Identity Theft Gets Personal
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It had been a pleasant Saturday afternoon until I got the dreadful cellphone call. The woman on the other end said she was from Bank of America. I immediately thought she was going to offer me another credit card. I told her I was busy.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Consumers are bombarded with warnings about identity theft. Publicized threats range from mailbox thieves and lost laptops to the higher-tech methods of e-mail scams and corporate data invasions.
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If you live in New York, California, or Nevada, you have the biggest chance of being an identity theft victim.  However if you're a Wyoming, Vermont, or Montana resident, the opposite is the case, a new study says.
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One of the most common forms of identity theft involves illegal immigrants using fraudulent Social Security numbers.
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Eager to get into the identity-theft business? Don't bother breaking into a government employee's house or staking out an unsecured Wi-Fi hotspot. A recent study shows that a simple shopping jaunt on eBay or in a local used-tech store will pay off in personal info over half the time.
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Scammers and thieves are out there, but you can protect yourself.
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An intruder had access to customer records, Social Security numbers, and private e-mail for at least a year ending last October. Trophies included celebrity cell phone snapshots, and a trove of restricted Secret Service documents stored on an agent's Sidekick.
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When it comes to credit card abuse, your wallet may not be the only victim.
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Rise in online identity fraud has companies on the hook: Educate customers or lose them.
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Joel Winston, associate director of the FTC's Division of Privacy and Identity Protection will answer your questions on how to shield yourself from identity theft and what to do if you're a victim.
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Leaving personal information on cell phones and computers before you sell, donate or recycle them can expose you to identity thieves. Here's how to protect yourself.
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InfoWorld - The theft of a laptop containing Social Security numbers of Nashville, Tenn.-area voters is expected to cost local officials about $1 million as they roll out identity-theft protection to those affected.
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By KEVIN DeMARRAIS  We hear about identity theft almost every day, and it's easy to know why: It's the No. 1 source of consumer fraud gripes. But it is far from the sole means crooks are using to separate you from your hard-earned money.
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State officials say it&#39;s not clear if names and Social Security numbers were accessed or stolen but urge individuals to take precautions against identity theft.
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Hackers got into a database containing the Social Security numbers of
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Personal information about Americans is stolen or lost from some government or private computer almost daily, but congressional auditors can link only a few identity thefts to the breaches.
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New Yorkers, especially around New  York City, and Californians, especially around Los Angeles, are  more likely to be targets of identity theft, according to a new  study.