Identity Theft stories - Page 2

Cybercriminals are ditching the ‘quick buck’ methods of stealing credit cards and are instead going after identity data.

According to Verizon’s 2017 Data Breach Investigation Report, 81% of hacking-related breaches leveraged stolen or weak passwords.

“Fraudsters are always coming up with new ways to steal our money. They trick people into handing over personal information."

The power of technology is awesome, yet it is important to understand that as this power continues to progress, people must make a tough decision .

The dark web may be a place that most of us have heard of as a murky underworld for cybercriminals, but also where most internet users daren't tread.

All it takes is for malicious code to be injected through the NFC feature on a smartphone and a hacker pushing out malicious RFID signal to a phone."

Your identity is as dear to you as your life. Now, imagine having your identity stolen from you without your knowledge.

“75% of our customers were hit with at least one attempted BEC attack in the last three months of 2016—and it only takes one to cause damage."

Cybercriminals want your credentials and your employees’ credentials. When those hackers succeed in stealing that information, it can be a nightmare.

“Vendors face significant challenges because of intense competition, technological advances, and frequent changes in end-user preferences."

“The HID Global mobility initiative elevates how users regard security by enabling them to confidently connect to and use more applications."

“We are pleased to be working with Alliance Technology Group to address the security challenges in deploying workloads in public and hybrid clouds."

“Wearables are deceptively private. However, hackers don’t need to take physical possession of a device in order to exploit a hole in security."

“However millennials are also the generation most willing to gamble their privacy and security in exchange for a life online."

According to My Verified ID, scammers, hackers and fraudsters are becoming increasingly sophisticated and are targeting businesses for financial and commercial gain.

The pink hearts and cuddly bears so ubiquitous to Valentine’s Day may be hiding invasive permissions that violate users’ privacy, enlarge phone bills and even lead to identity theft, according to research by antivirus software firm, Bitdefender.