Skimming, in which criminals install discreet devices and tiny cameras on point-of-sale terminals to steal your info, is ...

If deleting and reporting scam texts and phone calls has become part of your daily routine, there's another simple way to protect yourself from fraud -- and it may be more effective. Placing a fraud ...

Credit scores remain important during retirement for insurance rates and housing applications, while seniors become prime targets for identity theft and financial scams.

In 2023 there were more than 2.6 million fraud reports and 1 million identity theft reports filed through the Federal Trade Commission. If you’re concerned about someone stealing your personal ...

Data breaches are incidents in which confidential information, including consumer data, is stolen from a company or organization. In the first half of 2024, the number of data breach victims surpassed ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Companies that sell “identity-theft protection” present an alluring but questionable proposition. For as much as about $100 per year, the main thing they do is set fraud alerts that ...