As reports of new identity compromises climbed in 2025, experts say taking certain steps can help protect your personal ...

(WAVY) — Did you get a text this week from someone alleging to be the Department of Motor Vehicles? After a swarm of scam texts, Virginians are left wondering how their personal information fell into ...

Identity theft myths debunked: your personal data is already exposed on data broker sites, and scammers don't need major ...

Social data refers to publicly shared information on social media platforms. Discover how it's used for marketing, its advantages, and the risks associated with data breaches.

Amaraduhita Laksmi Prabhaswari does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant ...

Wegmans said use of facial recognition is a part of its security strategy. Delaware's privacy law gives shoppers rights over personal data. Here's how.

To keep my personal data safe, I use a mix of secure local drives, encrypted cloud storage like ProtonDrive, and password managers like Bitwarden. I avoid oversharing online, enable two-factor ...

Evan Zimmer has been writing about finance for years. After graduating with a journalism degree from SUNY Oswego, he wrote credit card content for Credit Card Insider (now Money Tips) before moving to ...

On March 20, the Trump administration issued an executive order that dangerously expands the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to data. It looks to eliminate “information silos” that ...

Many modern cars function like a phone or tablet. They run apps and pair with other devices, and some can even be operated remotely. The downside of all this functionality is that cars, like phones ...

You’ve been planning on fixing your brakes and Googling auto repair shops. At the same time, you have been longing to buy butterscotch fudge ripple ice cream and searching for it on your Instacart app ...