Robocalls, texts, and phishing emails from scammers are up this tax season compared to previous years, according to the ...

Last month, a friend of mine, we’ll call him David, got an alert from his identity protection service. It wasn’t a $2,000 charge for a new TV. It wasn’t $10,000 worth of phones in another country. It ...

Employment-related identity theft is on the rise. Victims may not find out until tax season.

INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE EXPLAINS. SO LET’S GET RIGHT TO THIS EMAIL SENT IN BY A VIEWER, HE WRITES. LAST WEEK, I RECEIVED A PRE-APPROVED BUSINESS CREDIT ACCOUNT IN THE MAIL. I HAVE MY OWN BUSINESS AND ...

As Identity Theft Awareness Week highlights the risks of identity theft, the News 8 On Your Side team provides crucial advice on how to protect yourself from becoming a victim.Every single person is a ...

New Report Highlights Surge in Exposed API Keys, Session Tokens, and Machine Identities, and more. SpyCloud, the leader in ...

In a world where everything is increasingly digital, one of the biggest challenges is keeping your online information secure. The threat of identity theft is serious; it can result in massive ...

Identity theft linked to major data broker breaches has cost Americans more than $20 billion over the past decade, according ...

Identity theft is one of those crimes that you don’t really give a second thought – until it happens to you. And it happens ...

Tax-related identity theft occurs when someone uses a taxpayer's stolen Social Security number and name to file a tax return ...

More than 1.15 million cases of identity theft were reported to the FTC in just the first three quarters of 2025, already surpassing all of 2024. Credit card fraud led the way, and the trend line is ...