Items Tagged with 'identity fraud'

A survey of 700 IT decision-makers reveals the state of identity fraud. Notably, almost all organizations face challenges with identity verification. 

There has been an increase in “selfie spoofing” scams, or scams in which a fraud actor takes a target’s selfie in order to authenticate a stolen identity and open fraudulent accounts.

Consumers reveal how rising fraud impacts their trust in organizations.

According to a recent TransUnion report, Social Security Number has passed date of birth as second most often exposed credential in data breaches.

A Deloitte report found that synthetic identity fraud such as deepfakes could trigger the need for more sophisticated biometric security systems.

According to a report by ForgeRock, identity theft and fraud remains a top concern for security leaders as it leads to large data breaches.

 According to a recent artificial intelligence (AI) and technology report, consumers appear to overestimate their ability to spot deepfakes.

New AI technologies have raised a number of security concerns as artificially created audio and video makes it easier to commit identity fraud.

A 2022 NordPass study reveals the most common password globally was 'password', which was cracked within less than a second on average.

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.