensitive personal information involved in security breaches in the U.S. since January 2005. 345,724,373  as of February 18,2010 
7. The running total we maintain at the end of the Chronology represents the approximate number of *records* that have been compromised due to security breaches, not necessarily the number of *individuals* affected. Breaches for specific years are noted below -- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Some individuals may be the victims of more than one breach, which would affect the totals.
8. In reality, the number given below should be much larger. For many of the breaches listed, the number of records is unknown. Further, this list is not a comprehensive compilation of all breach data.

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