Identity theft sounds like a crime that happens to someone else. Yet, it's ubiquitous, with the Federal Trade Commission recording 1.1 million reports of identity theft in 2022. The true number is ...

Heimdal reports AI enhances identity theft, making fake IDs easier to create using social media photos, escalating fraud ...

KEY POINTS. Identity theft rises in 2025: 365,758 cases of identity theft were reported in the first quarter of 2025, up over 70,000 from the previous quarter. Credit card fraud remains top ...

The data was initially stolen in 2021. The famous Snowflake vulnerability debacle of 2024 also saw customer data stolen from AT&T, with the company then negotiating and paying $300,000 in Bitcoin to ...

In 2023, U.S. consumers lost more than $10 billion to fraud, according to the Federal Trade Commission, the highest amount ever recorded by the agency. That same year, the FTC logged more than a ...

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The Meditirina Hospital chain faces scrutiny after a fake cardiologist operated on patients, leading to serious allegations ...

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Identity theft and fraud have steadily risen for years. Complaints to the Federal Trade Commission have escalated almost every year since the agency began tracking them in 2001, and it received a ...

Multnomah County grand jury indicted the wife of a Portland woman on identity theft and forgery charges this month, a reversal after Portland police dropped its investigation last year because of ...

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos received an 87-month prison sentence in federal court in Central Islip on Friday after pleading guilty last August to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Former Rep. George Santos faces a potential seven year prison sentence for fraud and identity theft. Prosecutors cite his "unparalleled crimes" that "made a mockery" of the election system.