By the midpoint of 2025, the U.S. was on track to set a new yearly record in the number of reported data breaches.That’s ...

Identity theft can happen quickly and quietly. A stolen Social Security number, a misused credit card, a fake address tied to your name—it’s possible for someone to impersonate you without leaving any ...

Identity theft happens every 22 seconds in the U.S. and now, artificial intelligence is making it easier for scammers. What used to be rough Photoshop jobs has evolved into slick, AI-generated IDs ...

Your personal information is valuable. If criminals get their hands on it, they can — among other things — open credit cards while pretending to be you. Then it's up to you to shut down ...

Ayesha Siddiqi is a producer at 60 Minutes based in Washington, D.C. She's been with the broadcast since 2015. The Trump administration has made fraud a buzzword in Washington and tasked the ...

Convicted identity thief shares a few of her favorite targets. — -- There’s no better way to ask how someone’s identity can be stolen than by asking an identity thief herself. So that’s exactly ...