Category Archives: Identity Theft Resource Center

Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures

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Identity thieves who specialize in running up unauthorized lines of credit in the names of small businesses are having a field day with all of the closures and economic uncertainty wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. This story is about the victims of a particularly aggressive business ID theft ring that’s spent years targeting small businesses across the country and is now pivoting toward using that access for pandemic assistance loans and unemployment benefits. Continue reading Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures→

GENERALI GLOBAL ASSISTANCE AND IDENTITY THEFT RESOURCE CENTER PUBLISH WHITE PAPER ON SENIOR & MILLENNIAL DIGITAL DATA HABITS

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Bethesda, Md. – March 24, 2020 – Generali Global Assistance (GGA), the developer of a proprietary and innovative identity and cyber protection platform, today published a white paper titled, “Seniors & Millennials: Uncovering the Likeness & Dis… Continue reading GENERALI GLOBAL ASSISTANCE AND IDENTITY THEFT RESOURCE CENTER PUBLISH WHITE PAPER ON SENIOR & MILLENNIAL DIGITAL DATA HABITS→

2019 saw more data breaches, fewer sensitive records exposed

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According to a new Identity Theft Resource Center report, the number of U.S. data breaches tracked in 2019 (1,473) increased 17 percent from the total number of breaches reported in 2018 (1,257). However, 2019 saw 164,683,455 sensitive records exposed,… Continue reading 2019 saw more data breaches, fewer sensitive records exposed→

Identity theft victims could lead us to accept more security-improving friction

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Far too many individuals who have never been victims of identity theft and financial crimes don’t understand how devastating those are to victims. “There are many victim services organizations that assist violent crime victims and the under… Continue reading Identity theft victims could lead us to accept more security-improving friction→