The Latest Breaking News from Identity Theft

Robert Temple hacked into victims’ social media accounts and downloaded naked photos to sell online

Should you consider identity theft protection? Monitoring services can help you spot red flags quickly, but they won’t stop criminals from targeting you.

From the rising threat of identity theft to making it easy to forget about automated subscriptions, technology doesn’t always make our lives easier. Here’s what to be aware of.

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New York Police Department Officer Andy Urrutia has been charged with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, petit larceny, official misconduct, unlawful possession of personal ID information, attempted petit larceny, and attempted identity theft. He was suspended without pay following his arrest. Officials said he took a photo of…

The IRS is still too slow to process amended tax returns, answer taxpayer phone calls and resolve identity theft cases, according to an independent watchdog within the agency

The USPS address change policy requires you to verify your identity before a change request is granted. Learn about how it works.

Central cybercrime police investigate cyber fraudster posing as KAS officer, charged under IT Act for identity theft.

Dallas-based mortgage lender Mr. Cooper has suffered a data breach following a recent cyberattack, and loads of its customers’ personal and financial information was exposed online.

Microsoft has seized the websites of a Vietnam-based group it alleges sold millions of fake accounts to cybercriminals who used them for ransomware attacks, identity theft and other scams around the world.

WalletHub report compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 14 key metrics, including each state’s vulnerability to identity theft and fraud.