When you think of identity theft, you think of financial information, but medical identity theft is when someone steals or ...

NEW YORK -- Medical identity theft is a crime on the rise. Nearly 2.5 million cases were reported in 2014, an increase of 20 percent from the year before. A stolen medical identity can ruin your ...

Identity theft covers financial, medical, tax, employment, child, criminal and synthetic fraud. Each type can have severe consequences on your life, including damaging your credit and negatively ...

Medical identity theft is increasing due to HIPAA violations by rogue employees, according to an article in Data Breach Today, because many companies either don't know what their people are up to or ...

Healthcare-related data breaches and medical identity theft and fraud are on the rise. While individuals can’t do much to control someone hacking into their insurance company’s network, experts say ...

Theft of personal information has become so commonplace it seems only a matter of time before the next big breach is announced. Hackers have compromised the identities of millions of people in the ...

This story first appeared in the July 9, 2008, edition of WW. When FBI special agent Ted Price peered through the window of a dingy brick storefront on Southwest Morrison Street in March, it was what ...

If you have an identity theft protection plan, your provider should be able to guide you through many of the following steps.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The Raleigh woman accused of stealing the identities and medical credentials of multiple women has pleaded guilty in Granville County. Jenine Ellis was sentenced to 20 years in ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is warning residents that identity theft continues to rank among the nation’s fastest-growing crimes. “The Missouri Attorney ...

Identity theft has evolved far beyond stolen wallets and phishing emails. Criminals are now using an ever-increasing variety of tools that include AI-powered scams and deepfake videos to open accounts ...