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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service has introduced a new online tool designed to make it easier for taxpayers to ...

"These changes will address historic challenges the IRS has faced," according to the federal agency of the U.S. government.

A congressional investigation estimates broker breaches have cost consumers $20 billion in identity theft. Major brokers now promise to make it easier to opt out of their databases.

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

Tax season is here, and so are scammers. State officials said fraud schemes often spike this time of year, targeting people ...

Nearly every major financial crime case touches Bank Secrecy Act filings—here’s how SARs, CTRs, and Forms 8300 drive ...

Google dropped its Dark Web Report, ending free breach alerts. Here’s what you lose and how to monitor your data now.

A judge has sentenced a Wisconsin man who forged threats against President Donald Trump as part of a deportation scheme to 16½ years in prison ...

If a hacker or scammer has access to your email, every account connected to it is at risk. We show you how to protect ...

Apple is bringing age verification to the UK, as the latest iOS 26.4 beta prompts users to verify that they’re over 18 following installation. As shown in screenshots posted to Reddit, Apple says ...