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Healthcare.gov Hack Exposes Consumer Data

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In the letter sent to affected individuals , CMS said that some of the information that was accessible included name, date of birth, address, the last four digits of social security numbers, tax filing status, expected income among a slew of other information.

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In Battling Identity Fraud, Finding Digital DNA And The`(Synthetic ID) Devil Behind The Details

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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.

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Six Steps to Using Biometrics to Open & Manage Accounts Digitally

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This involves being sure that an identity exists. For example, this process looks to establish there is a person such as Jane Smith and that she has the corresponding attributes such as date of birth and/or social security number. Together identity validation and identity verification are often referred to as identity proofing.

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GIACT On Why Faster Payments Don’t Have To Mean Faster Fraud

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If businesses understand the customer they have enrolled, and they know who they are consistently, there are a lot fewer issues with running payments in real time or same day. The problem may be visible with the payment, but it started at the enrollment process when the criminal was allowed access into the system. What’s Next.