Here are the best identity theft protection services to identify breaches and mitigate potential damage in 2026.

What’s driving the rise in digital fraud? The global payments landscape appears more dynamic and complex than ever before. As e-commerce spending accelerates toward an estimated $8.1 trillion by 2028, ...

Without automated bank account verification in place, organizations leave themselves wide open to costly, damaging fraud ...

With 83% of consumers fearing they’ll become identity theft victims within two years and AI-generated scams becoming nearly indistinguishable from legitimate communications, traditional security ...

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Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

Identity theft has evolved far beyond stolen wallets and phishing emails. Criminals are now using an ever-increasing variety of tools that include AI-powered scams and deepfake videos to open accounts ...