This year, CNN and many other news agencies reported on the largest case of identity theft in the United States. According to reports, more than 41 million credit card numbers were stolen by an identity theft ring that hacked into the computer networks of nine national retail chains, including TJX Cos, Barnes & Noble, [...]

Social security identity theft is a huge problem in the United States, and it is a crime that is growing rapidly each and every day. How can you tell if you are a victim of identity theft? What are the signs?
The best way to find out if you have been a victim of identity theft [...]

One excellent way to prevent identity theft is through the use of a credit bureau fraud alert. In this article, we will discuss what fraud alerts are and how they will help you prevent identity theft.
A fraud alert is something that is put on your credit report to indicate that you suspect that you might [...]

We previously talked about pretexting, which is a method of stealing your identity via the telephone. Today we want to talk about phishing, which is similar to pretexting, but it is an online form of identity theft and fraud.
So the online version of pretexting is called phishing. Phishing is generally performed via email. You will [...]

Pretexting is the practice of obtaining your personal information under false pretenses. It is one way that crooks perform credit identity theft and is something that you must be aware of so that you can prevent it from happening to you.
Pretexting is very much against the law, but it is a common practice of somebody [...]

With the rise of ID theft being a problem in our country, we thought we would talk about a few things that you could do to protect yourself from becoming ID theft’s next victim. Here is a list of identity theft tips you should be following in order to prevent ID theft.

Do not carry your [...]

We thought we would provide you with some rather eye-opening statistics. Further proof why you need to highly consider having an identity theft protection plan in place.
There were over 48 Million identity records lost or stolen last year. Some notable heists include:

40 million credit card numbers stolen from Cardsystems
3.9 million financial records lots by CitiFinancial
150,000 [...]

Do you use one of the popular file sharing services? If so, then do you know that you are putting yourself at risk for identity theft?
Millions of people around the world use one of the many popular file-sharing services to swap files, including millions in the United States. File sharing, or peer-to-peer networks requires you [...]

Recent figures from the Federal Trade Commission shows that Arizona leads the United States in cases of identity theft. The figures are for the year 2006 and go on to show a state-by-state look at the nation and the rate of identity theft claims.
Arizona tops the list, followed by the District of Columbia, Nevada, California [...]

Here is a story that goes to prove that anybody can be a victim of identity theft and shows how important it is you do all you can do when it comes to avoiding identity theft.
Janet Jenkins is holds the top job in the state of Wisconsin’s Office of Consumer Protection. And she became a [...]