By Larry Magid - Wed Aug 6, 2008 3:10pm PDT

The U.S. Justice Department indicted 11 people for hacking into the networks of nine major U.S. retailers and stealing 40 million credit and debit card numbers.... Read More»

Related: computer security, identity theft

By Larry Magid - Fri Aug 1, 2008 4:19pm PDT

Imagine: You type the correct URL of your bank, but instead of your bank’s real site you're taken to a criminal’s site that looks just like it.... Read More»

Related: computer security, identity theft

By Anne Collier - Mon Jul 7, 2008 2:42pm PDT

If age verification is required of websites, kids' personal information would have to be stored in a database somewhere. And that information could be vulnerable.... Read More»

Related: identity theft, privacy

Your complaint is an essential resource for local, state, and federal law enforcement officials. Law enforcers review consumer complaints to spot trends and build cases against hackers, identity thieves, and scam artists.... Read More»

Related: online safety, getting help, identity theft, services, regulation, organizations