WalletHub ranked Florida as the most vulnerable state to identity theft and fraud due to weak protections and high complaint rates. Florida logged 528 identity-theft complaints and 2,163 fraud ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Identity Theft Resource Center 2025 Annual Data Breach Report: Record Number of Data Compromises in 2025; 79 Percent ...

Even though the Identity Theft Resource Center reported fewer identity crime cases between 2024 and 2025, the number 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 ...

Identity theft losses among Americans 60 and older surged 70%, reaching $48.5 million according to the FBI's latest internet ...

The release of the ITRC Annual Data Breach Report supports the Data Privacy Week 2026 initiative to educate businesses on data collection best practices that respect ...

The number of personal data compromises rose 5% last year — with 3,322 events in 2025 versus 3,152 in 2024 — a record, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center's new annual report. Even federal ...

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

Booking.com says hackers may have accessed personal data including names, emails and reservation details, raising concerns ...

The French government body responsible for issuing official identity and registration documents has admitted suffering a data ...