IDentity Theft Continues to Increase in Volume & Value
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A Cool New Tool That Lets Consumers Protect Their Identity From Theft
Identity Theft continues to rank as the fastest growing form of fraudulent crime
A recent report by CIFAS - a not-for-profit company working to...
Why Identity Theft is More Problematic Than Ever
If preliminary estimates hold steady, the amount of fraud victims and the total amount lost to fraud in 2015 is virtually indistinguishable to the...
10 of the Biggest Data Breaches of 2015
If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you’ve probably noticed something: the rapid rise of data breaches. As the world becomes more and more...
T-Mobile & Experian Hack: Should You Be Worried?
In short, yes, you should be worried – but not too much.
Fraud & Identity Theft: More Common Than You Think
Before the advent of the internet, global electronic communications, and online databases, it was a simpler time for the world of fraud: mainly...
How a 22-year-old stole your identity from halfway across the world
Like most millennials, if you left college tens of thousands of dollars in debt with looming unemployment/underemployment on the horizon, there’s a...
Identity Theft Tied to Fake IDs for College Students
Young people who are under the drinking age have long looked to fake IDs to get around the law. While law enforcement has been fighting this risky...
IRS Removes W-2 Auto-Extensions to Fight Fraud
To combat the recent tidalwave of identity theft cases across the United States, the Internal Revenue Service is fighting back. Beyond implementing...
Identity Authentication: The Cornerstone of Protecting Oneself Against Fraud
Fraud is big business.The Federal Trade Commission has estimated that 10.8 percent of U.S. adults experienced fraud in 2011, with 37.8 million...