A recent Illinois Supreme Court case involved a patient of a health provider getting a letter from the provider advising that the provider’s software system may have been hacked and ...

Filing your taxes early is among the top ways the Better Business Bureau says you can avoid becoming a victim of ID theft.

After shopping the other day, I observed a theft waiting to happen. Hopefully through my words I may prevent someone from dealing with identity theft or financial hardship. As I was walking to my ...

It’s just easier to go with one of your most common passwords, am I right? Maybe you’ll include the word password in there—no chance of forgetting that!—and 123 if numbers are required. Or perhaps you ...

James Henley of Greenwood, Indiana received a ten-year federal prison sentence for identity theft and wire fraud, and must ...

In a courtroom in eastern Iowa on Jan. 31, a man who has been William Woods for his entire life faced a man who had been known as William Woods for much of his. It was not until the real Mr. Woods ...

An information technology expert who for decades assumed the identity of another man so convincingly that his victim was ...

Peyton Hill (23) of Incarnate Word collides with Kiyoka Proctor (3) of Alton on Saturday during a girls basketball game ...

He began using the man's name and personal information to apply for jobs, obtain loans and insurance policies and buy cars ...

Steered by two U.S. Marshals, former University of Iowa Health Care administrator Matthew Keirans hobbled into the courtroom ...

A federal judge sentenced a Wisconsin man to 12 years for stealing a California man’s identity for 35 years. He also must pay a $10,000 fine and restitution to the victim.