Imagine sitting in your living room, enjoying a cup of your favorite morning coffee, and you open your mail to discover that you recently opened a new bank account at XYZ Bank, unbeknownst to you. Or ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - About 22% of Americans have been victims of identity theft, which is millions of victims each year. The BBB says it’s a huge problem that’s growing by the day. We spoke to ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – It’s Identity Theft Awareness Week and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says identity theft can happen to anyone and can take many forms. The agency and its partners are ...

Paying bills, scheduling appointments, applying for jobs — we share personal information with businesses and other people nearly every day. Since so much of our data is shared online, it’s easy to ...

Identity Theft Awareness Week started on Monday. It’s scary how we can be just one click away from handing over our personal information to a stranger who managed to fool us. Let’s not let this happen ...

Each year, millions of people find themselves victims of identity theft and fraud. A new study from WalletHub found that ...

It's officially tax time again as the IRS will start accepting 2024 federal tax returns Monday. With months until the deadline, you may think it's best to take your time and file closer to April 15.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) offers a range of online services designed to streamline access to benefits and ...

VPNs operate through two primary mechanisms — IP address masking and data encryption. When you connect to a VPN, it hides your real IP address by assigning you a new one from its server network, ...