Use your Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN). The six-digit number, which, in addition to your Social Security number, confirms ...

Tax-related identity theft remains widespread and a potentially serious problem for victims, for whom authorized representatives can provide vital help.

Identity Theft Awareness Week | Steps to protect yourself ...

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

The Internal Revenue Service announced Monday the opening of the 2026 tax filing season and shared some safety tips for preventing tax identity theft.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- We've all heard of identity theft. Maybe you or someone you know has even been a victim. Because it's on the rise, it's not surprising that companies are trying to cash in by ...

Identity theft is as pervasive as ever: A quick look at the Fraud and ID Theft Maps of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shows 841,810 reports of ID theft by the end of September last year, reaching ...

NEW YORK -- Medical identity theft is a crime on the rise. Nearly 2.5 million cases were reported in 2014, an increase of 20 percent from the year before. A stolen medical identity can ruin your ...

There had already been more than 1 billion personal records compromised before the National Public Data breach that has been making headlines, according to Michael Bruemmer, head of global data breach ...

The table below compares monthly plan costs across our top scoring identity theft protection plans. Understanding who is ...