Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

This month, take advantage of all that NCPW offers, including access to free tools and information that can help you identify and prevent online scams, fraud, and identity theft. Fraud alerts and credit freezes Protect you from identity theft. Secure payment methods Ensure safe processing of financial transactions.

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Security Through Education

JULY 18, 2023

What is Identity Theft? The DOJ defines identity theft as “all types of crimes in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.” If a criminal has enough of these elements, they can quickly be used in identity theft.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 10, 2023

Top 10 IdentityIQ Blog Posts of 2022. With a final look back at 2022, we’re rounding up the most searched and visited blog posts from last year. Our most popular topics were primarily concerned with identifying and preventing different types of identity theft and scams. IdentityIQ.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

In today’s digital landscape, protecting your identity from real-time threats is more critical than ever. As a cybersecurity expert, I’ve seen an evolving spectrum of threats that go far beyond traditional identity theft.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Check out the nine tips below to discover how you can enable family protection and help prevent identity theft and credit and bank fraud. Stolen funds in case identity fraud led to fraud on your saving accounts—including up to $150,000 for 401 (k)/HSA. Do you want to make identity protection even easier? Discover Webroot.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 3, 2025

The background and the IOCs for this blog were gathered by an Expert helper on our forums and Malwarebytes researchers. Protect your social media accounts by using Malwarebytes Identity Theft Protection. Our thanks go out to them.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 6, 2024

Learn what identity theft is, how identity theft affects your business and workforce, and proactive risk intelligence strategies that can mitigate these threats. The post How Does Identity Theft Affect Your Business? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 9, 2022

Identity-theft. Identity theft can happen online, over the phone, or without the victim’s knowledge by stealing the victim’s information. A criminal exploiting someone’s medical or insurance details to make fraudulent claims is known as medical identity theft.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 18, 2023

How Does Identity Theft Affect Your Credit Score? IdentityIQ Identity theft is no joke. This blog explains how identity theft affects your credit score and gives tips to help protect it. How Does Identity Theft Impact Your Credit Score? How Does Identity Theft Impact Your Credit Score?

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 4, 2024

How are we revolutionizing identity theft with AI? In an age where digital footprints are as unique as fingerprints, the concept of identity has become the new perimeter in cybersecurity. Each compromised identity represents a potential vulnerability, an entry point that can be exploited through sophisticated identity attacks.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 29, 2022

In a blog post on Wednesday , Google’s Michelle Chang wrote that the company’s expanded policy now allows for the removal of additional information that may pose a risk for identity theft, such as confidential log-in credentials, email addresses and phone numbers when it appears in Search results.

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 6, 2022

Financial or identity theft is committed using stolen information. The post Phishing Campaign Uses Reverse Tunnels and URL Shorteners appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. If phishing is effective, hostile third parties steal confidential data. Hackers use […].

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 18, 2021

million current T-Mobile postpaid customer accounts’ information appears to be contained in the stolen files, as well as just over 40 million records of former or prospective customers who had previously applied for credit with T-Mobile,” the company wrote in a blog post. . “Our preliminary analysis is that approximately 7.8

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Security Boulevard

MAY 11, 2022

The post Why Your Business Needs Employee Identity Theft Protection appeared first on Constella. The post Why Your Business Needs Employee Identity Theft Protection appeared first on Security Boulevard. Cybercriminals are using your employees as an entry point into your valuable data.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 18, 2024

I linked to the story from the beginning of this blog post and got a handful of willing respondents for whom I sent their data and asked two simple questions: Does this data look accurate? As I said in the intro, this is not the conclusive end I wanted for this blog post.

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Webroot

APRIL 22, 2025

Chances are youve received at least one of these letters, which means you have been put at risk for identity theft and major financial losses. Here are just some of the ways hackers exploit your stolen information: Identity theft : Hackers use your personal info to impersonate you. In 2024, more than 1.3

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Identity IQ

MAY 9, 2023

Why Are Military Members More Vulnerable to Identity Theft? IdentityIQ As May is Military Appreciation Month, a month-long observance to honor active service members and veterans, it’s important to note that serving in the military doesn’t guarantee protection against identity theft.

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Webroot

APRIL 11, 2025

During tax season, a vast amount of valuable personal and financial data is shared online, making it prime time for cybercriminals to rob you of your confidential information, identity, and money. According to the IRS, almost 300,000 cases of identity theft were reported in 2024, leading to $5.5 billion in tax fraud.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Identity theft. Safeguard your identity and private information Once only seen in spy movies, identity theft today is very real, and poses serious financial, legal, and personal consequences. If identity theft does happen, freeze any accounts with fraudulent charges and establish a fraud alert with credit bureaus.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Nearly every aspect of life is connected to the internet, so protecting your devices, identity, and privacy has never been more critical. Phishing scams, ransomware attacks, data breaches, and identity theft are part of a growing list of online dangers that are a daily reality.

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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In the wrong hands, medical data can be used for a variety of crimes, such as patient identity theft, clinician identity theft, extortion, tax fraud, insurance fraud, and more.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Hackenproof, the Estonian cybersecurity company that found the data trove online, announced their discovery on their blog. The information exposed included the full name, employer, email, address, phone number and IP address of 56,934,021 individuals, and the revenues and employee counts for up to 25 million business entities.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

This drives public awareness of the risks associated with identity theft. As a result, many people rush to protect themselves by subscribing to services that offer credit monitoring, identity theft protection, and fraud alerts. There is little doubt that high-profile breaches like this will persist.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 4, 2021

As we start a hopefully better 2021, we are taking a look back at the most searched and visited topics on the IdentityIQ blog during 2020. The top-10 most popular blogs on the IdentityIQ website last year were: Should You Pay Your Credit Card Statement Balance or Current Balance?

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Phishing attacks happen when the attackers pretend to be a trustworthy entity so they can bait the victims into trusting them and revealing their confidential data, later to be used for financial theft, identity theft, and to gain unauthorized access to […].

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Krebs on Security

MAY 10, 2019

They face a fifteen count indictment, including charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and aggravated identity theft (a charge that carries a mandatory two-year sentence). Several of those charged have been mentioned by this blog previously. man who goes by the hacker name “Phobia.”

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Webroot

APRIL 4, 2025

Imagine waking up one day to find that someone has stolen your identity, opened credit cards in your name, or even withdrawn money from your bank accounts. In our interconnected world, data breaches and identity theft are a constant threat, making it more important than ever to guard your sensitive personal information.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 5, 2022

The data gathered through phishing can be used for financial theft, identity theft, gaining unauthorized […]. The post Info-Stealing Malware Pushed Through WhatsApp Messages appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 25, 2023

With all ransomware attacks, identity theft scams, and countries hacking one another, it's enough to make anyone wonder… How about starting off with a cup of clarity instead? In this blog post, we’ll cover [.] The post 7 Ways To Improve Your Personal Security Right Now appeared first on Hurricane Labs.

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Webroot

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The risk of becoming a victim of identity theft has never been greater. According to the Federal Trade Commissioner (FTC), incidents of identity theft and related fraud rose nationwide in the United State in 2021. million fraud and identity theft reports in 2021. Consumers lost more than 5.8

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2022

There’s no denying that cybersecurity is now an integral part of every business that wants to avoid being a victim of identity theft, data breaches, and other cyber risks. The digital age has created several opportunities for us, and at the same time, we’ve been exposed to a whole new level of cyberthreats. Cybercriminals are […].

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 30, 2023

Account takeovers (ATOs) are a type of cyberattack, fraud risk, or identity theft that results in the unauthorized access of an account, typically through the use of stolen credentials. appeared first on Sift Blog. In the first […] The post What are account takeovers (ATOs)? The post What are account takeovers (ATOs)?

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 7, 2021

million a result of identity theft. to Pay Scammers in 2020 appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. The Australians reported in 2020 losses to scams that totaled AU$851 million, with AU$128 million being lost to business email compromise (BEC), AU$8.4 million classed as remote access scams, and AU$3.1

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Webroot

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Get familiar with what your bank and credit card companies do to prevent identity theft. Full date of birth While some websites and services require your date of birth for verification, sharing it publicly—especially on social media—can increase your risk of identity theft. Remember, the best defense is a proactive one!

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Webroot

MAY 9, 2024

Why protecting your identity matters Imagine this: you’re building your credit score, applying for a credit card, or renting your first apartment. These milestones are crucial, but they also make you a prime target for identity theft and fraud. This is where identity and virus protection step in.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The leaked dataset contained personal information, such as emails, phone numbers, names, and poorly protected passwords, exposing customers to identity theft and credential-stuffing attacks. The post Indian Retailer Highrich Compromises Customer Data appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Here are the top ten most popular IdentityIQ blogs: How to Spot a Fake Shopping Website This Holiday Season. 8 Common Identity Theft Scams. Scam School: Bad Practices on Social Media Could Put Your Identity at Risk. We also offer $1 million in identity theft insurance, underwritten by AIG.

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