Security News

Consumers trust banks most with their personal data, 68% still fear identity theft
2019-04-26 05:15

People trust banks and other financial entities to safeguard their personal data more than other organizations. New nCipher Security research also illustrates how easily that trust can be eroded,...

Congratulations: You Get 'Free' Identity Theft Monitoring
2018-12-12 14:18

Because Breached Businesses' 'Take Your Security Seriously'Is there anything better than being offered one year of "free" identity theft monitoring? Regularly offered with strings attached by...

UK citizens fear identity theft over other security concerns such as national security
2018-10-24 10:43

The 2018 Unisys Security Index, a security barometer which surveys over 1,000 UK citizens, has revealed identity theft as the top worry for UK citizens, with 56 percent of respondent registering...

Facebook data breach: Victims will not be offered free identity theft protection
2018-10-15 13:02

Facebook announced that the recent data breach it has suffered is a little less massive than initially thought: “only” 30 million users have been affected. But, although highly personal...

Kroll expands Identity Theft and Breach Notification solutions to UK
2018-10-04 00:00

Kroll has been providing data breach response and identity theft remediation and restoration services in the United States and Canada since 1999, assisting clients with cases that have affected...

NICE launches Proactive Fraudster Exposure solution, driving a leap in identity theft prevention
2018-08-30 11:44

NICE unveiled a new Proactive Fraudster Exposure capability in its NICE Real-Time Authentication (RTA) solution that empowers contact centers to expand and augment their defense against fraud....

IDShield adds new service options to mitigate against identity theft and medical fraud
2018-08-24 22:09

LegalShield announced that IDShield has unveiled two new services designed to help protect members from the risk of identity theft. IDShield now can reduce mail and phone solicitations, lowering...

Identity theft concerns won’t hold back holiday shopping
2017-11-21 12:30

Despite concerns about identity theft and fraud, consumers don’t plan to curb their holiday shopping, according to Discover. While 62 percent of consumers are very or moderately concerned about...

Estonia blocks certificates on 760,000 ID cards due to identity theft risk
2017-11-03 16:38

On 3 November 2017 at midnight, Estonia will block the certificates of 760,000 ID cards. The decision is the result of the discovery of a security vulnerability in the Infineon-developed RSA...

Estonia Blocks Electronic ID Cards Over Identity-Theft Risk
2017-11-03 01:23

Cyber-savvy Estonia said on Thursday it would suspend security certificates for up to 760,000 state-issued electronic ID-cards with faulty chips as of Friday midnight to mitigate the risk of...