PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Wawa is getting in touch with customers and offering free credit card monitoring, as well as identity theft protection, to anyone who has been affected. The information exposed did not include any financial information, Social Security numbers or password data. We promptly reported this to authorities.

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FICO

MARCH 8, 2021

Filing early will reduce the chances that a financial criminal will use stolen personal information (your name and Social Security Number [SSN] or Tax Identification Number [TIN]) to file a fraudulent tax return first, snatching, literally, a refund out of your hands. Don’t share your Social Security Number.

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Fi911

JULY 8, 2024

This type of fraud can take various forms, including identity theft, chargeback fraud, and phishing attacks. Synthetic Fraud Synthetic fraud occurs when criminals create fictitious identities by combining real and fake information, such as using a real Social Security Number with a fake name and address.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

He noted that in all the news reports detailing the ravages of identity theft, one thing is notably missing: A list of free services – from the government and elsewhere – that can help individuals monitor whether they have been compromised and how to protect themselves. Data Point Number Two: 15.4

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

In synthetic identity theft, she explained, the fraudster is still pretending to be someone they are not, but the difference is that they aren’t so much imitating an existing person as creating one. Is the Social Security number associated with a person who is both alive and over the age of 18?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Lawyers filed the suit on behalf of 28 million small businesses, arguing SMBs were disproportionately impacted by the security breach that compromised Social Security numbers and other sensitive data. ” .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

As if Yahoo didn’t have enough on its plate, the tech company is now facing a probe from the Securities and Exchange Commission as to whether or not it could have acted more promptly in response to two massive data breaches that left over a billion customers’ information compromised. 2013 had compromised even more user data.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2016

Reuters reported late last week that Peter Locsin, of Talisay City, Philippines, is believed to be behind a cybercrime scheme to compromise the accounts of several well-known individuals at three financial institutions.

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Exact Payments

JULY 1, 2024

which includes security enhancements such as enforcing “forward secrecy” to prevent the compromise of encryption keys between the server and clients. Even if a server’s key is compromised, past communications remain secure because the session keys cannot be retroactively decrypted. We implement TLS 1.3,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

It’s been said that fraudsters are always evolving, and always looking for the path of least resistance in their efforts to steal identities and credentials to remain anonymous and … keep stealing. No surprise, then, that identity theft is on the rise. Well, it can take years to discover. Clearing and Settling Digital IDs.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The Social Security number (SSN) was never meant to get this much attention. Yet those nine numbers have become a standard bearer for identity verification, a gold mine for fraudsters – maybe rendered moot by the huge breaches at Equifax and other companies. Biometrics May Not Be the Panacea.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2020

Fraudsters can also carefully hoard a cache of stolen bank account data, credit and debit card information, Social Security numbers and other details to impersonate legitimate customers, using these details outright or cobbling them together to perpetrate identity theft, new account fraud and gain entry to other platforms.

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Clearly Payments

JANUARY 8, 2024

This can include stolen credit card information, identity theft, or fraudulent transactions. Secure Network Configurations Configuring secure networks is fundamental to PCI DSS compliance. Chargeback Risk: Chargebacks occur when customers dispute a transaction and request a refund directly from their bank.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

The large number of data breaches that occurred in 2018 gave fraudsters access to a vast library of stolen information, from email addresses to Social Security numbers. Undoubtedly, Siddiqui added, account takeovers have emerged as the biggest threat for luxury retailers, especially during the holiday season. “We

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

This has given way to a significant shift toward using synthetic identities — a new, false identity not associated with a real person — which enable fraudsters to open and cultivate new accounts.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

That’s a lot of compromised data, of course. And Equifax has taken steps to stanch some of the bleeding of personal information – you know, the kind for sale on the Dark Web – by forging new pacts focused on identity verification. The latest tally comes to 147.9 million, up 2.4 Investigations continue, said the company.

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Nanonets

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Government Benefits: Governments use EFTs to distribute benefits and payments, such as social security and tax refunds, to beneficiaries. While EFT payments are generally safe, there is always a risk that your information could be compromised. Be sure to only make EFT payments to businesses and individuals you trust.

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Nanonets

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Government Benefits: Governments use EFTs to distribute benefits and payments, such as social security and tax refunds, to beneficiaries. While EFT payments are generally safe, there is always a risk that your information could be compromised. Be sure to only make EFT payments to businesses and individuals you trust.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2017

According to a report released earlier this month jointly by CyberScout and the Identity Theft Resource Center, within the United States, the sheer number of data breaches is on the upswing, to the tune of about 40 percent, as the total number of breaches found across the duo’s research came in at 1,093.

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