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San Diego man pleads guilty to committing 13 crimes in roommate's name
A San Diego man charged with committing more than a dozen crimes in his roommate’s name has pleaded guilty.
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Man who steals roommate's identity pleads guilty to numerous crimes
NBC 7’s Shandel Menezes follows up with the victim who has been fighting to clear his name.
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NBC 7's Responds helps identity theft victim recover money from SDG&E
NBC 7’s Sergio Flores helps a viewer who’s stolen personal information was used to auto-pay utility bills.
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San Diego woman's family member stole her identity to pay their SDG&E bills
A San Diego woman says she is angry and deeply saddened by the betrayal of a family member who opened an SDG&E account using her name and debit card information without her consent.
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Tijuana man sentenced for using stolen American Citizen's ID for over 30 years
A Tijuana man who used an American citizen’s identity for more than three decades in order to take thousands of dollars in government benefits was sentenced Monday to 18 months in federal prison.
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Identity theft can harm your mental health as well as your credit
The Better Business Bureau has tips on how to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft, reports NBC 7 and Telemundo 20’s Sergio Flores.
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Identity theft can harm your mental health as well as your credit
The Better Business Bureau has tips on how to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft.
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Things to know about the latest genworth data hack impacting over 769k retired Californians
More than 769k retired California workers’ data and their beneficiaries are being held for ransom. NBC 7’s Jackie Crea shares more.
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2.5M Genworth Policyholders and 769K Retired California Workers and Beneficiaries Affected by Hack
California’s public pension fund says the personal data of more than 769,000 retired workers and beneficiaries including Social Security numbers has been stolen in the breach of a popular file-transfer application by a Russian ransomware gang that is extorting victims. Cybersecurity experts estimate hundreds of organizations globally have been compromised, including the U.S. Department of Energy and the BBC. The...
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Black Americans Lose More Money When They're Victims of Identity Crimes, Report Shows
Identity thieves are equal opportunity offenders but a recent study shows Black Americans tend to lose more money when they fall victim to a scam.
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Black Communities Hit Harder by Identity Theft, Report Shows
Identity crimes are equal opportunity offenders but a recent study shows Black people tend to lose more money when they fall victim to a scam.
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What Patients Need to Know After Data Breach at Sharp HealthCare
Thousands of patients were notified about the cyberattack on the provider’s online payment portal, reports NBC 7 and Telemundo 20’s Sergio Flores.
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New Identity Theft Trend Is Very Concerning
Companies are not explaining to customers what was taken in a data breach, reports NBC 7 and Telemundo 20’s Sergio Flores.
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It's Getting Harder to Protect Yourself After a Data Breach; Here's What to Do
A new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center says it’s harder now to protect yourself after a data breach, than it was just two years ago. It comes as data breaches remain at a near-all-time high.