Technology and Easy Credit Give Identity Thieves an Edge - New York Times

Technology and Easy Credit Give Identity Thieves an Edge - New York Times: "According to a Federal Trade Commission survey in 2003, about 10 million Americans -- 1 in 30 -- had their identities stolen in the previous year, with losses to the economy of $48 billion. Subsequent surveys, by Javelin Strategy and Research, a private research company, found that the number of victims had declined to nine million last year but that the losses had risen to $56.6 billion."