https://e-sygoing.link Latest links in the Identity Theft category en-us Mon, 25 May 2026 11:33:28 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/link/7906422-npr-fighting-identity-theft Beth Givens, director of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, discusses the recent spate of security breaches at consumer data banks. Computer hackers accessed consumer data at ChoicePoint and Lexis-Nexis. [4:20 streaming audio broadcast] Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:38:47 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7906422 https://e-sygoing.link/link/7906411-financial-privacy-now Campaign to strengthen financial privacy protections for consumers to keep credit safe and prevent crimes like identity theft. Targets the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Project of Consumers Union. Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:39:42 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7906411 https://e-sygoing.link/link/7906414-smartmoneycom-debt-management-the-secret-life-of-your-social Article by Aleksandra Todorova. "With Social Security-number (SSN)-only theft, oftentimes abusers have no intent of stealing anybody's good credit. They simply want the number so they can work and establish their own lines of credit — in their own name. In essence, two separate identities are created from one Social Security number." Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:17:17 -0500 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7906414 https://e-sygoing.link/link/7906432-npr-experts-urge-consumers-to-act-against-identity-theft Georgia-based ChoicePoint Inc. is sending out letters to warn consumers their personal information has been stolen. But law enforcement officials say many more people need to be on guard for possible identity theft, after crooks got unauthorized access to information in ChoicePoint's databases. [3:37 streaming audio broadcast] Fri, 28 Nov 2025 06:16:54 -0500 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7906432 https://e-sygoing.link/link/7906423-npr-id-thieves-target-children-infants Even the youngest among us can be victims of identity theft. Seattle Times reporter Jolayne Houtz explains how, and why. John Brooke, a Seattle-area man, describes how his newborn became a target. [2:44 streaming audio broadcast] Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:09:40 -0500 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7906423 https://e-sygoing.link/link/7906425-npr-safeguarding-the-data-brokerage-industry-part-ii For a closer look at data brokers and what can be done to safeguard the industry from future fraud, NPR's Ed Gordon is joined by Robert O'Harrow Junior, a staff writer at The Washington Post and author of "No Place to Hide: Behind the Scenes of Our Emerging Surveillance Society," and Florida Sen. Bill Nelson (D), who has championed legislation that would give the Federal Trade Commission more oversight over the data brokerage industry. [7:55 streaming audio broadcast] Wed, 24 Sep 2025 03:19:15 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7906425 https://e-sygoing.link/link/7906418-npr-tips-to-avoid-internet-identity-theft-e-mail-scams Criminals around the world are discovering tools that let them spy on hundreds of thousands of people over the Internet, and they're stealing credit card numbers, bank account passwords, and other sensitive information. NPR's Chris Arnold reports. [5:20 streaming audio broadcast] Sun, 10 Aug 2025 03:23:07 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7906418 https://e-sygoing.link/link/7906387-federal-trade-commission-identity-theft The U.S. government's central website for information about identity theft. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 01:54:32 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7906387 https://e-sygoing.link/link/7906426-npr-senate-mulls-measures-to-combat-identity-theft The Senate Banking Committee considers possible regulations to battle the growing problem of identity theft. The most recent Federal Trade Commission survey found that 10 million Americans were the victims of some type of identity theft in one year. [3:40 streaming audio broadcast] Fri, 04 Jul 2025 05:50:56 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7906426 https://e-sygoing.link/link/7906421-npr-congress-aims-to-combat-identity-theft In the wake of recent scandals involving data collection companies like ChoicePoint and LexisNexis, Congress has begun pushing for greater personal identity safeguards. [3:12 streaming audio broadcast] Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:00:53 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7906421