Freezing your accounts at the three major credit bureaus is the best way to prevent thieves from opening new credit accounts in your name.

Freezing your credit is one way to lower your risk of being scammed. What is a credit freeze and how do you do this? We asked digital coach Grace Buscher, of Quincy, when is this a good idea and how ...

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Take a Financial Relief Quiz. Get matched with an Authorized Partner. A credit freeze and a credit lock are two tools you can use to protect your credit from hackers, identity thieves and other ...

Data breaches, financial fraud and internet crime have increased in recent years, so now’s the time to review how to protect your finances. If you haven’t already frozen your credit to prevent ...

Your personal information is valuable. If criminals get their hands on it, they can — among other things — open credit cards while pretending to be you. Then it’s up to you to shut down fraudulent ...

As someone who does my taxes, banking and most of my spending online, last year's Equifax data breach was pretty scary. Last summer, hackers accessed 143 million people's names, Social Security ...