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Federal Trade Commission’s Identity Theft Awareness Week Aims to Thrwart Identity Pirates

Space Coast Daily 18 Jan 2026
... and find the tools to recover if identity theft happens to you ... If identity theft has happened to you or someone you know, go to IdentityTheft.gov to report it and get a personalized recovery plan.
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Identity Theft Resource Center to Release 20th Annual Data Breach Report at Policy Forum During Data Privacy Week 2026

PR Newswire 14 Jan 2026
14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, announced its commitment to Data Privacy Week 2026.
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'I don’t think people are taking it seriously': Hacked patient fears identity theft

NewstalkZB 14 Jan 2026
A Tauranga pensioner is worried about identity theft after receiving confirmation her account was affected by the ManageMyHealth cyber breach.  ... them at risk of identity theft or extortion. .
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Rental fraud spikes 400% amid rise in identity theft

The Star 11 Jan 2026
PETALING JAYA. Fraudulent property rental cases involving identity theft have spiked drastically – from merely 184 cases in 2023 to over 900 last year, a jump of over 400% in only three years. Read full story ... .
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“Massive identity theft incoming”: Age-verified Roblox accounts are popping up on eBay

The Daily Dot 09 Jan 2026
Recently, following an abundance of lawsuits and child safety concerns, Roblox implemented age verification for accounts that wished to access chats ... "Massive identity theft incoming..." ... The post “Massive identity theft incoming” ... .
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4 Steps to Protect Your Money from Identity Theft (Waterstone Financial Inc)

Public Technologies 08 Jan 2026
January 8, 2026 Identity theft is a reality in the digital age ... They take advantage of trusting attitudes and the belief that identity theft can't happen to you.
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Valerie Paige releases ‘Identity Theft’

Pleasanton Express 07 Jan 2026
Hear the story behind her collection of poetry, “Identity Theft.” Courtesy Photo ... “Identity Theft” is a collection of poetry that has been in the works for 20 years.
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Winter Police Blotter Roundup: Attempted extortion, identity theft and possession of controlled substances

Stanford Daily 07 Jan 2026
Grand theft of an electric bicycle between 10 a.m ... Attempted petty theft from a motor vehicle between 10 p.m ... Grand theft of motor vehicle parts and accessories at 9 p.m ... Petty theft of all other larceny at 3 a.m ... Identity theft between 6.40 p.m.
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Patients at risk of identity theft, extortion, experts say

Otago Daily Times 04 Jan 2026
By Ruth Hill of RNZ. Thousands of patients caught up in the�ManageMyHealth ransomware attack�could be at risk of identity theft or extortion, cyber security experts are warning ... .
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