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

Brett Johnson used to steal identities for a living. Now working with the FBI, he says deepfakes, scam farms, and synthetic ...

It's easy to think of identity theft as something that won't happen to you. Unfortunately, it's all too common — with a case reported every 22 seconds. Last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ...

On average, identity theft causes $1,100 in damage for each victim, according to a 2021 study. Identity theft protection services don't stop identity theft from happening, but they can help minimize ...

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 ...

Convicted identity thief shares a few of her favorite targets. — -- There’s no better way to ask how someone’s identity can be stolen than by asking an identity thief herself. So that’s exactly ...

Learn how to protect yourself and others from identity theft and other scams Sept. 3 in Park Ridge. Representatives of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office will lead a presentation on ...

Identity theft can happen quickly and quietly. A stolen Social Security number, a misused credit card, a fake address tied to your name—it’s possible for someone to impersonate you without leaving any ...