Tag: identity theft
Three new reports from ITRC: H1 breaches, 2023 trends, and a new toll scam
Three new reports from ITRC: H1 breaches, 2023 trends, and a new toll scam
As longtime readers of this space already know, I’m a big fan of the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). Their regular breach reports provide lots of highly detailed statistics, their trend reporting is invaluable to help project the future of...
Identity theft and identity fraud: What they are and how to fight back
Identity theft and identity fraud: What they are and how to fight back
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) does not spell out any distinction between identity theft and identity fraud, saying only that they: “…are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s...
