Focus on what you can do to make yourself less of a target. Start by freezing your credit reports at the three major bureaus.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Identity theft is simply the biggest of consumer catastrophes, and it's on the rise. Last year, ID theft hit a record 15 million Americans, costing $16 billion. But while you're ...

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Thirty percent of credit card holders think their identities will be stolen in the future, according to a new report. The younger the consumers questioned, the more likely they were to say they had a ...

The Shreve Memorial Library Hollywood/Union Avenue Branch, in partnership with Gibsland Bank and Trust, is hosting a series ...

Knowing your data has been compromised is of limited value if you can’t actually do anything to prevent its misuse.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - For Identity Theft Awareness Week, FOX5 is looking at credit ID theft. It happens when someone uses birthdays and social security numbers to open a new line of credit. There ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - With their event coming up, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is reminding everyone to stay safe ...

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

MERRILLVILLE | Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller contends fraud is higher than ever during the holiday shopping season, and he encourages people, especially the elderly, to lock up their identity ...

Residents around the Southern Tier have a chance to dispose of some unwanted personal documents in September as the Chemung Canal Trust Company is helping put on a free shredding event with two new ...