Money.com and other reviewers have released updated 2026 rankings for identity theft protection services, naming Aura, LifeLock, and EverSafe among top picks. The updates arrive as Microsoft reports a ...

Money’s top picks for identity theft protection services.

Identity theft protection services offer monitoring and alerts to safeguard your personal information, and some services include help for restoration if your identity is stolen. It might be worth it ...

For years, identity fraud was treated as a document problem. Forged passports, stolen IDs, and compromised credentials defined the threat landscape, and verification controls were built to stop these ...

Identity theft can be distressing, but immediately reporting identity theft and contacting your financial institutions can help insulate yourself from financial ruin. Use this guide for a ...

Synthetic identity fraud is not new to financial services. What has changed is the scale, sophistication, and the way it reshapes an institution’s overall security posture. Generative AI has ...

Increasingly sophisticated fraud is on the rise. One of the fastest growing is synthetic identity fraud (SIF), which sees criminals creating new, false identities using a combination of real, stolen ...

Synthetic identity fraud has emerged as one of the most insidious challenges facing the financial sector, with its stealthy nature and devastating financial impact making it a top concern for banks ...

Texting scams are exploding. In 2024 alone, U.S. consumers lost $470 million to them, according to the Federal Trade Commission, a number more than five times what it was just four years earlier. To ...

New research reveals that insurance fraud has seen the largest percentage increase of any sector over the past seven years, growing by a staggering 211% since 2017. Plastic card fraud remains the most ...