Consumer Federation Of America Unveils New Id Theft Website – IDTheftInfo.org

In the first half of 2011 there were more than 350 corporate data breaches resulting in exposure or theft of 126.7 million personal records.

While stats like these are interesting and make for big news headlines, there is a bigger problem. That problem is that you are essentially helpless in what some like to call “ID Theft Protection.”

You are ultimately caught between the hacker and the corporation that is being attacked.

Today, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) unveiled new tools and services in the form of IDTheftInfo.org to address these issues and help in the ongoing battle for both consumers and businesses.

As part of the CFA’s Identity Theft Service Best Practices Working Group, ID Watchdog has been working closely with the CFA and other advocates to develop the Best Practices for Identity Theft Services and the Nine Things to Check When Shopping for Identity Theft Services tips for consumers, as well as the new website.

We firmly believe that the only real protection against identity theft is active knowledge. In other words, playing a role in what is happening in your online portfolio of personal information.

The launch of IDTheftInfo.org is another great step toward educating people on the reality of identity theft by providing tools and information that empowers you to be active and understand the first signs of possible identity theft.

Check out the site at IDTheftInfo.org or learn more from the press release.