While millions of people report identity theft every year, businesses are at risk of identity fraud and theft, as well. Business identity theft can devastate a company in weeks, draining finances and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — If you are a victim of identity theft, there is now one less protection in place. An important reporting resource, almost five weeks into the government shutdown, cannot be ...

If you have an identity theft protection plan, your provider should be able to guide you through many of the following steps.

The Federal Trade Commission, in a tacit acknowledgement of the difficulty for consumers to recover from so-called identity theft, is expected to announce Tuesday a method for making it easier for ...

Even though the Identity Theft Resource Center reported fewer identity crime cases between 2024 and 2025, the number of ...

The Treasury Department would take on a greater role in combating identity theft and fraud across the country under a new bill from a bipartisan pair of House lawmakers. The Stop Identity Fraud and ...

Plus, how to report suspicious activity.

Identity theft tied to major data broker breaches has cost Americans more than $20 billion over the past decade, according to a 2026 report from the U.S. Senate Joint Economic Committee. That figure ...

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