Lifeguard reports seven online habits that increase identity theft risk, urging consumers to rethink behaviors and enhance ...

In 2014, nearly 9 million patient health records were breached in 164 reported incidents. By March 2015, that number had increased tenfold. In fact, it is estimated that one in three health records ...

Identity theft myths debunked: your personal data is already exposed on data broker sites, and scammers don't need major ...

SPRINGFIELD This is Identity Theft Awareness Week and Comptroller Mendoza is offering advice to help consumers protect ...

Who’s to blame for the growing epidemic of identity-related tax fraud? All of us — -- The other day a reporter asked me who’s to blame for the growing epidemic of identity-related tax fraud. I ...

In the end, the best response to the mushrooming identity-theft problem plaguing the nation's banks can be found where personal banking begins: the new-accounts desk. That humble post, often falling ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is still too slow ...

Business identity theft often surfaces during tax season. Learn the warning signs, how to catch it early, and what to do if ...

An appeals court says a high school teacher whose identity was stolen has no legal remedy against her arresting officer or a department store where a check bearing her name was passed. One June ...

A drug-addicted Melbourne man who also had a problem on the punt used a “sophisticated” identity theft scam to con dozens of victims out of thousands of dollars ...