Protect your deceased loved one's identity from scammers with essential steps. Learn how to secure credit files and close gaps criminals exploit.

Every American’s personal data is at risk of fraud after DOGE’s alleged mismanagement, Social Security’s former chief data ...

Sign up for a security freeze by contacting all three major credit reporting agencies to request it: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. Place a fraud alert by contacting any of the three major credit ...

It’s Identity Theft Awareness Week. In Wisconsin, to help consumers and taxpayers protect themselves from identity theft, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and Department of ...

Recently, The Phia Group ("Phia") determined that some personal information may have been involved in a data security incident that occurred between July 8 and July 9, 2024. The incident began on July ...

This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.

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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. An updated report from the NWS ...

Home title theft is definitely a “thing.” According to the FBI, home title thieves use forged deeds to put someone else’s home or other property into their name. The perpetrator then sells the ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A Notary Fraud Alert system, the first in Northeastern Ohio, was unveiled last week by Fidlar Technologies representative Greg Sullivan at the Mahoning County Recorder’s Office. According ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The Mahoning County Recorder’s office is launching a new fraud alert system. The recorder’s office is ...