Phony Job Ad Nets More Stolen Identities

Last week, a security company reported that it found about 100,000 stolen identities hidden away in a dozen caches spread across the globe. Now it seems that number may be a fraction of the amount that hackers have stolen and socked away.

Researchers at Symantec have found another major database of information. This one contains 1.6 million pieces of facts such as names, addresses, mobile phone numbers, and name of employers. The number correlates to data pieces, not 1.6 million victims, said Dave Cole, director of Symantec's Security Response team.

It's still unclear how many stolen identities -- how many victims of identity theft -- the information in that cache represents, added Cole.