The FTC warns that scammers are keeping "sucker lists" to repeatedly target previous fraud victims with fake recovery offers and upfront fees.

Not all fraud rises to the level of identity theft and, by itself, a security breach doesn't constitute a stolen identity.

The Federal Trade Commission accused Amazon of making it difficult for identity theft victims to actually get records of ...

Identity theft tied to major data broker breaches has cost Americans more than $20 billion over the past decade, according to a 2026 report from the U.S. Senate Joint Economic Committee. That figure ...

Finding out someone stole your identity is terrifying. You may have spotted charges you didn't make or received a tax notice about a return you never filed. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) logged ...