identity theft

Alabama is being crowned the No.5 best state in the county for data privacy. The ranking comes with one of the lowest rates of total cybercrimes and low numbers of personal data breaches and ID theft. The findings come from a new USA TODAY Blueprint survey.

Alabama's education superintendent said Wednesday that some data was "breached" during a hacking attempt at the Alabama State Department of Education. Superintendent Eric Mackey said the June 17 attack was stopped while it was in progress. He said they are working to determine exactly what information might have been compromised.

Six people from Alabama, including two former superintendents, were accused of conspiracy, fraud and identity theft on Tuesday. Former Athens school…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama county official is accused of stealing more than $600,000 through a check fraud scheme.Al.com reports 68-year-old…

Alabama officials are forming a task force to address concerns about private information about crime victims inappropriately posted to a state website for…

Governor Robert Bentley testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in Washington yesterday. Alabama Public Radio’s Stan Ingold…