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by Mike Masnick




Feds Bust Identity Theft Ring

from the it's-a-start dept

It looks like the feds really are trying to do something about identity theft these days. Apparently they've gone out and arrested 28 people around the world over the last two days in an attempt to crack down on an identity theft ring. The details aren't entirely clear, but it sounds as though the Secret Service had someone infiltrate an online group that traded information.

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