If a criminal steals a Social Security number, they could piece it together with other real or fake details to create an ...

Criminals combine a real person's Social Security number with other real or made-up details to trick credit issuers.

Most people underestimate the risks associated with identity theft and the importance of safeguarding their personal ...

Do you know her? The Tulsa Police Department's Financial Crimes Unit is trying to identify the suspect shown.Investigators ...

The report, while highlighting positive strides made by the agency, also underscores areas that still require substantial ...

In 2023, more than 350 million were impacted by data breaches, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center, a national ...

The IRS boosted taxpayer services through Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act but still faces processing claims from a ...

Another day, another data breach. While breaches are now commonplace, don’t write them off with a shrug and a, “What can you ...

The Clare County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help from the public to identify a suspect in an identity theft case from ...

The Internal Revenue Service must increase resources for victim assistance cases involving identity theft, which are taking an average of almost two years to resolve, an independent watchdog reported ...

The FTC said that it received 2.6 million reports of fraud last year, with nationwide fraud losses topping $10 billion.