Passport data prone to theft
Times Wire Reports
The State Department has warned nearly 400 passport applicants of a security breach in its records system that may have left them vulnerable to identity theft.
So far, the department has notified 383 people that their passport applications containing information including Social Security numbers may have been illegally accessed and used to open fraudulent credit card accounts, spokesman Sean McCormack said.
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