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A U.S. government crackdown on suspected identity thieves filing false tax returns stopped $1.4 billion in bad refunds from being sent out in calendar 2011, the tax-collecting Internal Revenue Service said on Tuesday.

When it comes to protecting your credit from identity theft you have a variety of options. You can do nothing. You can pay to monitor your credit reports. Or, you can freeze your credit reports.

Federal authorities are investigating an apparent case of stolen identity after an American Eagle Airlines employee allegedly used another man's identity to get a job as a flight attendant, according a statement from the airline.

A beauty queen in the running to become Miss USA has stepped down after being charged with three counts of identity theft.

The latest form of identity theft doesn't depend on stealing your Social Security number. Now thieves are targeting your kid's number long before the little one has a bank account.

Thanks to the popularity of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, it's a given that malicious hackers will devise ways to exploit the sites' numerous users in order to infect their computers with malware. This unwanted software is designed to do a number of terrible things ranging from identity theft to turning computer into remote-controllable "zombie" machines.

My lawyer accidently gave my social security number to a family member I cannot trust. This person also knows my birth date, address, employer etc. What is the best plan to “cover all my bases” and be sure that this information isn’t used to open new credit cards or loans without my knowledge? Thanks

International crime rings want your personal information. Here's how to make it hard for them to get it.

U.S. authorities announced what they believed to be the largest hacking and identity theft case ever prosecuted on Monday in a scheme in which more than 130 million credit and debit card numbers were stolen.