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 ...

Identity theft is as pervasive as ever. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Fraud and ID Theft Maps shows 748,555 reports of ID theft in the first half of 2025 — that’s nearly 200,000 more reports ...

In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received more than 1 million reports of identity theft, and it's only expecting more. For those unsure of how to reduce the risk of identity theft, IDX ...

IRS is warning millions of Americans about rising identity theft and tax scams this Christmas. Holiday shopping plus tax ...

Consumer privacy and security company ExpressVPN has launched Identity Defender, a suite of identity theft alert and protection solutions for U.S.-based users. According to the Federal Trade ...

Billing itself as an all-in-one digital safety solution, Aura offers identity theft protection, spam blocking, antivirus software, parental controls and more. But the Aura app also offers benefits ...

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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 ...

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CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. Named Identity Defender, ExpressVPN's ID theft protection ...

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 ...

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 ...