Identity theft can sound like something straight out of a Hollywood thriller. A mysterious hacker breaking into a bank account or a con artist slipping through airport security with nothing but a ...

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 ...

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

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The surge in online fraud and data exposure incidents has intensified demand for services that safeguard personal and financial information. According to cybersecurity research, millions of ...

In an age of constant data breaches, protecting your identity is more important than ever. Bitdefender and Norton are our top-rated security suites with ID theft protection, but which one should you ...

We get them so often, it’s easy to mistake them for junk mail: Those “notice of data security incident” letters, ominously informing us that our personal information has been stolen from a company ...

PITTSBURG — Following a reported security breach in August 2024 that affected a portion of the city’s computer system, the city announced Wednesday that it is offering free credit monitoring and ...