identity theft
Every two seconds there’s a new victim of identity fraud
Javelin Strategy & Research reports an increase of more than 500,000 fraud victims to 13.1 million people in 2013. Account takeover fraud hit a new record in incidence …
Most SMB employees in fear of identity theft in the workplace
The smaller business workplace has transformed into a mobile-enabled, agile, and satisfying environment, but one where the workforce is acutely aware and worried about the …
Convenience still overrides security for mobile shoppers
Despite a huge increase in shopping on mobile handsets, shoppers do not have security in place to protect the identity and credit card data stored on the devices, according to …
Online behaviors that increase the risk of identity theft
PrivacyGuard released the results of a survey aimed at observing and identifying a number of online behaviors that consumers willingly partake in that could put them at risk …
Uncontrolled privileged access still a major issue
The NSA’s notorious insider breach has caused 52 percent of IT security professionals to reconsider their approach to user and systems administrator privileges, yet the …
Why cybercriminals want your personal data
Over the past few years, the personal data theft landscape has changed as online behaviors and activities evolve. Online shopping is more popular than ever, businesses are …
Social identity theft protection
Riskive unveiled FriendGuard, a free app that leverages advanced math and science to protect individuals and families against social identity theft and malware attacking their …
Data broker databases breached, stolen info used by ID theft service
Stolen users information is regularly sold and bought online by cyber crooks and attackers, and many services have sprung up to meet the demand for information that can be …
Medical identity theft affects 1.84 million U.S. victims
Medical identity theft is a national healthcare issue with life-threatening and hefty financial consequences. According to the 2013 Survey on Medical Identity Theft conducted …
Medical lab allegedly exposed consumer info on P2P network
The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against medical testing laboratory LabMD claiming that in two separate incidents, LabMD collectively exposed the personal …
Sweeping mobile phishing attack requests bank customers’ ID scans
A very thorough phishing campaign is targeting customers of JPMorgan Chase Bank who use their mobile phones to do their online banking, warn Trend Micro researchers. The …
Infographic: Is your information safe?
ID Experts released an infographic that provides a snapshot of identity theft and data breach over the last decade. Click on the image below to see the large version. Data …