Insurer Data Breach Results in Identity Theft for UC-Irvine Students A data breach at UnitedHealthcare has resulted in 1,132 students at UC-Irvine having their identities stolen, university officials said on Thursday, the Orange County Register reports. Fraudulent tax returns were filed for at least 155 of the affected students. The identity thefts were revealed in…

Protection From Identity Theft TULSA, Okla.) June 6 – Some of you may be getting e-mails from someone claiming to be with the IRS, asking for your social security number and other personal information. The problem is, the IRS doesn’t send e-mails. This is just one of the many ways thieves are trying to steal…

State Senate passes identity theft bill ALBANY – The New York State Senate Thursday passed legislation sponsored by Senator Stephen Saland (R-C-I, Poughkeepsie), that would toughen the state’s law against the crime of identity theft by expanding the types and amount of personal identification that would be needed to charge someone with identity theft, as…

ITRC’s 5th Annual Aftermath Study Released: An Analysis of Identity Theft Through the Victim’s Eyes SAN DIEGO, June 4 /PRNewswire/ — The Identity Theft Resource Center(R)(ITRC) today released an important report discussing the impact of identity theft victimization. Since 2003, the Identity Theft Resource Center has conducted annual victimization surveys to study the impact of identity theft crimes…

Identity theft suspect racked up $787,000 in debt Police arrested a Mesa man Tuesday on suspicion of identity theft after he tried to buy a $33,000 truck using somebody else’s Social Security number, according to a report. Investigators said Adan Betancio Guerrero, 36, racked up more than $787,000 in debt since 2001 using the number,…

The identity theft and meth connection I’ve been reading about the growing connection between identity theft and methamphetamine use, but after seeing a report this morning about a woman in Oregon who was sentenced to more than four years in prison for identity and mail theft in addition to possession of methamphetamine, I wanted to…

Wealthy Londoners are most at risk as cases of identity theft soar The number of cases of identity theft has soared by 66 per cent in the past year, with wealthy business people and company directors in London topping the list of those most at risk. More than 6,000 people contacted the credit reference agency…

What financial papers should you keep and for how long? How long should you keep personal financial information? Here’s what the experts advise: • • The IRS has three years from your tax-filing date to audit and six years to challenge a claim. A good rule of thumb is to keep all tax returns and…

Thwarting identity theft is a priority, officials say Claudia Farrell didn’t know there was a problem with her Social Security number until the tax man called. Farrell, a Washington, D.C., spokeswoman for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, said it was about 20 years ago that she received a demand for unpaid taxes on income from…