A hacking group claims to have the personal information of 2.9 billion people.

ID Theft Awareness Week is Jan. 29 – Feb. 2. The Better Business Bureau provides many resources to help consumers protect their identity from scammers.

Identity theft is becoming the most common theft in the country with almost half of Americans affected, according to Debt.com.

A Columbia County man arrested late last year on charges including extortion is now accused of taking the identity of someone who died from a brain tumor as a teenager and using that identity for more than 20 years.

A Columbia County man arrested late last year on charges including extortion is now accused of taking the identity of someone who died from a brain tumor as a teenager and using that identity for more than 20 years.

As Americans do everything they can to keep costs down, one area where there continues to be a threat is the gas pump. And we’re not talking about the price of gas — but rather the possibility of identity theft.

Officials said Jackson is accused of obtaining fraudulent bank loans with other individuals’ personal information.

Flagler County Sheriff deputies arrested a 37-year-old man after a traffic stop revealed stolen IDs, debit cards and drugs.

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), there were more than 101,000 reports of identity theft in Florida in 2020, making it the most reported category of fraud.