Learn how to lock your Social Security number for free to prevent employment fraud and identity theft using E-Verify or by ...

To protect your credit, immediately contact your bank and credit card issuer and place a fraud alert with one of the three ...

Freezing your SSN can save you from serious financial harm. Credit freezes are your free shield against thieves. Your Social Security number is a crucial piece of personal information. It's used for ...

New bipartisan laws approved in December strengthen how Social Security responds to identity theft and better protect ...

Who’s to blame for the growing epidemic of identity-related tax fraud? All of us — -- The other day a reporter asked me who’s to blame for the growing epidemic of identity-related tax fraud. I ...

Data breaches and identity theft have become so commonplace that people often ignore notices about the latest breach of their personal information. "I just delete it. I don't pay any attention to it," ...

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 ...

Not sure how to talk to your child about identity theft? This guide explains it simply and shows how to keep their personal ...

The Social Security Administration is set to implement "stronger identity verification procedures" soon, which will require millions of people to visit agency field offices in person instead of ...

Identity theft is an ever-evolving crime. As credit bureaus and individuals catch on to the schemes of identity thieves, the con artists simply modify their tactics. Scammers are now combining ...

More than a million Americans may unwittingly hold second jobs—because that work is being performed by an illegal alien using ...

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 ...