You’ve probably heard the saying “You can never be too careful.” That is true when it comes to protecting yourself from being a victim of identity theft. With next week being Identity Theft Awareness ...

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 ...

Here are the best identity theft protection services to identify breaches and mitigate potential damage in 2026.

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

It started with a voicemail from a Hertz rental car location in Miami, Florida. A 57-year-old woman in Los Alamitos, California, was asked when she planned to return a Mercedes-Benz she had never ...

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 ...

Identity theft reports surpassed 2024 totals within the first nine months of 2025, as scam-driven fraud losses climbed to $10.9 billion. SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES ...