Tag: Identity Theft
Identity Theft Scams in Australia Increased by 84% in 2020: ACCC...
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...
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...
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...
The attacks on Indian organizations have increased in the past two years, yet only four in 10 security leaders in India have a clear...
Why You Should Avoid Social Logins and SSO
The Twitter accounts of top celebrities were recently hacked. You could be the next victim, only to be locked out of your Twitter account....
6.9 Million Dutch Donors Face Identity Theft Scare
Earlier this week, BRIC, an implementing body of the ministry that manages the Dutch donor register, informed Hugo de Jonge, the Dutch Minister of...
Canadians Neglect Personal Data Security: Equifax Reports
Most individuals in Canada think they’re not vulnerable to identity thefts and neglect checking credit reports that help detect fraud, a recent consumer survey...
Jailed! East London Duo Sentenced for 700 Bank Account Frauds
A duo from East London’s Dagenham district, Oluwaseun Ajayi (39 years) and Inga Irbe (49 years), both residents of Orchard Road, have been convicted...
