Identity crime is a significant threat in Australia, with a growing number of people falling victim every year. Those impersonated often face severe consequences, including financial losses, damage to ...

Identity theft can empty your bank account, destroy your credit rating, and leave you struggling with debts you didn’t incur. These are the best services we've tested to prevent, detect, and remediate ...

Identity theft protection services have nearly become mandatory in 2026. Years ago, it was rare, but nowadays, identity theft is common. The digital world, as beautiful and sprawling as it is, is ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. MORE than 10,000 Australian computers have been infected by a trojan virus - invisible to most anti-virus software - that is ...

More than three quarters of a million Australians were the victims of identity theft in the past year, costing the average victim about $4,000, credit bureau Veda says. Illegally obtained personal ...

Lots of people have imagined what it would be like to be someone else, but what if people pretended to be you? The Identity Theft Resource Center is used to such scenarios. And 29% of those who’ve ...

"Identity theft is not a joke, Jim! Millions of families suffer every year!" - Dwight Schrute's dramatic outburst in The Office, which is completely in character for the Battlestar Galactica fan, was ...

Employment-related identity theft happens when someone uses your personal information, commonly a Social Security number, to get hired for jobs and earn income illegally. In many cases, victims don't ...

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 ...

Last month, a friend of mine, we’ll call him David, got an alert from his identity protection service. It wasn’t a $2,000 charge for a new TV. It wasn’t $10,000 worth of phones in another country. It ...