Eva Velasquez, CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center, said a major factor behind that increase is the growing ...

A common online security tool — CAPTCHA — is now being used by scammers to trick people into giving up sensitive personal and ...

The release of the ITRC Annual Data Breach Report supports the Data Privacy Week 2026 initiative to educate businesses on data collection best practices that respect ...

Don't throw away those notices! Data breaches can harm your credit, empty your bank account and compromise your identity.

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Identity Theft Resource Center 2025 Annual Data Breach Report: Record Number of Data Compromises in 2025; 79 Percent ...

AI is transforming identity theft, scams and data breaches at scale. James E. Lee, president of the Identity Theft Resource ...

Identity theft tied to major data broker breaches has cost Americans more than $20 billion over the past decade, according to a 2026 report from the U.S. Senate Joint Economic Committee. That figure ...

(InvestigateTV) — A data breach doesn’t always mean a person’s identity has been stolen, but experts say it increases the risk and is a reason to monitor accounts and credit closely. James Lee, ...

Security experts warn of a rising threat, CAPTCHA scams, which manipulate the 'I'm not a robot' verification tests to enable ...

A new scam involving fake CAPTCHA boxes is tricking people into downloading malware that can steal sensitive information.

A common online security tool — CAPTCHA — is now being used by scammers to trick people into giving up sensitive personal and ...