It's Identity Theft Awareness Week. To help Wisconsin consumers and taxpayers protect themselves from identity theft, the ...

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 has evolved far beyond stolen wallets and phishing emails. Criminals are now using an ever-increasing variety of tools that include AI-powered scams and deepfake videos to open accounts ...

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 ...

Webroot Total Protection builds on the identity protection features found in Webroot Premium by adding privacy, backup, and parental control capabilities. Designed as an all-in-one security solution, ...

A credit freeze blocks new accounts, but it won’t alert you when criminals open bank accounts or take out payday loans in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Vakulov is a cybersecurity expert focused on consumer security. If safeguarding your identity from theft is a top priority, ...

Google has quietly ended the built-in Dark Web Report feature that once alerted users when their personal information showed up in underground breach databases.

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. Experian's IdentityWorks offers an easy way to trial ...

Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

Social Security numbers were initially devised in the 1930s to track Americans' earnings and calculate their benefits. Today, they're a nearly universal security feature in a wide variety of accounts, ...