Scammers have used the COVID-19 pandemic to target fraud victims, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The agency has received over 292,000 reports of COVID-19 scams since the pandemic began.
Preventing account takeovers and mitigating phishing risks are top issues facing tech security leaders, according to a new report from Q5id. Here's how they are preventing online identity fraud.
The Identity Theft Resource Center's data breach analysis for the third quarter of 2021 has been released, highlighting an uptick in breaches compared to the first half of the year. The U.S. is set to break its own record for most data breaches in a year in 2021.
Combining security strategies could reduce the risk of fraud, which has only risen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new report suggests steps insurance carriers can take to ensure their security plan works to combat identity fraud.
To help businesses prepare for fraudulent activity in 2021, Experian’s Future of Fraud Forecast highlights five fraud threats businesses should be aware of this year:
Check Point Research (CPR) researchers noted a 440% increase in phishing emails that are impersonating internationally-known shipping companies such as DHL, Amazon & FedEx in the past month.
More than half of consumers (56 percent) are worried that the shift to biometrics to authenticate online payments will dramatically increase the amount of identity fraud.
New research suggests that superficial but deliberate changes in someone's facial appearance -- such as a new hairstyle or complexion -- are surprisingly effective in identity deception.
