LSEG leads child identity theft campaign
When Renata Galvão was just six years old, her identity was stolen and used to amass a US$400,000 debt. After…
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NSW law allows authorities to identify stolen ID credentials in real time
Police and accredited agencies in New South Wales could soon have the ability to flag identity theft and reset stolen…
Consortium of Privacy Regulators assembles to coordinate enforcement
State privacy regulators are organizing to promote collaboration and information sharing, in what a release calls “the bipartisan effort to…
Data breach victims more often than not face delays in critical notifications
Public institutions and private companies have persistently failed to promptly notify individuals when their personal data has been exposed in…
Consumers fear cyber threats but remain exposed; preparedness fails
Two new reports reveal a troubling dissonance between perceived security and actual preparedness. And when examined together, their findings draw…
Surveys reveal widespread concern, misgivings over digital privacy gaps
The FBI recently issued a stark warning to the public in which it highlighted how criminal actors are exploiting U.S….
Generative AI lowering barrier to digital crime: Europol
Organized crime groups are becoming more sophisticated and dangerous thanks to technological developments such as generative AI which is reducing…
Identity fraud for FEMA disaster relief raises questions on timeline for digital ID
In the worst tradition of disaster capitalism, fraudsters have targeted victims of California’s wildfires, committing identity theft to access financial…
EU has an innovative new way of fighting against deepfakes
More than half a century ago, American psychologist Paul Ekman wanted to know whether he could tell if a person…
Worry over identity fraud rises
Anxiety about identity fraud has seen a sharp rise among consumers in developed countries, fueled by worries over the development…
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