CreditBloggers: When Retailers Put Your Identity at Risk: "The Texas AG is now investigating whether the dumped records have been used to defraud RadioShack customers. In the meantime, he's charged the company with violating Texas identity protection laws by exposing thousands of customers to identity theft. [ Read more ... ]

Texas Sues RadioShack After Retailer Dumps Thousands of Customer Records: "Texas is suing RadioShack after the retailer's employees dumped thousands of customer records in garbage bins behind a store near Corpus Christi, Texas, on March 21. The records contained Social Security numbers, credit and debit card information, names, addresses and telephone numbers, according to investigators. [ Read more ... ]

Trash-talking Texas sues RadioShack: "

'Exposed victims to dumpster-diving' ID thieves

RadioShack is being sued in Texas for allegedly exposing its customers to ID theft. The lawsuit follows allegations that it carelessly discarded sensitive records outside one of its stores.…

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(Via The Register - Security.)