Tag: Identity Theft

Ransomware, Data Breaches, I.D.Theft & The Future

Prevention

If you thought the Equifax data breach was as bad as digital security got… think again. The Atlanta-based credit report company only leaked the personal information of 143 million accounts – that’s almost one out of every two Americans but Yahoo managed to lose the email addresses, birthdates, telephone numbers and passwords of THREE BILLION subscriber’s details. THAT’S ALMOST HALF THE WORLD! To make matters worse, while Georgia State laws meant Equifax bosses could keep news of the hack quiet for over a month (while they sold company shares) the Yahoo cyber attack occurred in 2013 but wasn’t disclosed until December 2016. Yahoo’s breach isn’t

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6 Ways to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft

Prevention

Identity theft is nothing new, from the case of Arnaud du Tilh – a French peasant who was executed for impersonating Martin Guerre in the 16th Century to Frank Abagnale’s exploits as a fake airline pilot in the 1960’s, as documented in Steven Spielberg’s excellent Catch Me If You Can. Until recently, identity theft was only for ultra cocky confidence tricksters like The Talented Mr Ripley, but since the world went digital, everyone is wide open to having their identity stolen by criminals and cybercriminals alike. According to the 2016 Identity Fraud Study, 13.1 million Americans were victims of identity fraud

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