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

Why your identity may be a target for crooks after you pass away. Credit scores can be ruined if you are mistakenly reported as deceased. Getty Images — -- Take your driver’s license out of your ...

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

It’s not always evident when an identity thief steals your personal information. So, it’s wise to stay alert for potential red flags that could indicate your sensitive data has been compromised. One ...

If you suspect that your child’s identity has been stolen, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office recommends reviewing the ...

In the world we live in now, none of us is immune to hackers and data breaches. The only true way to keep yourself safe is to ...

(AP) - An information technology expert who for decades assumed the identity of another man so convincingly that his victim was forcibly medicated and jailed for identity theft himself was sentenced ...

Melissa McCarthy's comedic road trip with Jason Bateman fails to steal laughs on the big screen, critics say. By Jessica Toomer Melissa McCarthy‘s new film pairs the funny woman with fellow comedian ...

There’s no better way to ask how someone’s identity can be stolen than by asking an identity thief herself. So that’s exactly what Doug Shadel, a former fraud investigator and current Senior State ...

Identity thieves steal Social Security numbers from the Master Death List. May 8, 2012 -- Alexis Agin was 4 years old when she died last year from a brain tumor. As her parents grieved their ...

In this combination image, undated selfie shows William Woods in Albequergue, N.M., left, and this undated photo released by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office shows Matthew David Keirans. (William ...

An information technology expert who for decades assumed the identity of another man so convincingly that his victim was forcibly medicated and jailed for identity theft himself was sentenced Friday ...