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

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

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

Another day, another data breach. While breaches are now commonplace, don’t write them off with a shrug and a, “What can you ...

Freezing your credit is an easy way to protect yourself from identity theft and fraud. With the PowerSchool data breach ...

Being a victim of identity theft — whether it's a stolen Social Security number or credit card ... primarily because they don't appear on your credit report. Credit monitoring services do ...

In an age where our lives are increasingly lived online, the shadow of identity theft looms larger than ever. From social ...

Your next steps to report identity theft depend on the nature of the identity theft and any fraud that may have already occurred: If your Social Security number has been compromised, and you ...

Identity theft protection services monitor your personal information, such as your credit card and Social Security number ... you're only seeing your credit report from Experian.

An independent watchdog finds the IRS has improved its overall taxpayer service but is slow to resolve certain identity theft ...

Just recently, Esther H shared this email: “I almost got scammed over the phone by people posing as Social Security and the Drug Enforcement ... According to the Federal Trade Commission, identity ...

Use strong passwords, limit personal info online and look for unexpected charges are some tips the Better Business Bureau ...