It’s easy to become numb to stories about hackers and data breaches. But I got the wakeup call everybody dreads.

Identity theft is as pervasive as ever. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Fraud and ID Theft Maps shows 748,555 reports of ID theft in the first half of 2025 — that’s nearly 200,000 more reports ...

Providers such as LifeLock and Aura can be worth the cost to keep your information safe. But freezing and monitoring your own credit is cheaper. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are ...

Many parents assume identity theft can only happen to adults with bank accounts and credit cards. When it comes to their ...

Identity theft is probably one of the most costly things that can happen to you, especially if you leave it unresolved for a ...

What’s more, many of the services offered by identity-theft monitoring vendors can often be obtained for free, the San Diego-based privacy advocacy group claimed. [ Learn how to secure your systems ...

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” When Benjamin Franklin penned this enduring phrase nearly three centuries ago, he was advising the public on how to avoid house fires. But his words ...

WalletHub, an online financial advisory site, recently released a study, States Most Vulnerable to Identity Theft & Fraud, ...

Credit scores suffer due to identity theft, with more than three in five Americans (61%) saying their credit score dropped because of it. This is a sharp rise from 17% in 2024. Twenty-five percent say ...

WalletHub ranked Florida as the most vulnerable state to identity theft and fraud due to weak protections and high complaint ...

Firms typically pay for two years of credit monitoring and identity theft protection following data breaches, as CIRO did ( ...