WASHINGTON (AP) ? The government received twice as many complaints about identity theft last year over 2001, with victims reporting hijacked credit cards, drained bank accounts and tarnished ...

Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez If you believe someone has used your identity, the first thing you should do is alert your financial institutions so that they can take immediate action to mitigate ...

Identity theft was the most common kind of complaint from consumers, topping the list for the 15th consecutive year, according to the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network (CSN) Data ...

LifeLock Inc.’s identity theft protection services are being scrutinized after a Gilbert woman said her ex-husband used the company’s credit monitoring service to track her financial moves. LifeLock ...