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 ...

IRS is warning millions of Americans about rising identity theft and tax scams this Christmas. Holiday shopping plus tax ...

Identity theft is as pervasive as ever. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Fraud and ID Theft Maps shows 748,555 reports of ...

In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received more than 1 million reports of identity theft, and it's only expecting more. For those unsure of how to reduce the risk of identity theft, IDX ...

Consumer privacy and security company ExpressVPN has launched Identity Defender, a suite of identity theft alert and protection solutions for U.S.-based users. According to the Federal Trade ...

If you’ve been putting off securing your digital identity, here’s your chance to act: NordProtect is currently offering up to ...

Identity theft occurs when an individual uses someone’s personal information to commit fraud, usually to gain access to finances. Thieves can use malware or internet scams to get data directly from ...

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While you might think identity theft would never happen to you, it's unfortunately an all-too-common, growing problem. In the first half of 2023 alone, there were about as many identity theft reports ...

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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 ...