Despite almost half of U.S. consumers (49 percent) believing their security habits make them vulnerable to information fraud or identity theft, 51 percent admit to reusing passwords/PINs across multiple accounts such as email, computer log in, phone passcode, and bank accounts.

Consumers lost $16.8 billion to identity fraud in 2017, according to Javelin Strategy & Research.

Privacy and security online continue to be major issues for Americans, according to an NTIA survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.

A new study has found that having a big smile in an ID photo could prevent identity fraud.

More than 1 million children living in the U.S. were victims of identity fraud in 2017.

The annual Fraudscape report by fraud prevention service Cifas revealed more than 300,000 cases of fraudulent conduct in the UK last year.

Despite awareness of the need for cybersecurity, many consumers are not taking proactive steps to keep their personal information protected from identity theft.

The FBI has released details on more than 6.1 million criminal offenses reported via the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) in 2016.