Social Security Numbers

Madoff Victims' Personal Data On Stolen Laptop

newsday.com | September 22, 2009 | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business


More than 2,200 Bernard Madoff investors are learning that some of their personal and financial information has potentially been breached after the Ju...

Government Officials Contributing to Identity Theft

Robert Siciliano | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics


Robert Siciliano

Social Security numbers exposed are made available on the Internet, thanks to elected officials.

Social Security number code cracked, study claims

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — For all the concern about identity theft, researchers say there's a surprisingly easy way for the technology-savvy to figure out th...

Identity Theft Rates Worse Than Ever In 2007

AP | Mark Jewell | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The loss or theft of personal data such as credit card and Social Security numbers soared to unprecedented levels in 2007, and the trend isn't expecte...