PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2016

Among the key subjects of complaints that washed over the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network last year included debt collection, identity theft and scams related to impostors. The identity theft designation has been the top complaint category for the past 15 years, said the FTC.

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FICO

JUNE 21, 2019

Want to protect yourself online – and protect your family – from data compromise and identity theft? It’s important for consumers to realize that when they do business with somebody, they may be doing business with more than one party,” Clare said. For consumers, protection means paying close attention.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Armed with that information, the hacker could engage in nefarious activities such as identity theft and credit card fraud, the AG said. That resulted in the chance that a hacker could intercept information the user enters into the app.

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FICO

JUNE 21, 2019

Want to protect yourself online - and protect your family - from data compromise and identity theft? It’s important for consumers to realize that when they do business with somebody, they may be doing business with more than one party," Clare said. For consumers, protection means paying close attention.

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Cybersecurity Identity Theft Data Breach Breach 40

Segpay

DECEMBER 13, 2024

ID Fraud Risks: With identity data breaches on the rise, organizations face the challenge of protecting sensitive data that could lead to identity theft. By applying strict privacy protections in identity management processes, organizations can reduce their exposure to these risks.

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FICO

JANUARY 13, 2020

The FCC will issue updated interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act in 2020. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) has long been a concern to many organizations that are frustrated by their inability to effectively use modern technology to communicate with their customers or members.

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Finovate

JANUARY 24, 2025

It increases the risk of data breaches, identity theft, and payment fraud. In many ways, BNPL is just a modern spin on subprime lending a long-standing issue in financial services when it comes to consumer protection. BNPL, however, presents a different regulatory challenge.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

Maine led the pack, where monthly complaints of coronavirus scams and identity theft quadrupled from March through July, the study said. But the scams are not limited to the giant states. Even small states saw huge increases in COVID-related fraud in recent months.

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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 million Hours.

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FICO

MAY 17, 2019

Next followed a surge in account takeover and identity theft as data breaches make personally identifying information a commodity on the Dark Web. As the years passed by, fraud evolved to target lower hanging fruit (as it always does).

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