Identity Fraud

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Delete Old Gift Registries, Fraudsters Use Them to Harvest Data for Passing KBAs

Default privacy settings for many online gift registries, and the common practice of never deleting them, have created an identity database…

Aug 15, 2022 · 1 min read Fraud Prevention

Application Fraud Cost US Financial Institutions over $2.2 Billion in 2018

Issuing banks and financial institutions lost over $1.6 billion from stolen or synthetic identities used in credit card applications plus…

Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read Data Breach

Massive Wawa Data Breach Puts Unknown Number of Cards in Hands of Fraudsters

Wawa announced a large-scale malware compromise breaching payment cards processed at the pump or inside between March 4 and December 12,…

Nov 5, 2021 · 1 min read Data Breach

State Unemployment Systems Battered With Breaches and Identity Fraud

The state of Arkansas shut down their unemployment application website which exposed the PII of nearly 30,000 applicants and Illinois faced…

Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read Data Breach

Uber Sat on Data Breach Affecting 57 Million Users for Over 1 Year

Uber, one of the latest companies to suffer a data breach, is suffering backlash not just for the 57 million user accounts compromised…

Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read Data Breach

As SEC Investigates Yahoo Breach, FTC Reiterates Need for Federal Breach Notification Laws

Following a data breach involving over 500 million accounts and a delay in notifying the public or impacted parties, the Securities and…

Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Data Breach

Target Reports Cost of Data Breach was $162 Million

The late 2013 data breach impacting 70 million Target customers continues to cost the company which in their latest financial statements…

Nov 4, 2021 · 1 min read Case Studies

Organized cybercriminals use web services to create false scanned documents

Less than $10 can purchase a scan of a false passport, driver’s license, or credit card with online delivery within seconds. Cyber…

Nov 3, 2021 · 2 min read Identity Fraud

Call Center Agent Copied Customer Card Details, Made Purchases Online

A call center employee working in the UK was arrested after copying credit card information provided to him by customers over the phone…

Nov 2, 2021 · 1 min read Case Studies

Eleven Florida Identity Tax Return Fraud Ring Members Arrested

Tax refund fraud is a growing crime that costs the federal government billions each year. Eleven members of an identity fraud ring…

Nov 2, 2021 · 2 min read Identity Fraud

Retail Sales Clerk Boosts Commission Buying Goods with Fraudulent Credit Cards

A former employee at Saks Fifth Avenue faces felony credit card abuse charges after using fraudulent credit cards opened in the names of…

Nov 2, 2021 · 1 min read Case Studies

U.S. and Canadian Authorities Arrest Members of Identity Theft and Card Fraud Rings

Canada’s Regional Fraud Bureau along with Canadian police departments and the U.S. Secret Service carried out a raid on suspected identity…

Nov 2, 2021 · 2 min read