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 ...

U.S. adults lost more than $23 billion to traditional identity fraud in 2023 and spent an average of 10 hours trying to resolve the problem, according to the 2024 Identity Fraud Study from Javelin ...

When you are dealing with identity fraud, it may be hard to know how to start untangling the mess. Maybe you have new charges on your credit card you did not make yourself, or a fraudster has opened ...

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 ...

The Federal Trade Commission says it's received nearly 270,000 reports of identity theft so far in 2024. So, what should you do if your identity is stolen?That's what our viewer Jill wanted to know.