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6 best identity theft protection services of January 2026

To protect your credit, immediately contact your bank and credit card issuer and place a fraud alert with one of the three major credit bureaus: Experian (1-888-397-3742), TransUnion (1-800-680-7289), ...
CNET

Identity Theft Protection vs. Antivirus: Where to Spend First

Antivirus is the guard posted at your hardware, whereas identity security is out on the battlefield. Antivirus works inside ...
Forbes

Majority Of Americans Think AI Will Make Identity Theft Scams More Common: How You Can Protect Yourself

With over a dozen credit cards and millions of credit card points racked up, Nancy Jiang condenses the complex world of card-churning for maximum rewards with minimum effort. Her work has been ...
WSOC-TV

Identity theft insurance: Should you buy it?

CHARLOTTE — If someone steals your identity, it can be hard to clean up the mess, so Action 9 attorney Jason Stoogenke wants you to know the pros and cons of identity theft insurance. It covers the ...
WSB-TV

AI-fueled fake IDs and identity theft: What you need to know

Identity theft happens every 22 seconds in the U.S. and now, artificial intelligence is making it easier for scammers. What used to be rough Photoshop jobs has evolved into slick, AI-generated IDs ...
Morningstar

The New Identity Theft Crisis: AI Scams, Child Victims, and Credit Damage Are All Spiking

Debt.com's annual ID Theft Survey reveals that in one year, identity theft victimization rose from 43% to 78%, and concern over AI-fueled fraud has skyrocketed to 90%. Each December, Debt.com surveys ...