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Sontiq released the Mid-Year 2021 Cybercrime Report, which highlights five key trends and the 2021 data breaches that pose the highest level of risk to victims. Companies are largely unprepared to fend off cyberattacks The report’s insights were derive… Continue reading Trending cybercrimes and the big impact of lesser-known breaches
Most online accounts identify users using email/phone & password; but since most all email/phone is handled by another service (e.g. Gmail), one’s online identity only exists so long as these services permit it; in a sense, the service… Continue reading Is an owned domain + self hosted email the closest to owning one’s online identity? Are there better alternatives?
With concerns around online fraud and identity theft rising, consumers expect businesses to utilize new technologies to protect them online. According to research from Trulioo, 84% of people believe that businesses will need to rely more on automated f… Continue reading Consumer attitudes towards various digital identity authentication methods
Data compromises have increased every month this year except May. If that trend continues, or even if there is only an average of 141 new compromises per month for the next six months, the total will still exceed the previous high of 1,632 breaches se… Continue reading Phishing, Ransomware Driving Wave of Data Breaches
Consumers around the world fear that businesses are now compromising online security in their efforts to deliver seamless digital experiences. According to a research released by Trulioo, 71% of respondents living in China, the UK and the U.S. feel tha… Continue reading Online brands prioritizing speed over security
By Owais Sultan
The repercussions of identity theft can vary from a slight inconvenience to extensive damages, including financial and emotional ones.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Identity Theft – 5 Ways to Secure Your… Continue reading Identity Theft – 5 Ways to Secure Your Identity Online
Each week Breach Clarity, recently acquired by Sontiq, compiles a list of what it considers to be notable data breaches—those that are worth highlighting because of the increased intensity of the risk to personal information. The Breach Clarity score … Continue reading Breach Clarity Weekly Data Breach Report: Week of June 7
Nearly 30 percent of people who contact the ITRC are victims of more than one identity crime. Their latest study covers the 36 months from 2018-2020 and goes beyond the known financial implications of identity crimes and explores the emotional, physica… Continue reading Identity crime victims struggling with financial, emotional and physical impacts
A Benenson Strategy Group study surveyed over 700 adults on their concerns about ID theft and cybercrime, the type of help they feel they would need to address those concerns, and which institutions they trust with alleviating those concerns. Chris Car… Continue reading Consumers ID theft concerns only growing
You probably have a place where everyone knows your name — and maybe your address and your birthday and your favorite drink. That place could be your favorite restaurant, your office or your grandma’s house. It doesn’t matter where that place is; when everyone in the room greets you by name, it gives you a […]
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