Montana Office of Consumer Protection

The holidays are right around the corner, and with them come the ever present charity scams that can ruin the sentiment.

The Montana Department of Justice's Office of Consumer Protection says a recent data breach of Equifax, one of the financial industry's three top credit reporting agencies, has put the personal information of over 143,000 million Americans, and 368,000 Montanans at risk.

You may have heard of online 'phishing' expeditions, but now there's a new scam targeting businesses called 'spear phishing.'

The Montana Office of Consumer Protection is warning Montanans about a texting scam that has been circulating around the state. Montana Attorney General Tim Fox explains.

This week is National Consumer Protection Week. Montana Attorney General Tim Fox is warning the public about the type of scams that can occur and what to look out for.

The State of Montana has joined with all the other 49 states, the District of Columbia and the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on four sham cancer charities.

Missoula’s Community Medical Center recently announced their purchase agreement between Community and Billings Clinic Regional Care Hospital Partners.

From November 27 to December 15, 40 million Americans were affected by a data breach at Target department stores, including stores in Montana.