Think of it more like AAA, said Eva Velasquez, the head of the Identity Theft Resource Center — it's there to help you after the fact, but it doesn't mean you'll never blow a tire.

Identity theft is a growing problem in Canada—and anyone can be a target. Learn how to prevent identity fraud from happening to you and your family. In 2024, Canadians lost a jaw-dropping $638 ...

Rights + Justice After an Identity Theft Nightmare, a Search for Answers A Vancouver man says he was treated in a ‘hostile’ manner after a high school friend used his name at multiple hospitals.

Landline identity theft is an emerging threat that gives scammers backdoor access to your accounts. An outdated phone number, especially a forgotten landline, can help them bypass security and ...

New identity theft data from Q1 2025 shows a sharp rise in fraud targeting credit cards, loans, and bank accounts-surpassing 239,000 combined reports. Petroff Amshen LLP analyzes the surge ...

Credit Card Identity Theft surged from 101,461 cases in Q1 2024 to 151,608 cases in Q1 2025, with the majority linked to unauthorized applications for new accounts.

The Identity Theft Resource Center’s 2024 report indicated that victim notices increased by 312% from 419 million notices in 2023 to 1,728,519,397 in 2024. Last year, the financial services ...