Fraud losses climbed to $56 billion in 2020 and identity fraud scams accounted for a staggering $43 billion of that cost, according to a new report. The...
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Digital payments and use of internet banking have risen considerably since the pandemic, as consumers shopped online even more due to restrictions and...
A new report uncovers a striking pervasiveness of identity theft perpetrated against U.S. consumers where half of respondents surveyed experienced such an...
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is notifying patients of a security incident that may have exposed protected health information (PHI) of...
As millions of US taxpayers prepare for 2021 tax season, hordes of fraudsters and scammers are preparing to rip off residents and non-residents alike...
Identity theft victims have doubled during COVID-19, with a record 1.4 million reports of identity theft in 2020, according to the latest FTC report. The surge...
Two San Diego residents pleaded guilty last week to hacking a computer network to steal client identities and collect more than $2 million in unemployment...
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched a new cyber-fraud reporting platform, where consumers can easily report fraud, scams or bad business...
A rapper who bragged about fleecing the US Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) on YouTube was arrested for allegedly defrauding the government of $1.2...
With health insurance open enrollment season just around the corner, US consumers preparing to change or add to their health coverage should watch out for...
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