When it comes to assessing your risk of identity theft and fraud, being digitally compromised in a major, headline-news-style data breach is not your only threat.
Media stories focus on huge data breaches such as the Equifax data loss in 2017 which compromised more than 140 million Americans’ personal data. In fact, data theft reached record levels in 2017, with over 1,500 reported incidents of hacking that exposed around 180 million records.
Topics: identity theft, ID authentication, fraud prevention, counterfeit detection
Several weeks ago, we began getting calls from a few clients asking us whether specific versions of MasterCard payment cards had omitted the use of the UV security feature on their card-stock. After receiving maybe half a dozen of these calls, we began trying to learn more about this.
Topics: credit card, counterfeit news, ID authentication, counterfeit detection
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?
Topics: identity authentication, identity documents, fraud prevention
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 license update, driver's licenses
If you are in noncompliance with Form I-9 requirements, your business could pay a rather hefty penalty.
Topics: identity authentication, identity verification, I-9 compliance, regulatory compliance, Employee Verification
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, uv counterfeit detection, currency news, 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, identity fraud, account takeover, new account fraud
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: real ID, driver's licenses, identification cards, identity authentication, identity fraud
