The data thieves who conned their way into ChoicePoint's system downloaded information about at least 166,000 individuals.

With addresses, dates of birth and maiden names often associated with Social Security numbers, she said, they are a gift to data thieves.

Hackers and sophisticated data thieves are one thing.

The methods used by the software to avoid detection were likened to those used by data thieves.

Computer break-ins are not new, but the methods used by many data thieves are getting more sophisticated.

Personally identifiable information of as many as two million Countrywide customers may have been sold by data thieves, according to the mortgage company.

He said data thieves directly obtained information related to some 200,000 cardholder accounts.

This article collects main types of attack that can be lead in a data thief.

The game's star, Sol Cutter, is a small-time data thief whose latest steal at the beginning of the game comes with a nasty sting.

But about a year later, data thieves gained access to my bank account and stole $1,700 anyway.