Education Aug 24 How scammers are siphoning college financial aid with stolen student identities By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery
Nation Jan 08 IRS improved taxpayer services but slow to resolve identity theft, independent watchdog says An independent watchdog finds the IRS has improved its overall taxpayer service through Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act but is slow to resolve certain identity theft cases. By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Politics Oct 10 Rep. Santos faces new charges he stole donor identities, made unauthorized charges to their credit cards A new indictment filed Tuesday charges U.S. Rep. George Santos with stealing the identities of donors to his campaign and then using their credit cards to ring up tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges. By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press
Politics Aug 16 A former fundraiser for Rep. Santos has been charged with wire fraud and identity theft Sam Miele was charged with four counts of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in an alleged scheme to defraud donors and obtain money under false pretenses. By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press
Nation Aug 14 Watch 6:47 Editor of Marion County Record discusses possible motives behind police raid of newsroom Police officers in Marion, Kansas, are under fire after raiding the newsroom of the town’s local newspaper, confiscating computers, cellphones and other materials. Marion County Record publisher and editor Eric Meyer said his 98-year-old mother collapsed and died following a… By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Shoshana Dubnow
Mar 19 U.S. charges Swiss ‘hacktivist’ for data theft and leaks By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The Justice Department has charged a Swiss hacker with computer intrusion and identity theft, just over a week after the hacker took credit for helping to break into the online systems of a U.S. security-camera startup. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Ukraine closes border to Russian men Friday in our news wrap, Ukraine escalated its standoff with Russia. President Petro Poroshenko closed the border to all Russian men ages 16 to 60, saying he wants to prevent fighters from joining rebels in the eastern part of Ukraine. Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 6:48 Why companies are still failing to protect our personal data A newly announced breach into the Marriott hotel chain’s reservation database is one of the biggest hacks in history, affecting half a billion customers in all. Amna Nawaz speaks with David Kennedy, co-founder of security firm TrustedSec, to understand what's… Continue watching
Sep 21 Credit freezes can help prevent identity theft. Are they worth your time? By Gretchen Frazee Freezing your credit report is now free thanks to a new federal law. The service, which aims to prevent identity theft, previously cost upwards of $30 in some states. Continue reading
Sep 14 To prevent identity theft, government will issue new Medicare cards By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press While the first mailings of new cards begin next April, Congress has set an April 2019 deadline for all beneficiaries to have received one. Continue reading