When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, stopping criminals from committing fraud. This option is also handy if you don't ...

Locking your Social Security Number (SSN) is a crucial step in protecting against identity theft, as highlighted by recent findings. With threats of SSNs being sold on the dark web, understanding the ...

“While most of the previous attacks have exposed sensitive but less critical information, the compromise of SSNs creates far ...

PeopleFinders reports rising identity theft rates despite awareness, urging users to protect personal information online.

Losing your Social Security card, or discovering it's been stolen, can put your financial security at serious risk, so what ...

Data breaches that expose the personal information of millions of people can have very real consequences for individuals, most notably: identity theft. A new study found that the more of a person’s ...

Although most of us think of the typical scam victim as an older person, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in ...

On Friday, August 15, officers were notified of a fraud-related incident that was reported to investigators in Gwinnett ...

Who’s to blame for the growing epidemic of identity-related tax fraud? All of us — -- The other day a reporter asked me who’s to blame for the growing epidemic of identity-related tax fraud. I ...

Rutherford County Schools recently notified people about compromised private information after the district's 2024 ...

Martin, who was known as Janet Brown at Shelby Middle School, was charged with two counts of identity theft, two counts of ...