Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:41 AM
Identity theft is considered the nation's fastest-growing crime and last year more than 9.9 million Americans were victims.
California State University, Chico spokesman Joe Wills said nearly all the current, former and prospective students, faculty and staff who were affected have been notified of the theft, which happened about three weeks ago. Hackers gained access to the victims' names and Social Security numbers.
Read more about California State University Hacker Attack at CNN .
This is getting scary, and every day there are new online stores coming up with very unsecure shopping carts. Many online store owners believe owning an SSL certificate is the solution to security, but unfortunately it is not.