WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department has contacted 400 passport applicants regarding a breach of its database that could lead to a credit card scam, officials say.
TORONTO, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- About 10 percent of Canadians who shop online report being victims of identity theft, a survey published Wednesday said.
PHOENIX, July 20 (UPI) -- The rapper DMX has been arrested in Phoenix and charged with identity theft in relation to a recent hospital visit, police say.
WASHINGTON, April 18 (UPI) -- A new identity-theft-prevention company composed of former U.S. federal agents announced plans to begin operations at the beginning of May.
PITTSBURG, Texas, April 17 (UPI) -- U.S. immigration authorities said they made a five-state sweep of Pilgrim's Pride employees, detaining about 400 suspected of immigration violations.
WASHINGTON, April 11 (UPI) -- Complaints to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission of tax returns potentially affected by identity theft are up 158 percent in the past five years, officials say.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Two U.S. congressmen from Illinois have introduced a bill calling for new Social Security cards with security features to help combat fraud and identity theft.
MADISON, Wis., Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Wisconsin residents were exposed to possible identity theft for the second time in two years by mailings with their Social Security numbers on address labels.
PUYALLUP, Wash., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- An identity theft investigation turned into a child pornography case when investigators in Washington state examined a suspect's computer.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- The Washington-based non-profit Identity Theft Assistance Center has released a study of identity-theft crimes in 2007 with prediction analysis for 2008.
BOSTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A state-run Massachusetts drug-insurance program is warning seniors their personal information may have been used in an attempted identity theft scheme.
SEATTLE, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A Seattle man pleaded guilty Monday to using computer file-sharing programs to steal personal information from 50 people across the United States.
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A raid on a theft suspect's home in Portland, Ore., yielded four stolen snowmobiles, two trailers and an ATV, police said.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. medical identify theft is not as widespread as identity theft, but can be just as damaging and plague victims' medical and financial lives for years.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Two New Jersey men are facing identity theft and other charges after New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's personal bank account was targeted.
