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

The year 2024 has not quite come to a close and many people may not yet be thinking about filing their 2024 income tax return ...

I’m a victim of identity theft. I wrote about it for the Los Angeles Times back in 2022, but I’ll summarize here: Someone stole my wallet out of my purse, and with just my driver’s license and ...

The annual report by the agency’s national taxpayer advocate also flagged ongoing problems with the troubled Employee ...

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

A Bridgeport man is facing multiple charges related to identity theft after crashing a car that was reported stolen in ...

In 2023, more than 350 million were impacted by data breaches, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center, a national identity crime nonprofit. Personal information taken in data breaches can be ...

Tax-related identity theft is common, but the Internal Revenue Service is often too slow to move when victims are awaiting ...

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

A New Jersey father says hackers took over his family's phones and accounts and even changed their home address.

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

The National Taxpayer Advocate report detailed problems, including nearly 1.2 million employee retention credit claims that ...