Security News

Data breaches drive identity theft and fraud (Help Net Security)
2015-03-30 10:59

Data breaches are affecting consumers nationwide and residents in and around Washington, D.C. are not immune to the consequences. According to a survey by Experian, 57 percent have been a victim of id...

5 tips to avoid identity theft (Help Net Security)
2015-03-05 06:59

"Tax fraud is widespread and happening as you read this," says security and identity theft expert for Credit Sesame, Neal O'Farrell. "In the first week of February, a grand jury indicted 16 people for...

Medical identity theft affected two million victims in 2014 (Help Net Security)
2015-02-27 07:53

The number of patients affected by medical identity theft increased nearly 22 percent in the last year, an increase of nearly half a million victims since 2013. In the five years since the survey...