Identify theft has been a federal offense since 1998, but are we getting any better at dealing with it? Actually, the number of identity theft victims per years nearly 2 million from 2003 to 2007 (10.1 million to 8.4 million), according to a javelin strategy & research survey, as reported by the privacy rights, clearing house and the mean time required to undo the damage in each instance was d... Read more.