WASHINGTON, May 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Monday limited the use of a federal law on identity theft against people who use false Social Security numbers to get work.
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.
CHICAGO, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- A man in Chicago was charged with felony identity theft and faces up to 15 years in prison for allegedly stealing a young girl's Social Security number.
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.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Online investigations in Maryland and other states found troves of Americans' private information vulnerable to identity thieves.
EAST ISLIP, N.Y., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- A 2-year-old boy almost became the owner of a used Cadillac after his father tried to use child's Social Security number to get a car loan.
WASHINGTON, June 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Defense may have to come up with a better way to identify military personnel than Social Security numbers.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- While the U.S. Federal Trade Commission tries to combat identify theft, several federal agencies continue to use Social Security numbers.
DALLAS, March 26 (UPI) -- Legislators in California and elsewhere are taking action to make it harder for identity thieves to access Social Security numbers.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 4 (UPI) --