Tag: Identity Theft

As banking and retail institutions adopt stronger security measures, cybercrime trends are shifting to maximize fraudsters' ROI.

Posting vacation pictures or specific travel information online can expose social media users to identity theft, social engineering schemes and more.

Researchers discovered thousands of pediatric medical records for sale online. This personal information is particularly valuable to identity thieves.

Security professionals must leverage new, risk-based approaches to identity management to keep up with the rapidly expanding digital landscape.

Credential-stuffing schemes rely on the widespread, irresponsible practice of using the same login credentials to access multiples accounts.

Social media has created many new ways for people to interact. While this can be viewed as exciting, it also leaves users vulnerable to identity theft.

Children's hospitals often fall victim to black market identity theft because their primary goal is treating patients — data security is secondary.

New security research from Akamai found that brute-force attacks are making a comeback thanks to their low-risk, high-reward nature.

The IRS recently released security tips that individuals and businesses should consider when filing important tax information online.

If protected health information falls into the wrong hands, it could result in costly medical identity fraud that hurts both patients and insurers.