Here are some of the clearest signs that your identity may be compromised: You receive a bill for items you didn't buy. An ...

Brett Johnson used to steal identities for a living. Now working with the FBI, he says deepfakes, scam farms, and synthetic ...

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 ...

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” When Benjamin Franklin penned this enduring phrase, he was advising the public on how to avoid house fires. But his words are also useful when ...

Have you received a notification from your bank or credit card company alerting you to suspicious activity on your account ...

Social Security numbers were initially devised in the 1930s to track Americans' earnings and calculate their benefits. Today, they're a nearly universal security feature in a wide variety of accounts, ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

Eric Pratt, 44, received 30 days in jail and electronic home monitoring after pleading guilty to the scheme. A man was spared ...

A 26-year-old shares her journey from a dismal 320 to a respectable 710 credit score. Discover how she overcame identity ...

Commentary editor Ryan Sanders writes about the experience of having his identity stolen, and the forest of phone trees and hold music it took to get things back to normal. Michael Hogue When I ...