Fraud Protection August 9, 2018 What Are the Seven Biggest Social Media Scams of 2018? 5 min read - Social media scams are an ever-evolving way for criminals to abuse the exponentially connected applications that are increasingly saturating users' everyday lives.
June 5, 2018 Poor Identity Theft Awareness Leads to Common User Risks 2 min read - The key to improving identity theft awareness is to understand the risks, which include phishing attacks, digital trust abuse, poor password management, BYOD policies and more.
May 25, 2018 What Are the Prime Growth Drivers for Artificial Intelligence in the Cybersecurity Market? 2 min read - Researchers cited instances of fraud and malicious attacks as prime growth drivers for artificial intelligence (AI) in the cybersecurity market.
May 10, 2018 Data Breach Statistics Q1 2018: Disclosure Times Remain High as Total Numbers Fall 2 min read - New data breach statistics revealed that while total numbers are down, disclosure times are still too high to comply with upcoming data privacy regulations.
May 7, 2018 New Cybercrime Statistics: 1 Billion Bots Involved in 210 Million Fraud Attempts in Q1 2 min read - According to the latest cybercrime statistics, more than 210 million attempted fraud attacks occurred during the first quarter of this year, representing a 62 percent increase from 2017. In its “Q1 2018 Cybercrime Report,” ThreatMetrix reported a record volume of…
April 26, 2018 More Than 1 Million US Children Fell Victim to Identity Fraud in 2017 2 min read - A recent study revealed that more than 1 million children living in the U.S. fell victim to identity fraud in 2017, costing families $540 million.
April 19, 2018 New Fraud Statistics Show Rising Volume of Identity Theft 2 min read - New fraud statistics from Cifas revealed a drop in overall fraud reports even as online identity theft rises.
April 11, 2018 Cybercriminals Use Old-School Tactics to Exploit Credit Card Chip Security 2 min read - Credit card chip security has improved, but that hasn't stopped cybercriminals from using old-school methods such as mail interception to leverage chip-and-PIN technology for their own gain.
Fraud Protection March 29, 2018 The Account Checker Knocking at Your Door 4 min read - Hear that sound? It's not opportunity knocking — it's an account checker trying to access your site using stolen login credentials.
March 27, 2018 Law Enforcement Conducts Largest Coordinated Elder Identity Fraud Sweep in History 2 min read - The U.S. Department of Justice recently conducted the largest sweep of identity fraud cases aimed at elderly citizens in the nation's history.