The news about Governor Palin’s Yahoo account being hacked presents an interesting use-case for a dynamic KBA solution and gives me the opportunity to clear up a big misunderstanding people have about what [IDology’s] KBA really is.
First, let’s examine how the hacker accessed her email. According to this Wired article:
As detailed in the postings, the […]
If you recall I blogged about the government’s crackdown on employers hiring illegal immigrants and how identity theft and the fake document industry is booming in some places as a result. Today’s Wall Street Journal article, How To Make Identity Theft Worse, IRS Audit Launches Emerita de Jesus into Fight To Get Her Name […]
If you read the NY Times today you probably saw this story: 11 Charged in Theft of 41 Million Card Numbers.
And if you shop at major retail chains like OfficeMax, Barnes & Noble, and BJ’s Wholesale Club you could be one of those affected.
Interestingly, the fraud ring is connected to the TJ Maxx breach announced […]
Customers and non-customers of a credit union recently received fraudulent emails as part of an elaborate phishing scam. It appears that the fraudster included IDology’s brand as part of their attempt to capture consumers banking information by setting up a fake website that looks similar to our corporate website.
First, I would like […]
Did you see this story? No, it’s not a joke or a scene from a bad 80’s movie. Two men actually used an office chair to wheel their dead friend down to a check cashing store in NYC in an attempt to cash the man’s Social Security check.
I think one of the film’s tagline’s sums […]
I got the early edition of Cybersource’s 9th annual fraud report today. I haven’t had time to fully absorb/read all of the information but there were some facts that jumped out at me:
82% of merchants are manually checking orders today with 1 out of 3 orders being manually reviewed. Merchants also indicated that over […]
What image comes to your mind when you think about identity thieves?
I would guess it isn’t this couple:
Yet these young 20 something’s are suspected of crimes including ID Theft and forgery. You can read about it here and here.
This story just goes to show that it isn’t only faceless criminals hiding behind computer […]
I do realize that my dedication to posting has been rather sporadic lately. What can I say; it is a busy time of year.
I spent some time this week catching up on what others have been blogging about lately and there are some good posts I want to point out for you.
First, Kim […]
The AJC reports today that an Atlanta man has pled guilty for stealing $1.5 million in credit from 225 people. He was sentenced to 3 ½ years in the federal penitentiary.
I commend the officers involved in catching this man, especially because his capture led to the uncovering of a multi-national scam. Many of […]
Our friends over at ID Analytics just released a fraud study titled U.S. Identity Fraud Hotspots. The study looks at fraud rates over 2006, as confirmed by businesses not consumer victim reports, and is an update to a report they issued earlier this year which examined identity theft fraud rates by geography from 2005 […]
