identity theft

Illinois has issued a warning and it involves how artificial intelligence is now being used to make it easier for perpetrators to steal your identity and the threat is real and it's growing.

Technology has brought with it the possibility of identity theft, which runs rampant in the U.S. Experts say don't help the bad guys by carrying these items on you.

When it comes to the least dangerous states for identity theft, you'll be happy to know that Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee all fall under that category.

Your BBB® wants you to protect yourself from criminal activity, fraud and unethical marketplace practices by adding a few resolutions to your list for 2016.

On Saturday, October 17, 2015, BBBs across North America will host a helpful identity theft prevention event called Secure Your ID Day. Your BBB® will be one of them. We’ve done several blog posts on identity theft in the past, and it continues to be a prevalent problem costing the 12...

The Federal Trade Commission says robo-calls are the number one consumer complaint they receive, and these types of calls are on the rise. Experts warn that this kind of call is an early step in a phone fraud scheme that can lead to identity theft. Here's how it works.

"Phishing" attempts to get you to disclose personal information via email or telephone. "Smishing" refers to deceptive text messages, and "Vishing" refers to deceptive voicemails. Your BBB® is receiving a dramatic increase of calls concerning the use of Social Media to trick us in to providing personal information, a phenomenon known as "Farcing."

You would think that by now people would be utilizing stronger passwords to protect themselves from unsuspecting hackers. However, a recent study indicates that a lot of us are still as careless as ever and using the same weak, highly hackable passwords.