Spearphishing, identity theft and personal devices brought to work are areas to watch for increasing fraudulent activity, according to a panel on 2014 Fraud Trends at the recent Privacy XChange Forum in held in Paradise Valley, Ariz. The panelists discuss …
Jurors awarded more than $101,000 to a Happy Valley, Ore., woman who was a victim of identity theft and wrongly arrested by Clackamas County sheriff’s deputies. The Oregonian reports jurors deliberated less than two hours before reaching a verdict upholding …
Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana is reviewing how it sorts and handles donated items after an Indianapolis television station discovered that medical records, tax returns and other documents containing personal information were being sold at some of its stores. WTHR-TV …
IDentity Theft 911, an identity management and data risk management services, announced a new tool to assess the risk of identity theft: the ID RiskCompass. The educational tool guides consumers into making smarter choices in managing their identity. The product …
Federal authorities in Minnesota have wrapped up prosecuting members of an identity theft ring that involved more than 100 people and spanned 14 states. The Star Tribune reported that the scheme is one of the largest identity theft rings caught …
Federal authorities in South Florida say a weeklong sweep targeting identity theft-tax fraud crime has resulted in charges against 45 people in 30 separate cases. Miami U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer says the cases were investigated by the South Florida Identity …
A DeKalb County charity is warning its clients they may be at risk for identity theft after the agency’s files were taken. Melanie Miller founded Suddenly Single Parents, a non-profit that helps young parents. She tells WSB-TV all of the …
A man has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in state prison in connection with an insurance fraud case in Arizona. Prosecutors with the state Attorney General’s Office say Frederick Farris pleaded guilty to attempted fraud schemes and artifices on …
According to Travelers’ Consumer Risk Index, 63 percent of Americans believe their world is becoming a riskier place, while only 15 percent feel it is less risky. The greatest levels of concern focus on their financial security, loss of privacy …
The University of Mississippi Medical Center says it will give students free insurance against identity theft after an accidental privacy breach. On Wednesday, UMMC mistakenly sent about 190 people an email that had a spreadsheet listing Social Security numbers, grade-point …