identity theft

New York state lawmakers say they want to make sure the state is doing everything it can to protect residents from identity theft.

New Yorkers are being urged to promptly protect their personal information that may be accessible online following Yahoo's disclosure of an unprecedented data breach.

The Oneida County Sheriff's Department has arrested 16-year-old Anthony M. Cruz of Rome on Identity Theft charges. The arrest comes as a result of a two month investigation into Cruz who allegedly used two different credit card numbers to make purchases equaling $1,000.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A Buffalo debt collector has pleaded guilty to federal charges that he coerced thousands of victims into paying more than $1 million in debts they may or may not have owed.

There's another twist in the story of a Utica woman who is accused of creating a phony GoFundMe page, claiming the money would benefit the family of a murdered Syracuse-area toddler.

NEW YORK (AP) — Visa says its improving its smart chip-embedded cards, which have been the source of grumbling from businesses and customers forced to wait for transactions to go through.

New York State Police are asking for your help identifying a suspect in an identity theft investigation.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The state attorney general says more than 1 million New Yorkers who are T-Mobile wireless customers may have had personal data exposed in the recent breach at the Experian credit reporting agency, suggesting steps to protect against identity theft.

An employee of an Endicott nursing home has been accused of going on a shopping spree using a resident's credit card. Authorities say 31-year-old Kara West of High Street, Binghamton, faces nearly a dozen felony counts. Investigators say West worked at Absolut Care on Nantucket Drive when she stole the credit card from someone who lives there...

An Ilion man has been arrested and charged with identity theft.