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Advance Auto Parts: Data Breach Hits Stores from New York to Mississippi

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More than 50,000 Customer Records Jeopardized by Attack on Network Database

According to news sources, credit and debit card information from 56,000 customers of Advance Auto Parts was jeopardized in a data breach announced on March 31, 2008. The breach included stores across the United States, from Mississippi to New York.

Advance Auto Parts is offering credit monitoring for one year to impacted customers. IdentityTruth is reaching out to Advance customers to provide them the option of more complete coverage at a special, discounted rate, since credit monitoring alone does not prevent identity theft. IdentityTruth’s technology helps to predict possible fraud and delivers ongoing alerts about any changes to the individual’s credit and identity profile. This can help to prevent other types of fraud such as the theft of social security numbers, or the creation of new utility accounts—activities which would not be detected by credit monitoring alone. The creation of new utility accounts is often the first step taken by identity thieves as they seek to use the stolen identity to commit other fraud.

Data Breaches a Growing Problem for Consumers

The recently announced data breach at Hannaford Supermarkets—involving the theft of 4.2 million customer credit and debit card records—is just the latest in a wave of incidents putting consumers at risk for identity theft.

IdentityTruth invites consumers to learn more by viewing the identity theft timeline—which shows that identity theft usually starts long before something shows up on your credit card account.

 

Has someone already tried to change your address or phone number?

(This is often the first step an identity thief takes to steal your identity.)

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