When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, ...

Brett Johnson used to steal identities for a living. Now working with the FBI, he says deepfakes, scam farms, and synthetic ...

Thirty percent of credit card holders think their identities will be stolen in the future, according to a new report. The younger the consumers questioned, the more likely they were to say they had a ...

It's easy to think of identity theft as something that won't happen to you. Unfortunately, it's all too common — with a case reported every 22 seconds. Last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ...

Identity theft can happen quickly and quietly. A stolen Social Security number, a misused credit card, a fake address tied to your name—it’s possible for someone to impersonate you without leaving any ...

Learn how to protect yourself and others from identity theft and other scams Sept. 3 in Park Ridge. Representatives of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office will lead a presentation on ...

An attempted identity theft is more than a close call-it's a serious warning. With reports sharply rising, Petroff Amshen LLP explains how a timely Identity Theft Check and credit report review can ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reveals alarming new information about the financial and emotional toll that identity theft and related fraud and ...

Think your identity is safe? Your personal info might be more public than you think. Despite increased awareness of the need to safeguard personal information, reported cases of identity theft ...