ATO attacks surge in Q2 2024, Sift warns of growing ‘Fraud-as-a-Service’ threat
A recent report highlights the growing threat of account takeover (ATO) attacks, which surged by 24 percent in the second…
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Remote identity proofing for online Medicaid, public assistance applications a mixed bag
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) said this week that those states which have not implemented Remote Identity…
Investigations into massive National Public Data breach heat up
U.S. lawmakers, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and at least two state attorney generals are investigating the cyberattack on…
Digital afterlife poses identity theft risks, Kaspersky report warns
A new report from Kaspersky has brought to light concerns about the “digital afterlife” and the risks of identity theft…
Data breach exposes 3 billion PII records, class action suits filed
In the last week, at least four class action lawsuits have been filed in response to what has been described…
Resecurity launches IDP solution to safeguard digital identities in Thailand, Philippines
Cybersecurity solutions provider Resecurity has expanded its services to Thailand, with the introduction of its Digital Identity Protection (IDP) solution…
US sees identity theft fraud problem more clearly than biometrics’ role in addressing it
Americans recognize the challenge of securing their social safety net, as shown in a GovTech article touting a holistic approach…
Cyberfraud victim advocates fear biometrics buyers rushing to deploy
Where biometrics is being adopted to protect U.S. consumers, too many deployments are reflexive and poorly thought out, according to…
Fraud levels have more than doubled globally over the past five years, Jumio reports
New account fraud has gone up 18 percent in 2019 compared to 2018 global reports, adding up to a 106.8…
IRS still needs to strengthen taxpayer authentication, protect PII
The Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) “ability to continuously monitor its current authentication methods, while also looking ahead to new identity…
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