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Report Discusses The New Face of Identity Theft

November 18, 2015

A new report says that the five states with the largest number of identity theft offenders are Florida, California, Texas, New Jersey and Georgia.

Sony to Pay $8 Million in Identity Theft Lawsuit

October 22, 2015

Sony Pictures has settled a class action lawsuit filed by employees who feared identity theft.

America’s Top Fears 2015

October 15, 2015

Corruption of government officials is currently Americans’ number one fear, according to a recent survey by researchers at Chapman University.

3 Factors to Employee Data Loss Preparedness

How to Prepare for a Data Breach that Affects a Company’s Best Asset: Employees

Michael Bruemmer

August 25, 2015

When most executives discuss data breach threats, often issues like financial loss due to customer dissatisfaction and diminished brand reputation are top of mind.

How EMV Technology Could Address Fraud and Shift Liability

Tom Misson

August 11, 2015

A technology most Americans have never heard of is helping to reduce fraud in the Payment Card Industry (PCI).

Identity Theft Tops Nation's Top Ten Consumer Complaints

July 29, 2015

Identity theft topped the list of fastest-growing complaints to state and local consumer protection agencies last year.

FTC Launches Identity Theft Assistance Website

May 31, 2015

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has published a website to help victims of ID theft.

Combines Identity Theft Protection and Fraud Monitoring

April 1, 2015

More than 40 percent of respondents in an Experian Data Breach Resolution survey said that they feel that monitoring financial transactions for fraud is too time-consuming, and 71 percent of respondents say they rely heavily on their bank or card issuer alerting them to fraud.

Breach Report Hits Record High in 2014

March 1, 2015

The number of data breaches tracked in 2014 hit a record high of 783, according to a report from the Identity Theft Resource Center, sponsored by IDT911. This represents a 27.5-percent increase over the number of breaches reported in 2013, and an increase of 18.3 percent over the previous high of 662 breaches tracked in 2010.

55% of Americans Fear Social Security Number Theft in 2015

December 1, 2014

Sixty-one percent of Americans believethat their data is not secure, according to a survey from PKWARE. Theft of financial and identity information causes the most concern among respondents, with the leading data at risk cited as Social Security numbers and banking information, including credit cards.