In 2014, nearly 9 million patient health records were breached in 164 reported incidents. By March 2015, that number had increased tenfold. In fact, it is estimated that one in three health records ...

Imagine sitting in your living room, enjoying a cup of your favorite morning coffee, and you open your mail to discover that you recently opened a new bank account at XYZ Bank, unbeknownst to you. Or ...

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it will delay enforcement of the new “Red Flags Rule” until Aug. 1 in order to give physicians, ASCs and hospitals, as well as other creditors and financial ...

Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna visited Redmond’s Overlake Christian Church last week in conjunction with the GUARD IT! Washington campaign to prevent identity theft. Washington Attorney ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reveals alarming new information about the financial and emotional toll that identity theft and related fraud and ...

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In a word, no. A national ID card, on its own, will not prevent all forms of identity theft. In order for new account fraud to be entirely avoidable, a number of other factors would have to come into ...

Identity theft is a growing concern, and as tax season approaches, there’s increased risk that people will be victims of tax return fraud—when scammers attempt to file under other people’s names and ...

Our series on identity theft protection apps will evaluate the features, pricing options, competition, and also the overall value of using each app. However, these are not full hands-on reviews since ...

The stricter identity verification measures across online platforms and mobile networks are aimed at closing loopholes ...