identity theft

A new survey by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reveals that phishing attacks perpetrated against Chinese e-commerce and banking sites soared by 44 percent in the first …

Intersections released the second edition of the Double Trouble ebook, that serves as a guide to identity theft prevention, including real-world scenarios where identity theft …

A recent Javelin Strategy & Research study found that fraud suffered by Small Business Owners (SMBO) totaled $8 billion. Banks, merchants and other providers absorbed at …

Identity fraud continues to rise with 4 million victims in UK alone – yet consumers continue to be complacent with their identities. According to research commissioned …

111 individuals have been indicted in the largest identity theft takedown in U.S. history. The defendants, members of five organized forged credit card and identity theft …

College students are especially attractive targets for identity thieves because they have unblemished credit records, making it easier for thieves to take out loans in their …

A Brooklyn, N.Y., man pleaded guilty for his role in managing a credit card fraud operation that operated throughout the East Coast of the United States. Jonathan Oliveras, …

Almost four months after admitting that its PlayStation Network servers have been breached and the personal information of 70 million users has been compromised, Sony has …

AVG announced Premium Security, the Internet security solution that surveys the Web for incidents of stolen identity. It includes AVG Identity Alert, AVG Internet Security and …

Identity theft is a growing issue in many countries with 80,000 cases per year in France alone, according to the French Interior Ministry. For this reason the French National …

For most people, the thought of their children being victims of identity fraud is even more chilling than being a victim themselves. While children are less at risk for …

When does a little white lie become fraud? An estimated 45 million people in the U.S. have deliberately manipulated their identities in applications for credit, cell phone …