Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans School is back in session and there are plenty of things about which parents are concerned, but is identity theft one of them? Most adults are well aware of the dangers of identity theft and often take steps to protect themselves…
Working to shred identity theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Crime Stoppers and Integra came together Saturday morning for a “Shred Identity Theft” event. It began at 8 a.m. and people could take their personal and business documents to the event to be shredded on-site, for a…
Warner Library Hosts Identity Theft Prevention Program
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans CLINTON – The Vespasian Warner Public Library in Clinton will be hosting a program to help patrons protect themselves from identity theft. This program will show attendees the number of ways financial and confidential information can be stolen and how to…
Poll: How Many Times Have You Been the Victim of Identity Theft?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans There were 12.7 million victims of identity theft in 2014 according to a study by Javelin Strategy and Research, which by some estimates translates to a victim every two seconds. The Department of Justice estimates that direct and indirect loses ran…
Southwest Florida speakers discuss identity theft at Hodges University
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Identity Fraud Institute at Hodges University is hosting an inaugural luncheon to explore the identity theft epidemic and what is being done in Florida from local and national perspective as well as the economic impact to consumers and the State…
Woman Arrested For Identity Theft, Forgery In South Windsor
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans SOUTH WINDSOR — A Wethersfield woman was arrested in connection with an identity theft and forgery incident from earlier this year, police said. Kristen Kelleher, 33, of 49 Garden St., was arrested on a warrant Monday, according to Lt. Scott Custer….
Gemalto: identity theft dominating data breaches
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Franco-Dutch tech security firm Gemalto has revealed that identity theft accounted for 53% of data breaches in the first half of 2015, according to its Breach Level Index. Overall, data breaches grew 10% in the period, with 888 breaches recorded, compromising…
Identity theft is a hot favorite with cyber criminals, accounts for 53% of data breaches
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Gemalto released the findings of the Breach Level Index for the first six months of 2015, revealing that 888 data breaches occurred, compromising 246 million records worldwide. Compared to the first half of 2014, data breaches increased by 10% while the…
Logan care giver guilty of aggravated identity theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Logan County home care giver pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court this week to identity theft and agreed to serve a 24 month prison sentence and agreed to pay restitution in the amount of $56,543.93 announced United States Attorney John…
Police investigating identity theft in Loyalsock
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Pennsylvania State Police released a report of identity theft in Loyalsock Township. According to the report, on August 8, 2015, an actor used an email address similar to the victim’s email address to contact the victim’s financial advisor. The financial…