A thriving black market for stolen personal data makes millions of people vulnerable to spies, spammers, scammers and hackers.

The law of data breaches is new, dynamic, and evolving. The number and complexity of breaches increases each year and legal scholars, courts, and policymakers s

Several stories here have highlighted the importance of creating accounts online tied to your various identity, financial and communications services before identity thieves do it for you. This post examines some of the key places where everyone should plant their…

With people sharing information such as the year they graduated and their school name, identity thieves can use that information to answer security questions companies typically ask to authenticate their identity.

In part 2 of our series on child identity theft, we examine the signs their PII might be compromised and how to reclaim your child's identity if it is.

In this two-part series on child identity theft, we shed light on the growing problem of familiar fraud, where those entrusted with a minor's information are the very ones who abuse it.

A data breach is causing big problems for nearly a hundred employees working for the Columbus Metropolitan Library system. Thieves got their names and personal information and then used it to open fraudulent bank accounts. The victims found out about all of it over the weekend. One worker discovered a fake bank account had been set up in their name and that started a domino effect. More people came forward and said the same thing had been done to them.

First they hijacked my T-Mobile service, then they stole my Google and Twitter accounts and charged my bank with a $25,000 Bitcoin purchase. I'm stuck in my own personal Black Mirror episode. Why will no one help me?

Drugseeking, insurance fraud, blackmail/extortion. Yikes.

Stolen medical information can sell for up to six times as much as PII, and there are reasons for that.