In 2017, amidst Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires, co-conspirators allegedly applied online with FEMA for Critical Needs Assistance using the stolen personal information of additional victims of identity theft. Keep Reading
The ETAAC provides an organized public forum for discussion of issues in electronic tax administration, such as prevention of identity theft and refund fraud. Keep Reading
The IRS, state tax agencies and the private-sector tax industry enacted joint initiatives, many invisible to taxpayers, that have resulted in fewer fraudulent tax returns. Keep Reading
The review did not identify any studies that analyzed whether consumers who sign up for or purchase identity theft services were less subject to identity theft or detected financial or other fraud more or less quickly than those who monitored their own accounts for free. Keep Reading
The scammers obtain or verify personally identifiable information from their victims through various tactics, including telling individuals that they are the victims of identity theft. The scammers also pose as law enforcement or immigration officials and threaten victims with arrest unless they make payments. Keep Reading
His aim was to “redefine terror,” and he promised that if he succeeded, the “whole Bay Area [was] gonna be in flames.” Among his more vicious attacks, he planned to explode a car bomb outside a gay nightclub in San Francisco. Keep Reading
Homeward includes a multi-layered identity profile made up of physical biometric data, employability potential and socio-cultural preferences data, behavioral biometrics, geospatio-temporal data, and a smart contract based public key infrastructure to form a unique, self-managed digital ID for each primary claimant. Keep Reading
As the holidays approach, the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center reminds users to be aware of seasonal scams and malware campaigns. Keep Reading
The FBI is seeing an increase in the number of people who are reporting that they have lost money to bad guys who convince them that someone has compromised their Social Security number. Keep Reading
According to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s most recent Data Breach Report, between Jan. 1, 2005, and Aug. 31, 2018, there have been 9,395 known breaches. Keep Reading
