We bring the following story to you in the hope that you will realize that while no one is safe from being touched by the crime of identity theft, many can protect themselves with a good identity theft protection plan, like LifeLock.

Hurricane Katrina spread through the news like wildfire as several thousands were displaced from their homes and had to move on. We all remember the pictures of the devastating storm in the news and may we say that for those who went through the terrible affects this storm had (which we can not even begin to imagine) we are sorry to see such happen to your area. This did unmentionable damage and ruined the lives of too many to account for. Has everything calmed after the storm? Not hardly.

Along with what seems to be the life-long efforts of rebuilding and “getting back to normal” the latest news focuses on about 16,000 Hurricane Katrina evacuees who have had their personal information posted online. The Federal Emergency Management Agency became aware of this breach on December 16th. This information breach was the result of releasing information to state agencies that properly requested it after the hurricane hit.

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