Convicted identity thief shares a few of her favorite targets. — -- There’s no better way to ask how someone’s identity can be stolen than by asking an identity thief herself. So that’s exactly ...

The rise of generative and agentic AI is fueling a wave of identity fraud, creating new challenges for state and local agencies. Nation-states, criminal gangs and others are using autonomous rogue AI ...

Identity theft in Australia is a serious issue. While the digital age has revolutionised the way we communicate, shop, and ...

To protect your credit, immediately contact your bank and credit card issuer and place a fraud alert with one of the three ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. RESTON, Va., Dec. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regula, a global developer of identity verification (IDV) solutions and ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: CEO of Mastercard Michael Miebach at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on September 24, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Alex Kent/Getty Images) Michael Miebach, ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Half of businesses reported a growth in deepfake and AI-generated fraud, alongside rising biometric spoofs and counterfeit ID fraud attempts, according to the 2025 State of ...

Increasingly sophisticated fraud is on the rise. One of the fastest growing is synthetic identity fraud (SIF), which sees criminals creating new, false identities using a combination of real, stolen ...

In recent years, synthetic identity fraud has quietly become one of the fastest-growing forms of financial crime. Now, with the explosion of AI, the threat is accelerating at an alarming pace.

The Future of Global Identity Verification research report reveals that identity fraud is a growing threat globally and across industries, with over two-thirds (69%) of organizations reporting ...