The number of identity theft cases in New York state reached a record level in last year, according to a new report.

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to strengthen state laws against computer hacking, identity theft and other cybercrimes. The Democratic governor on Friday also called for the creation of a new “cyber incident response team” to help state agencies prevent ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — As soon as Mark Kim found out his personal information was compromised in a data breach at Target last year, the 36-year-old tech worker signed up for the retailer’s free credit monitoring offer so he would be ...

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When most people think of identity theft, they tend to imagine a hacker using stolen credit card information to buy high-ticket items, or utilizing Social Security numbers to open fraudulent accounts. “When you think about identity theft, you usually imagine ...

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Home Depot faces at least 44 lawsuits in the United States and Canada over a massive data breach earlier this year that affected 56 million debit and credit cards. The nation’s biggest home improvement retailer said Tuesday in a regulatory ...

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A new juror scam email, which fraudulently seeks personal information that could aid identity theft, has been reported in at least 14 federal court districts. According to the administrative office of the U.S. Courts, citizens received emails claiming they had ...

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New York State Court of Appeals Identity Theft Criminal Impersonation — Injury to Reputation People v. Golb No. 72 Judge Abdus-Salaam Background: At issue is an Internet campaign by the defendant to attack the integrity and harm the reputation of ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Identity Theft Sentencing — Concurrent — Similar Scheme and Victim United States v. Chibuko 12-39-cr Judges Katzman, Kearse and Wesley Background: The defendant was convicted for various fraud crimes including three counts ...

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The scam goes something like this: A caller out of the blue says you missed jury duty and in order to avoid a fine, just send a payment. The caller also may ask where you work, Social Security number, passwords, ...

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WASHINGTON — The 2014 budget proposal to be released by the White House on Wednesday will include new steps to combat what the Internal Revenue Service says is an exponential growth in tax refund-related identity theft. A preview of the ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Identity Theft Social Security Numbers — False Information United States v. Wilson 11-5057-cr Judges Hall, Lynch and Carney Background: The defendant had been convicted by a jury on charges stemming from an ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Identity Theft Health Care Fraud United States v. Abdur-Rahman 10-4814-cr Judges Winter, Hall and Hellerstein Background: The defendant was arrested for Medicaid fraud for impersonating Medicaid beneficiaries by borrowing Medicaid identification cards ...

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