News Articles regarding ID Theft in Iowa and around the U.S.
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Davenport man arrested and charged, in part, with identity theft. Accused of using deceased Kentucky resident’s personal data to obtain an Iowa driver’s license.
Quad City Times Iowa Voter Records among those for sale on dark web hacker forum. HelpNetSecurity.com Alabama woman accused of using child’s identification information to obtain food stamps. WAFF-TV - Alabama Study shows average age of a child identity theft victim is 12. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Cheddar’s Restaurants suffer possible security breach. Has Iowa locations in Coralville and Cedar Rapids. ZDNET Identity Theft, in part, results in $11,000 stolen from Illinois ATM’s WANDTV Texas man sentenced for federal offense – aggravated identity theft, involving stolen medical records KXII-TV IRS Announces Expansion of Efforts Against Identity Theft, Tax Fraud Bloomberg News Ex-IRS Worker admits identity theft in tax refund scheme: Law 360 New York Times Technology Section on How Consumers Respond (or not) to Breach Notices New York Times College Students Face a Greater Risk of Identity Theft Jacksonville TV Reddit Announces Data Breach that Threatens Anonymity of Users NBC News IRS Announces Expansion of Efforts Against Identity Theft, Tax Fraud Bloomberg News |
Iowa Legal Aid to assist ID theft victimsThrough an Equal Justice Works Crime Victims grant, Iowa Legal Aid can provide legal assistance to victims of identity theft and fraud. This includes assisting eligible clients through the process of disputing items with the credit reporting agencies. In addition, they can provide other civil legal services and victim advocacy to clients who have been victims of identity theft or fraud.
If individuals are interested in assistance they may call Iowa Legal Aid at 1-800-532-1275 Monday - Friday 9-11 a.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m. Also, they may stop by any Iowa Legal Aid Office Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Also, you may apply online. Visit Iowa Legal Aid’s website for more information here https://www.iowalegalaid.org/. This program is supported by a sub-award from Equal Justice Works as part of an original award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, Award Number 2017-MU-MU-K131. |