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The metaverse ushers in a new era of cyber threats

November 3, 2022

Security professionals need to prepare for the cyber and physical threats presented by the metaverse, including identity theft, bodily injury and more.

Social media account takeovers increased over 1000% in 2021

Security Staff

September 21, 2022

The 2022 Consumer Impact Report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) identified an over 1,000% increase in social media account takeovers in 2021.

1044% increase in social media account hijacking

Security Staff

August 17, 2022

In 2021, the ITRC received the highest number of contacts in its history about identity crimes and requests for assistance to prevent identity misuse.

$5.9 billion lost due to fraud in 2021

Madeline Lauver

March 2, 2022

Identity theft and imposter scams were some of the top fraud techniques employed by scammers to defraud users out of $5.9 billion in 2021, according to data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Physical IDs will be obsolete by 2030

Madeline Lauver

March 1, 2022

Physical ID badges may soon be a security tool of the past. Enterprise security leaders are responding to user demand by adopting digital authentication practices.

Nevada, North Dakota top cybercrime lists in the US

October 25, 2021

A new report studied the per capita rate of cybercrime in each U.S. state, finding that the national average of victims per capita is 240. Find out more about this state-by-state breakdown here.

Categorizing fraud types is the key to addressing risk

Chris Ryan

August 17, 2021

As businesses continue to navigate the current economic environment, it’s critical they also strategize for the future to position themselves for success once the environment improves. This means implementing robust fraud prevention strategies and tools that accurately separate fraud types to treat them correctly and address risk.

Fraud related to shipping company impersonation sees 440% increase in November

Phishing scams impersonating Amazon, FedEx and UPS skyrocket

December 21, 2020

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.

Study: Consumers Rely on Context when Sharing Information/information security, personal information theft, consumer trust, retail security

COVID-19 driving an acceleration in adoption of identity verification

October 14, 2020

Businesses in the UK and U.S. have been ramping up their identity verification processes in order to protect customers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Study says 32 million Americans (14%) have been victims of new account fraud in only four months

September 21, 2020

A new study has found historic levels of digital adoption among Americans, as well as telling trends in terms of ID fraud.

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