News: Identity Theft

It is such an unfortunate truth of life these days, it seems that we can't trust anyone any longer. Unless ID theft has occurred to you or may be someone you know, it's probably something you've pushed aside thinking it will only happen to someone else. In today's world, that could be the kiss of death to your finances, and your...

LifeLock Inc., an identity theft prevention company, has agreed to pay $11 million to the FTC. The settlement charges that what the company promises its customer, it doesn't deliver.

Health Insurance Identity Theft is real check out this video by ABC News. Pre-Paid Legal's Identity Theft Shield can help to protect you and your family. Authorities say medical identity theft is becoming more sophisticated and is on the rise.

Image via WikipediaIdentity theft is an on-going crime that is costing American consumers billions of dollars and unlimited heartache every year. Although you

A woman was jailed after Douglas Co. investigators said she assumed someone else's identity, gained U.S. citizenship illegally and stole mail. Douglas Co. authorities said the case had so many twists and turns it was hard to keep up with it. The U.S. Postal Service, the U.S. Attorneys Office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as

From Tupac Shakur to chili peppers to identity theft, San Diego State University students presented on a variety of research topics during the two-day Student Research Symposium last weekend.

Identity theft is the number one complaint in New York with BBB. Although it's the biggest complaint, it also means that people are recognizing and combating against fraud.

The annual cost of identity fraud to the UK economy is estimated to be £1.2 billion.The following details are used to perform identity theft:o Bank statementso Billso Users name, age and addresso Bank cardso...

With stories abounding of identity theft aided by information lifted from discarded storage devices, you want devices you no longer plan to use to have no usable information when they head out the door. Here's how to wipe them clean.