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Data breaches have exposed the personal data of hundreds of millions of people and put them at risk for identity theft. Identity theft services can be convenient, but they don’t prevent fraud from ...

With 83% of consumers fearing they’ll become identity theft victims within two years and AI-generated scams becoming nearly indistinguishable from legitimate communications, traditional security ...

Data breaches and identity theft have become so commonplace that people often ignore notices about the latest breach of their personal information. "I just delete it. I don't pay any attention to it," ...

Identity theft rarely starts with a dramatic five‑figure charge or a drained bank account. More often, the first clue is a ...

In 2009, Consumer Federation of America (CFA) took a critical look at for-profit identity theft services and identified some serious problems, including misleading claims about preventing identity ...

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