Brett Johnson used to steal identities for a living. Now working with the FBI, he says deepfakes, scam farms, and synthetic ...

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 ...

Providers such as LifeLock and Aura can be worth the cost to keep your information safe. But freezing and monitoring your own credit is cheaper. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are ...

The company behind NordVPN has created a new service called NordProtect that's geared toward protecting users from identity theft. This new product includes features such as identity recovery and ...

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When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, ...

Identity theft service providers should avoid making claims that would lead consumers to believe that they can provide complete protection against all forms of identity theft, detect all instances of ...

If you are a victim of identity theft, there is now one less protection in place. An important reporting resource, almost ...

Data breaches have exposed the personal data of hundreds of millions of people and put them at risk for identity theft. Identity theft services can be convenient, but they don’t prevent fraud from ...

People are now taking more steps to avoid identity theft after reports of the crime jumped in 2024. More people say they are taking actions such as freezing credit, using a password manager and paying ...