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. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Fraud and ID Theft Maps shows 748,555 reports of ...

Data breaches and identity theft have become so commonplace that people often ignore notices about the latest breach of their personal information. "I just delete it. I don't pay any attention to it," ...

Identity theft protection services cannot prevent fraud, but consumers can take practical steps to reduce their vulnerability to criminals. Credit freezes at major bureaus and strong online security ...

Neal O'Farrell is considered one of the world's longest serving cybersecurity and fraud experts, more than 40 years and counting. As head of the Identity Theft Council, he worked with law enforcement ...

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 ...

The company behind NordVPN has created a new service called NordProtect that's geared toward protecting users from identity theft. This new product includes features such as identity recovery and ...

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Dear Liz: I am regularly notified by my identity theft protection service that there has been a data breach somewhere where my data is stored. I don’t know what in the world I’m supposed to do about ...