Identity theft protection

The business solutions suite provider released its new privacy-focused Ulaa, which is said to shield user data even from the company itself.

People can lose thousands upon thousands of dollars if their payment card number is stolen, but for the one who used it, the cost was around seven bucks.

The Internal Revenue Service has deployed more filters to catch a growing number of tax returns filed by identity thieves, but fraudsters are continuing to collect millions of dollars despite those efforts.

JP Morgan, UBS and TradeStation Securities all settled with the commission over accusations their identity theft protection controls were inadequate.

The service and its partners are cautioning tax pros to beware of the latest schemes to steal taxpayer information through phishing emails.

Clients should know about Identity Protection Personal Information Numbers to safeguard against data theft.

The Internal Revenue Service is strengthening the identity verification and sign-in process for its online self-help tools after a number of high-profile data breaches.

The service is alerting practitioners about some of the warning signals of taxpayer identity theft.

Private collection agencies that have contracted with the Internal Revenue Service to collect overdue tax debts have collected nearly $500 million since 2017, according to a new report, but that’s just a fraction of the over $30 billion owed.

Starting in January, the six-digit numbers will be available to everyone, not just those who have suffered from identity theft.