Providers such as LifeLock and Aura can be worth the cost to keep your information safe. But freezing and monitoring your own credit is cheaper. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are ...

To protect your credit, immediately contact your bank and credit card issuer and place a fraud alert with one of the three ...

Due to no fault of your own, your personal information could be anywhere. The current highest number of data breaches in a year recorded by the Identity Theft Resource Center is 3,200. 1 Even more ...

Webroot Total Protection builds on the identity protection features found in Webroot Premium by adding privacy, backup, and parental control capabilities. Designed as an all-in-one security solution, ...

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. Named Identity Defender, ExpressVPN's ID theft protection ...

The PowerSchool ransomware attack affects millions of students and teachers across 6500+ school districts in the U.S. and Canada. The law firm Wolf Haldenstein has revealed that it fell victim to a ...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Aug. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, All About Cookies has revealed the winners of its inaugural Editor's Choice Awards for Identity Theft Protection, recognizing the most effective ...

Data breaches and identity theft have become so commonplace that people often ignore notices about the latest breach of their personal information. "I just delete it. I don't pay any attention to it," ...

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. NordVPN earned a spot on CNET's best VPN list for its ...

In an age of constant data breaches, protecting your identity is more important than ever. Bitdefender and Norton are our top-rated security suites with ID theft protection, but which one should you ...

Ed Landing, a retired state geologist and a victim of identity theft, looks over documents he's put together as he tries to get back his stolen IRS federal tax return refund (Photo by John Carl ...