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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

U.S. Representative George Santos (R-NY) departs after a Republican conference meeting on Capitol in Washington, U.S. January 10, 2023. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS
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

U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-NY) heads to the floor of the House of Representatives for a vote on a Republican motion to refer a Democratic-sponsored resolution to expel Santos from the House to the House Ethics Committee instead of an immediate expulsion vote, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. May 17, 2023. Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/REUTERS
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

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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.

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Nov 30

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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.

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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…

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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.

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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.

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