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In The News...
CNBC Personal Finance, by Sarah Agostino on Aug 14 2026
• In the first half of 2026, there were 1,803 reported data compromises, compared with 1,732 during the same time last year, according to a new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center.
• A higher-than-usual number, 21, involved “malicious insiders,” attributed to both disgruntled laid-off workers and a remote-worker job scam involving North Korea.
• Consumers should take steps to protect their personal information from being used to open accounts in their name, experts say. Read full article
Amazon Fined $2.25 Million to End DOJ's
Identity Theft Case
Morningstar, provided by Dow Jones, by Dean Seal on August 14, 2026
The Justice Department said Amazon.com would pay a $2.25 million civil penalty to resolve allegations that it failed to give identity theft victims requested transaction records involving potential perpetrators.
A federal judge has entered a stipulated order resolving allegations that Amazon violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to provide records, either at all or at least within 30 days of a request, of transaction records involving people believed to have fraudulently used victims' identification.
The order imposes a $2.25 million civil penalty and requires Amazon to provide those records, free of charge, within 30 days of a request, subject to verification of the victims' identity and claim of identity theft.
Amazon also has been ordered to post a notice on its website showing identity theft victims how they can request those records. The company didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Read article
Stolen identity? Get help at IdentityTheft.gov
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