A TransUnion cyberattack exposed over 4.4 million people's info. Credit-monitoring services can help you identify if your ...

USDoD, a hacking group, has allegedly stolen billions of American's personal data, including their social security numbers. The hack happened in or around April 2024, according to a class-action ...

Late last month credit reporting giant TransUnion disclosed that hackers accessed a third-party application tied to its U.S. consumer support operations on July 28. The breach was discovered July 30 ...

Image source: Getty Images Unfortunately, data leaks are occurring more often. When a company's data is accessed due to a security breach, your private data is put at risk. Recently, National Public ...

Make sure to freeze your credit on all three credit bureau sites. “In order to effectively freeze one’s credit, it is ...

Children are especially vulnerable to identity theft because those under the age of 18 typically do not have credit reports. This gives thieves a blank slate to apply for government benefits, open a ...

Proactively freezing your credit is one of the best defenses against scammers. *** credit freeze blocks lenders from accessing your credit report, and since new accounts typically require *** credit ...

Credit freezes block many fraudulent applications but miss synthetic identity fraud, account takeovers and tax refund scams. Here is what else to do.