A sheriff’s deputy’s observation of a car with Pennsylvania plates parked illegally in a handicapped spot in suburban Warren County resulted in identity theft and other charges being filed against ...

Data breaches and identity thefts are ubiquitous and often enormous in size and scope. For example, during the first six months of 2019, data breaches exposed 4.1 billion private records (“Data ...

While you might think identity theft would never happen to you, it's unfortunately an all-too-common, growing problem. In the first half of 2023 alone, there were about as many identity theft reports ...

Identity theft has become so commonplace that it no longer shocks you to hear about the latest scam. As normalized as identity theft has become, identity thieves are getting savvier and more creative ...

To protect your credit, immediately contact your bank and credit card issuer and place a fraud alert with one of the three ...

Not sure how to talk to your child about identity theft? This guide explains it simply and shows how to keep their personal ...

Tax-related identity theft occurs when stolen Social Security numbers are used to file fraudulent returns and claim refunds. According to an interim report by the Treasury Inspector General For Tax ...

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 ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Clint Proctor is a lead editor with the credit cards and travel rewards team at Forbes Advisor. He has five years of experience in personal finance journalism and has contributed to a variety of ...