Tag: Identity Theft

Shir Levin used to report on government and law, but her journalism career wasn't data-driven enough for her. She now uses her experience in news, psychology and statistics to fight identity fraud.

A recent survey revealed that many consumers fail to change their online security habits even after falling victim to identity theft.

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.

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.

New fraud statistics from Cifas revealed a drop in overall fraud reports even as online identity theft rises.

The U.S. Department of Justice recently conducted the largest sweep of identity fraud cases aimed at elderly citizens in the nation's history.

A recent study revealed that security is the most important consideration for web users in the U.S. when looking to purchase smart home devices.

Upcoming cybersecurity regulations mandate stricter access controls, but strong identity protection requires a multifactor authentication solution that does more than simply check compliance boxes.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received more identity theft reports from millennials in 2017 than they did from senior citizens, according to a recent report.

Last month's cybersecurity news cycle featured a tricky cryptocurrency-stealing Trojan, targeted phishing attacks, interesting insights about millennials' identity protection habits and more.