A notorious cyberthief turned security consultant walks us through the “synthetic identity fraud” process, from searching the Dark Web to pulling credit reports to opening accounts.
The vast majority of anti-Net neutrality public comments made to the FCC were sent from stolen email addresses, according to study results. And the implications are serious.
A free year of a service like Equifax’s TrustID might feel like adequate identity theft protection. But experts say breach victims need much more than just credit monitoring, “indefinitely.”
Money mules perform a critical task for online thieves by agreeing to transfer money through their legitimate bank accounts. Here’s how to tell if you’ve been money muling—and what to do about it.
The Data Security and Breach Notification Act and the Data Security Act would pre-empt arguably stronger state laws and strip the FCC of authority over data security enforcement.
