PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Since the COVID-19 pandemic, fraud and identity theft has cost consumers billions of dollars, topping 12 billion in 2024. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , ...

Identity theft has become one of the fastest-growing cybercrimes in the digital age. Criminals steal personal information such as names, addresses, financial details, and identification numbers to ...

An attempted identity theft is more than a close call-it's a serious warning. With reports sharply rising, Petroff Amshen LLP explains how a timely Identity Theft Check and credit report review can ...

Identity theft happens when someone steals your personal information and uses it to commit fraud. This information can include your Social Security number, credit card numbers, bank account ...

Here are the best identity theft protection services to identify breaches and mitigate potential damage in 2026.

Duplicate identity fraud attempts more than doubled in 2025 as criminal networks increasingly reused stolen or fabricated identity data to bypass digital verification systems, according to a new ...

Michigan taxpayers are vulnerable to tax fraud and identity theft as the April filing deadline gets closer. Here's what ...

Research reveals the rising costs of identity fraud and how enterprises are fighting back. With the rise in AI-assisted fraud, attacks are becoming more sophisticated and frequent. In the report, 51% ...

In recent years, synthetic identity fraud has quietly become one of the fastest-growing forms of financial crime. Now, with the explosion of AI, the threat is accelerating at an alarming pace.

WalletHub ranked Florida as the most vulnerable state to identity theft and fraud due to weak protections and high complaint rates. Florida logged 528 identity-theft complaints and 2,163 fraud ...

Identity theft reports rose by 9% nationwide last year, representing the first year-over-year increase in identity theft reports since 2021. Florida residents reported the most issues of any state in ...