Credit freeze requires advance thaw
A credit freeze is a security measure against identity theft, but has its disadvantages.
Identity Theft Grows More Costly for Victims
Identity theft is claiming fewer victims, but the damage from this fraud is growing more costly for consumers, reversing a downward trend in recent years, according to a recent report.
Identity-theft statistics look better, but you still don't want to be one
There's some good news and some bad news about identity theft.
Identity Theft Down but Cost Skyrockets
Identity theft related to credit and debit cards dropped by 28% in 2010 over 2009—but the out-of-pocket cost to victimized consumers rose by 68%.
Huge Identity Theft Ring Has 23 Victims, 11 Suspects
CORPUS CHRISTI -- Police say their case started with a typical report of identity theft, one checkbook was stolen out of a truck and then fake checks with the victim's information started showing up all over town. "But it was shortly after that first auto burglary victim Mr. O'Neill, that everything just seemed to take off and we knew very quickly we had a serious problem," Lt. Kelly Isaacks ...
