Recent Articles About Identity Theft Prevention

Both Proton Pass and Bitwarden are open source and have strong free plans. We compared pricing, features, security, and support to find out which one is worth your passwords.

Coinbase has uncovered a new cryptocurrency scam in which fraudsters pose as the IRS and use fake letters and QR codes to steal crypto and sensitive personal information.

A new report has uncovered 120 fake Walmart websites attempting to steal shoppers' personal and financial information by offering unrealistic discounts.

A new lawsuit accuses Apple of negligence and misleading App Store safety claims after three users allegedly lost $1.84 million to a fake wallet app.

All About Cookies analyzed the FBI's 2025 Internet Crime Report to find which states have the highest rates of cybercrime complaints involving victims aged 17 and younger, which scams target young people most, and more.

All About Cookies analyzed the FBI's 2025 Internet Crime Report to find which states have the highest rates of cybercrime complaints involving victims aged 60 and older, which scams target seniors most, and more.

Scammers are mining real data breaches to make a sextortion email look personal. If you got one naming a company you use, here's what's really going on.

Fake Norton LifeLock renewal and invoice emails use a real-looking charge and a callback number to steal your money. Here's how to recognize one and what to do next.

A social engineering attack has put millions of Qantas customers at risk of phishing attacks, but Australia's privacy watchdog won't investigate the airline over the breach.

Scammers are impersonating banks and Apple Support in convincing FaceTime phishing attacks designed to steal passwords, verification codes and financial information.

Puerto Rico quietly patched the security flaw but continues to deny that a data breach occurred, leaving citizens vulnerable to tax fraud, identity theft, and phishing attacks.

The breach exposed driver's license numbers, insurance records, vehicle details, and contact information, increasing the risk of identity theft, fraud, and phishing attacks.

All About Cookies analyzed five years of fraud reports and reported dollar losses tied to social media platforms to track how the scale and shape of social media fraud has changed.

The new ADDW rules are designed to reduce road accidents by detecting distracted drivers, but gaps in the regulations have raised concerns over the privacy of driver data.

One click on the wrong World Cup giveaway could hand cybercriminals your name, address, and credit card details.

A SIM swap scam lets criminals steal your phone number to break into your accounts. Here's how to spot the warning signs and lock your number down fast.

An internal investigation into the late-March LiteLLM breach details a three-month notification delay — while dark web auctions and court filings expose the staggering scope of compromised files.

LastPass says password vaults weren't touched, but the 2026 data breach is the eighth time customer data has been exposed since 2011, and the phishing risk is real.

AI scams use deepfakes, voice cloning, and fake apps to steal money and data. Here's what the six most common types look like and how to protect yourself.

A new ITRC report shows device hacking now beats scams for adults aged 35-64. Here's how to tell if your phone is hacked and lock it down fast.

Meta's AI support tool handed hackers access to 20,000+ Instagram accounts. Here's what happened and how to protect your IG account.