Mr. Vega was indicted in Brooklyn on charges of money laundering, identify theft and grand larceny.

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The firms said computers infected by the Bamital botnet were being used for identify theft.

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However, the prospect of identify theft and using other credit card numbers remains a risk.

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Another 35, 000 employees are trained to identify theft indicators and help victims.

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Or, to help detect identify theft, check every few months by looking up your Experian report on, say, Presidents Day, TransUnion on July 4 and Equifax on Veterans Day.

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Identify theft would also appear applicable.

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Mr Verster, Route Managing Director for Network Rail, said there were a number of factors for the reduction in cable theft, including engineers developing cables that were harder to steal and easier to identify.

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