PeopleFinders reports rising identity theft rates despite awareness, urging users to protect personal information online.

Focus on what you can do to make yourself less of a target. Start by freezing your credit reports at the three major bureaus.

Thirty percent of credit card holders think their identities will be stolen in the future, according to a new report. The younger the consumers questioned, the more likely they were to say they had a ...

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

The Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry will host a workshop on how to prevent fraud and identity theft on Friday, Oct. 31, at 11 a.m ...

Photo: KeyBank’s Gary Wawrzycki shares tips for preventing identity theft and fraud to an audience at Community Outreach Center in Monsey, N.Y. The Community Outreach Center (COC), in collaboration ...

A holistic approach to identity is essential to protect the nation’s health assistance programs from criminal networks and ...

When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, stopping criminals from committing fraud. This option is also handy if you don't ...

Every few months, we hear about another data breach that exposes the personal information of millions of people. But the most recent discovery is massive. Security researchers uncovered a staggering ...

Learn how to protect yourself and others from identity theft and other scams Sept. 3 in Park Ridge. Representatives of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office will lead a presentation on ...

"Identity theft is not a joke, Jim! Millions of families suffer every year!" - Dwight Schrute's dramatic outburst in The ...

SOUTHERN TIER, N.Y. (WETM) — Residents around the Southern Tier have a chance to dispose of some unwanted personal documents in September as the Chemung Canal Trust Company is helping put on a free ...