A report copublished by WIRED sparked a probe into opt-out pages hidden by data brokers. Now congressional Democrats say breaches tied to the industry have cost people tens of billions of dollars.

A new minority report from Congress’s Joint Economic Committee says a small club of data broker firms has saddled U.S.

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Lifeguard reports that data brokers harvest personal information for profit, fueling identity theft and fraud. Protecting ...

Data breaches just hit a record high and even the notices you get may not tell you what to do next. Consumer Investigator ...

Here are the best identity theft protection services to identify breaches and mitigate potential damage in 2026.

Learn about important steps you can take to prevent your identity from being stolen. Follow these 11 tips to reduce your ...

Every 22 seconds, someone falls victim to identity theft, making early detection and a fast response more critical than ever.

A massive government data breach that could rank among the largest in United States history is rapidly unfolding, and the fallout may touch millions of Americans you know — or even you. What began as ...