Tag: Identity Theft
Identity Theft Scams in Australia Increased by 84% in 2020: ACCC Report
Amid evolving cybersecurity threats during the pandemic and the fear of compliance audit failure, a research released in October 2020 by cybersecurity firm Thycotic...
IRS Alerts U.S. Taxpayers About e-File Identity Theft via Phishing Attacks
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had previously issued several warnings regarding scammers using the IRS name and/or logo to dupe people into giving access...
Airtel Data Leak: Close to 2.5 Mn Indian Users Likely Affected
India has been tiptoeing on finalizing its Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill for a long time now. A month ago, it made 89 amendments...
Malicious Bot Attacks Surge Drastically; 50% of Businesses Affected in Last 12 Months
A research from fraud prevention and identity trust services provider Kount revealed the current state of malicious bots and their impact on businesses. The...
U.S. Military Personnel Lost $379 Mn to Fraudulent Schemes in Last 5 Years
An investigation from AtlasVPN revealed that the U.S Military personnel have lost around $379.6 million to a range of fraudulent schemes from 2015 to...
97% Indian Organizations Experienced at Least One Business-Impacting Cyberattack in the Past 12 Months: Forrester Study
The attacks on Indian organizations have increased in the past two years, yet only four in 10 security leaders in India have a clear...