Peoples Credit Union

Even though identity thieves are finding new ways to steal information over the Internet, the original theft-for example, taking out a credit card in your name-tends to be a low-tech crime. According to the Federal Trade Commission, about half the country's victims know how their information was swiped, and in many cases the breach was paper-bills, credit card solicitations, and financial statements-pilfered from garbage cans and mailboxes.