ID Theft News

IRS Reports Big Jump in Identity Theft Probes

The Internal Revenue Service started 1,492 criminal investigations into the use of tax returns to commit identity theft in the year that ended Sept. 30, a 66 percent increase, the agency said today. The data release comes less than a …

How Identity Theft Ruined Alabama Victim’s Finances, Career

Air National Guard Maj. Zane Purdy was making more than $100,000 a year working for a defense contracting company when his identity was stolen and sold to a tax fraud ring. Now, Purdy makes $7.25 an hour at a Krystal …

Citi Skimped on ID Theft Protection for Data Breach Victims: Reuters

After a massive data breach last month, Citigroup did not offer its hacked clients the same degree of identity-theft protection that many other companies provide, drawing criticism from privacy advocates. Citigroup, which had over 360,000 credit card accounts exposed last …

Survey: Businesses Not Doing Enough to Protect Against Discrimination, ID Theft

Nearly a third of Americans report that businesses are not doing enough to protect them from workplace discrimination and identity theft. A recent survey by the Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. found that one in three people surveyed said, compared …