UPDATE 10/11/17: Credit bureau Equifax recently bumped its original data breach estimate total to 145.5 million people who had their […]
Data Breaches
Identity Scams
8 Places That Could Be Putting Your Identity At Risk
In 2016, there were more than 4,000 data breaches, which exposed a staggering 4.2 billion records, according to a report […]
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Instagram Users Beware: Your Email Address and Phone Number Could Be For Sale on the Darknet
As many as six million Instagram users could have had their email addresses and phone numbers leaked in a recent […]
Data Breaches
Is Your Email Password Part of Record 711 Million Dump?
A spambot containing an astounding 711 million email addresses — some with passwords, some without — was recently uncovered by […]
Identity Scams
Watch Out for Hurricane Harvey Relief Scams; Charity Scams A Common Gateway to Identity Theft
Kindhearted Americans anxious to help Hurricane Harvey victims are at risk of being scammed. The Federal Trade Commission issued a […]
Identity Scams
Recurring Identity Theft Tops List of Identity Fraud Trends
If you’ve been a victim of identity theft once, there’s a good chance it’ll happen again, according to LibertyID’s Lead […]