Identity theft is as pervasive as ever: A quick look at the Fraud and ID Theft Maps of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shows 841,810 reports of ID theft by the end of September last year, reaching ...

Identity theft is a major problem -- and it's only gotten worse since the onset of the pandemic as criminals find new and creative ways to extract your personal information online. The good news is ...

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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- We've all heard of identity theft. Maybe you or someone you know has even been a victim. Because it's on the rise, it's not surprising that companies are trying to cash in by ...

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With 83% of consumers fearing they’ll become identity theft victims within two years and AI-generated scams becoming nearly indistinguishable from legitimate communications, traditional security ...

Social Security numbers were initially devised in the 1930s to track Americans' earnings and calculate their benefits. Today, they're a nearly universal security feature in a wide variety of accounts, ...

Identity theft reports topped 1.1 million in 2024, with losses over $43 billion. Lock down personal data by limiting online ...

The PowerSchool ransomware attack affects millions of students and teachers across 6500+ school districts in the U.S. and Canada. The law firm Wolf Haldenstein has revealed that it fell victim to a ...

Clint Proctor is a lead editor with the credit cards and travel rewards team at Forbes Advisor. He has five years of experience in personal finance journalism and has contributed to a variety of ...