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Scams targeting senior citizens are on the rise, according to the New York State Police.

Police are asking for help from the public identifying two suspects in an identity theft case resulting int he purchase of items at Best Buy locations in New York.

Police are asking for help from the public identifying a suspect in an identity theft that took place during Thanksgiving weekend.

Were you among the millions of Americans whose identity was compromised by the Equifax data breach in September of 2017?

Facebook said it expects a fine of up to $5 billion from the Federal Trade Commission, which is investigating whether the social network violated its users' privacy.

A company that owns two national for-profit college chains said Thursday that it will erase nearly $500 million in debt incurred by former students as part of a settlement with 48 states and the District of Columbia.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate an advertising technique that uses mobile phone data to learn about people who pass by billboards.

A company best known for its brain training software is being fined $2 million for its allegedly deceptive advertising.

The country's second largest wireless communications carrier is being fined $100 million for allegedly misleading customers over data plans that it said were "unlimited."

(WIBX) - New York Senator Chuck Schumer wants to make sure your private information stays private. Schumer is calling for an investigation after the "New York Times" reported that cell phone applications are stealing your information and posting it online.