With employees from the so-called Department of Government Efficiency poking around in agency systems, faith in data security isn’t what it once was. The tool, an identity protection PIN, can help.
Category: Identity Theft
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Woman Will Plead Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Presleys and Sell Graceland
Prosecutors had accused the woman of creating fraudulent loan documents and forging Lisa Marie Presley’s signature.
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How to Spot 3 Common Travel Scams and Avoid Them
Our columnist addresses a case of wire fraud, a credit card scheme and a dubious website — just three examples of the types of reader woe that regularly surface in the Tripped Up inbox.
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Identity Theft Case Backlog at IRS Leads to Delayed Tax Refunds
The National Taxpayer Advocate criticized the agency for being too slow to resolve cases, leaving victims waiting years for their refunds.
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Rampant Identity Theft Is Taxing the I.R.S.
The National Taxpayer Advocate criticized the agency for being too slow to resolve cases, leaving victims waiting years for their refunds.
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First a Victim of Tax Return Identity Theft, Then a 2-Year Wait for a Refund
The I.R.S.’s Taxpayer Advocate Service found that many of those affected were lower-income people who depended on refunds to cover living costs. The wait is “ridiculous,” the head of the service said.
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Ticketmaster Confirms Data Breach. Here’s What to Know.
The hacking group ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for stealing the user information of more than 500 million Ticketmaster customers.
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Who Plotted to Sell Graceland? An Identity Thief Raises His Hand.
A person using an email for the company seeking to foreclose on the former home of Elvis Presley says his ring was behind the threat to sell the beloved landmark.
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AT&T Passcodes for Millions Are Reset After Leak of Customer Records
Nearly eight million customers and 65.4 million former account holders were affected by the data breach, the company said.
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Effort to Revamp I.R.S. Struggles Despite Multibillion-Dollar Infusion
The Office of the National Taxpayer Advocate lamented that the tax collection agency, which now faces budget cuts in Congress, is still struggling to answer the telephones.
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TransUnion Failed to Quickly Place or Remove Freezes on Credit Reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accused the credit bureau, one of three major credit reporting agencies, of “lying to consumers.”