Stacks of old credit card statements piling up in your filing cabinet or scattered across your desk might seem harmless.

THEFT. THE SIGNS OF TAX IDENTITY THEFT INCLUDE SOMEONE USING YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TO FILE AND CLAIM A TAX REFUND. AND ONE WAY YOU WILL KNOW THIS IS IF THE IRS REJECTS YOUR TAX RETURN AFTER YOU ...

I study fraud and cybercrime for a living. Then I became a case study. I've spent years as part of the fraud-fighting community, publishing academic research, sharing insights almost daily on LinkedIn ...

Identity theft can sound like something straight out of a Hollywood thriller. A mysterious hacker breaking into a bank account or a con artist slipping through airport security with nothing but a ...

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

Your digital identity is the fingerprint you leave across the internet, a living map of who you are. Your digital identity is more than just your name or email; it stretches from your social media ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Last year, 30% of Americans reported having their identities stolen, with credit card fraud being the most common type of identity theft in New York, numbering almost 27,000 cases.

An attempted identity theft is more than a close call-it’s a serious warning. With reports sharply rising, Petroff Amshen LLP explains how a timely Identity Theft Check and credit report review can ...

When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, ...