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FTC shares tips to prevent identity theft

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – It’s Identity Theft Awareness Week and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says identity theft can happen to anyone and can take many forms. The agency and its partners are ...
FOX5 Las Vegas

FTC: Identity theft victims lost more than $10 billion in 2024

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Federal Trade Commission got more than a million reports of identity theft last year. Those victims lost more than $10 billion combined. FOX5 wraps up ID Theft awareness ...
WWLP-22News

FTC warns consumers on identity theft risks

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Federal Trade Commission is educating consumers on how to protect themselves from identity theft. This can happen to anyone at any time, especially now as tax season gets ...
Money on MSN

6 Best Identity Theft Protection Services of December 2025

Identity theft is as pervasive as ever. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Fraud and ID Theft Maps shows 748,555 reports of ...
Financial Advisor

ID Theft Should Rarely Be Reported To Police, Says FTC

Many people contact the police when their wallets are stolen. But they rarely need to when they are the victims of identity theft, the Federal Trade Commission said Thursday. Report the theft to the ...
The Washington Post

FTC Says Identity Theft Is Rampant

Nearly 10 million people in the United States were victims of identity theft in the past year, crimes that took a total of 300 million hours to correct and cost people a total of $5 billion, the ...
Network World

FTC’s ID theft prevention rules affect more businesses than you think

My guess is many of you have never heard of the FTC’s Red Flag Rules. Even so, I would bet that a fair number of you work for a business that needs to comply with the rules. This unawareness is the ...
Independent Record

FTC: 10 million identity theft victims

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Even federal regulators were surprised by what the most comprehensive government study of identity theft turned up: nearly 10 million victims and a loss of $53 billion for ...
InfoWorld

FTC: Identity theft remains top consumer complaint

Internet fraud complaints are up almost 15 percent from last year, and though ID theft remains the top issue, its percentage of all claims is down from last year Identity theft remained top of mind ...
Computerworld

US gov’t increasing efforts to fight ID theft, report says

The U.S. government has taken several steps to combat identity theft during the past two years, including increased prosecutions of criminals and decreased use of Social Security numbers to identify ...

Concerned About Identity Theft? This May Be the First Sign You're in Trouble

Here are some of the clearest signs that your identity may be compromised: You receive a bill for items you didn't buy. An ...