To assist small businesses and other entities, the Federal Trade Commission staff will redouble its efforts to educate them about compliance with the "Red Flags" Rule and ease compliance by providing additional resources and guidance to clarify whether businesses are covered by the Rule and what they must do to comply.

Scam artists are trying to profit from the federal government's new program that helps consumers buy or lease a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle.

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The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the publics assistance in locating Jevons C. W. Lee who is wanted for credit card forgery, burglary, fraud, and identity theft.

A 24-year-old Granite City man was charged Thursday with felony identity theft after Lewis & Clark Community College officials reported that the man was conducting illegal activity at a school computer lab.

Eliminate ID Theft, the trusted source for identity protection and credit-monitoring services, is joining forces with the Association of Junior League International (AJLI), an organization dedicated to promoting volunteerism, to offer discounted fraud detection and recovery services to AJLI members at 292 chapters around the world, including the Moore County chapter. Eliminate ID Theft's ...

COOS BAY — For almost half of his life Tom Lesh has controlled only half of his identity. The other half belonged to another man.

Hemet police are investigating whether two women arrested Sunday are linked to a string of burglaries that prompted a police warning to residents about the scam.

Police, residents, community groups and elected officials can all agree on at least one thing — celebrating National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 4.

Security experts have uncovered flaws in Apple Inc's iPhone that they said hackers can exploit to take control of the popular device, using the tactic for identity theft and other crimes.Users need to be warned that their iPhones are not entirely secure and Apple should try to repair the vulnerability as soon as possible, they said at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, one of the world's top forums for exchanging information on computer security threats."It's scary. I don't want people takin