The Latest Breaking News from Identity Theft

Some cybersecurity experts fear the SIM Card Registration Act will encourage identity theft and fraud.

After exposing sensitive user information, NCB offered two years of identity theft monitoring services, free of charge.

Whether you are an individual or a business, here are five simple methods to protect your information from being snapped up by cybercriminals.

Taking a few proactive steps can significantly reduce your chances of falling victim to identity theft and these are the ones that work for me.

Aura combines extensive monitoring and malware protection to keep your identity and personal information safe from cybercriminals.

Bitdefender Ultimate Security Plus gives you access to malware protection, a VPN and a password manager along with identity theft monitoring and identity insurance, all in one package.

Tax season is almost as bad as the holidays when it comes to scams. And that's why you need to know what to look out for to avoid getting scammed by thieves and hackers.

Chantel Chenault, a caseworker with Westchester County, New York, Adult Protective Services, has been indicted on charges of grand larceny and identity theft. She is accused of stealing more than $300,000 from a 95-year-old woman with dementia who was under her care. Prosecutors said Chenault transferred money from the victim's…

An Australian government-backed service for victims of identity theft blasted a plan to toughen privacy laws amid an explosion of online data theft, saying it would spur compromised companies to pay ransom and invite more hacking.

From a Justice Department press release last month (UPDATE: see the plea agreement for more details): Andrew Gavin Wynne, 35, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk to five felony counts of identity theft. Wynne admitted that while representing at least 30 clients, he created fictitious…

According to the Justice Department's reading of the law, the crime need not involve impersonation or even fraud.