Identity theft has been the top consumer complaint to the FTC for five years in a row. “While the rise of technology has been partly blamed for an increase in identity theft and fraud, many of the ...

The Better Business Bureau is warning people to safeguard their personal information during Identity Theft Awareness Week, which runs through Jan. 31. “Identity theft is devastating for consumers as ...

To protect your credit, immediately contact your bank and credit card issuer and place a fraud alert with one of the three ...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — To protect against identity theft, the Federal Trade Commission urges Americans to follow the “three D’s” — deter, detect and defend. Comer invites Walz, Pritzker, and Hochul to ...

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 ...

Personal data breach incidents are occurring at an alarming rate and resulting in higher volume of data losses and increased identity theft cases. There are hundreds of reported data breach incidents ...

Tax software vendors will share analytical information about their customers’ tax filings with the IRS under new agreement announced by the IRS on Thursday. The IRS called the agreement “a sweeping ...

More consumers are reporting insurance identity theft, a sophisticated fraud that can drive up insurance premiums and cancel policies. There were 15,587 reports of insurance identity theft in 2024, ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The new Fraud Indicator technology developed by Quantium ...

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency can now process a higher percentage of applicants through the E-Verify system on the first try, but the system still has inaccuracies, primarily ...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – To protect against identity theft, the Federal Trade Commission urges Americans to follow the “three D’s” _ deter, detect and defend. DETER identity thieves by safeguarding your ...