Beware phishing emails targeting people not cautious with personal information. Third-party vendors collect data for ads; know where your info is going. Use disposable credit cards for financial ...

The risk of swiping your credit card still remains high. Stay vigilant in protecting your information if you use your card at any of these places.

While you can’t freeze your Social Security number, you can take steps to protect it, such as blocking electronic access to it and storing your documents in a safe place. Many, or all, of the products ...

In the interests of privacy and security, the less information you give out about yourself, the better. You can hide your email addresses, you can hide your cell number, and as we’ll show you in this ...

As this trend of internet and phone shopping keeps growing, so-called “card-not-present” (CNP) shopping activity (which are transactions where you don’t physically swipe your credit card) continues to ...

While it is easy to imagine what one would do if any of one's information hypothetically ended up on the dark web, it is quite another to be notified that your personal information, especially one you ...

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The Social Security Administration said you should never laminate your physical Social Security card. Doing so can prevent ...

Medicare scammers will usually contact you by phone and use several tactics to take advantage of you. Find out what they are ...