You know it’s important to protect your business against fraud, but how do you protect your business when it’s being accused of facilitating fraud?
Increase Your Employees’ Productivity by Eliminating the Time-Consuming Task of Counting Money
Topics: money counting, uv counterfeit detection, money scale, cash counter
The California DMV released its Real ID-compliant driver license and identification (ID) card on January 22, 2018.
Topics: real ID, driver's licenses, driver license update
If you are in noncompliance with Form I-9 requirements, your business could pay a rather hefty penalty.
Topics: regulatory compliance, I-9 compliance, Employee Verification, identity verification, identity authentication
Countries around the world are designing ever-more intricate (and beautiful!) UV security features on currency notes and identity documents - BECAUSE THEY WORK!
Topics: counterfeit detection, currency news, uv counterfeit detection, identity documents
Counterfeit money, of course, can be used to swindle real money and products from businesses, but did you know that counterfeit money is often used as an economic weapon?
The introduction of counterfeit money into circulation can cause the currency to inflate - i.e., the value of that currency drops – and if the currency inflates enough, the country’s economy can collapse. The effects of artificially adding (counterfeit) currency into circulation have been taken advantage of by many nations in order to conduct warfare on an economic level – in a sense, it can cause more damage than actual, physical warfare can.
There have been many instances throughout history in which counterfeit money was used as an economic weapon; recently, counterfeit Yemenni banknotes were used in such a manner. Read on to learn about several instances - including this recent counterfeit Yemeni money incident - in which counterfeit money was used in an attempt to bring about devastating economic consequences.
Topics: counterfeit money
Terrifying financial horror stories aren't fiction!
Topics: identity theft, new account fraud, identity fraud, account takeover
Many states are changing driver's license and identification card designs in next two years - which will make it a struggle to recognize fake ID's
Updated: February 15, 2018
The implementation of Real ID regulations means that starting October 10, 2018, you may not be able to use your state-issued identification (i.e., your driver's license or identification card) to get on an airplane - even if you're travelling domestically.
Topics: identification cards, identity authentication, identity fraud, real ID, driver's licenses
I found the below article so compelling, and so important as it relates to the current environment of personal data hacking, and how to secure oneself from identity theft, that I have decided to reprint the article in its entirety here.
Topics: identity theft protection
How the release of personally identifying information (PII) of nearly half the US population should change your approach to preventing fraud losses at your business
Earlier this month, an absolute bombshell announcement was made by Equifax – one of the three major credit scoring bureaus in the United States.
“We identified a cybersecurity incident potentially impacting approximately 143 million U.S. consumers. Criminals exploited a U.S. website application vulnerability to gain access to certain files. ”
– Equifax
Topics: identity theft, data breach, identity authentication, identity fraud, equifax
