ID Theft

Will AI Increase Your Risk of Identity Theft?

Will AI increase your risk of identity theft? In my view the answer is yes. Think about it. Identity theft has evolved from a manual, labor

U.S. Consumers Lost $43 Billion to Identity Theft & Fraud in 2022

According to the recently released Javelin Strategy & Research Identity Fraud Study, Identity Theft Affected 40 Million U.S. Adults in...

Financial Institutions and Credit Card Companies Lost $4.8 Billion to Synthetic Identity Theft

According to a March 10, 2023 Help Net Security article titled Synthetic identity fraud prevention calls for a new approach to identity...

Annual FTC Report: Consumers Lost Nearly $8.8 billion to Identity Theft and Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just released its annual 2022 Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book – or what I call the FTC’s Annual...

Is Your Personal Information Safe When Buying a Car?

In the past five years, identity theft and cybercrime have significantly increased in many industries, including the automotive industry....

10 Tips to Avoid Identity Theft in 2023

As the New Year is upon us, 2023 will bring the desire to improve and prosper with new personal and professional goals. The same desire...

10 Tips to Reduce your Risk of Identity Theft

Whether you are a consumer or a small-business owner – help protect yourself by taking charge of your cybersecurity and personal privacy...

Don’t Be the Weak Link to Identity Theft

Nearly eight years ago I wrote a December 2014 article for the Arizona Republic titled Read fine print when buying ID-theft protection...

Identity Theft Losses Totaled $52 Billion Affecting 42 million U.S. Adults

The just released 2022 Javelin Strategy Annual Identity Fraud Study found that identity theft and fraud losses totaled $52 billion and...

2022 FTC Report: Identity Theft Continues to Be a Monumental Problem

Last month the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a report stating “about one fourth of all fraud losses reported to the FTC stem...

Hackers are coming after you in 2022

Two years ago I wrote an article asking the question Is Your Digital Identity Safe? Two days ago I read an Infosecurity Magazine article...