In a world where everything is increasingly digital, one of the biggest challenges is keeping your online information secure. The threat of identity theft is serious; it can result in massive ...

A report copublished by WIRED sparked a probe into opt-out pages hidden by data brokers. Now congressional Democrats say breaches tied to the industry have cost people tens of billions of dollars.

Debt.com's annual ID Theft Survey reveals that in one year, identity theft victimization rose from 43% to 78%, and concern over AI-fueled fraud has skyrocketed to 90%. Each December, Debt.com surveys ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — If you are a victim of identity theft, there is now one less protection in place. An important reporting resource, almost five weeks into the government shutdown, cannot be ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Your identity is at risk. A new report shows identity theft reports here in North Carolina are up 168% since the beginning of the pandemic, the 15th highest increase nationwide ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said dozens of victims have been identified in a case that involved identity theft and mail theft. CSPD said the Metro ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Two Houston women are doing detective work of their own, looking into who may have stolen their identities, and now believe the same people targeted the two of them. "My car ...

(FOX40.COM) — A man was convicted of multiple felony charges on Thursday, including possession of a stolen vehicle and identity theft involving more than ten victims, the San Joaquin County District ...

Axton Betz-Hamilton of Pennsylvania was closer to her thief than she knew. — -- Nineteen a minute: That’s how quickly people become identity theft victims in the U.S. Estimates vary, but ...

Even for the person in charge of protecting the data of an entire city, total privacy is elusive. Ginger Armbruster, Seattle’s chief data privacy officer, recently found herself on the other side of a ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Identity Theft Resource Center 2025 Annual Data Breach Report: Record Number of Data Compromises in 2025; 79 Percent ...