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Discover why phishing scams are the top choice for scammers trying to steal your money and your identity, and how to protect yourself.
Phising Scams: How to Protect Yourself
Holiday shopping is great for spreading joy while finding some great deals, but criminals are ramping up their holiday shopping scams too
Tis the Season for Holiday Shopping Scams
Child identity theft is a real concern, and the back-to-school season is a great time to review these basic safety precautions with your children.
Back to School: Tips for Maintaining you Child's Safety
More retailers and other businesses require a driver's license scan for transactions, putting you at risk for identity theft. Read how to protect yourself.
Driver’s License Fraud & Identity Theft
People of all ages rely on technology, but some are better equipped than others. Here's how to help seniors build a better relationship with technology.
Helping Seniors Build a Safer Relationship with Technology
Fraud and identity crimes threaten every family member. Here's how to educate your children about identity theft - without scaring them.
Talking to Your Children about Identity Theft: Tips for Online Safety
Having access to the web, our personal documents and a host of apps while messaging with friends and family — all in the palm of our hands — is a luxury that’s easy to take for granted.
Smart Strategies for Smartphone Security
Receive an unexpected 1099-G tax form? Unemployment identity theft is on the rise. Make sure you know the signs of this ID theft scam, and how to recover.
Are You at Risk for Unemployment Identity Theft?
To protect personal data, there are things you control and things don’t. Third-party breaches create unique risks, but you can still take precautions.
Not in My House | Why The Breaches That Threaten You May Not Be Under Your Control
If you are suspicious of a call, email or text, trust your instincts. These questions can help you recognize if you are the target of an imposter scam.
Five Ways to Spot an Imposter Scam
Love might be all around us for Valentine's Day, but so are romance scams and related fraud that could lead to identity theft.
Are You Aware of These Valentine's Day Romance Scams?
Our digital identity is built from the same personally identifiable information as traditional credentials, so protect them for online safety.
What is a Digital Identity? How to Protect Your Online Data
Make 2023 the year you strengthen your personal cybersecurity practices. With cyberattacks getting more sophisticated and advanced every day...
15-Min Webinar | 6 Resolutions to Improve Your Digital Safety and Security
Medical identity theft is on the rise. Check out these red flags and a complete checklist of what to do to mitigate the potential fallout.
Medical ID Theft Checklist
IdentityForce continues to tracking all major data breaches since 2015. Check back often to read up on the latest breach incidents in 2023.
2023 Data Breaches | The Worst Breaches of the Year
As the year comes to a close, many people pause to reflect on the past 12 months and prepare for the new year ahead.
Preparing for the Risks 2023 May Bring
What happens to stolen usernames and passwords? Credential stuffing attacks leading to account takeover fraud, from bank accounts to Netflix to Amazon.
Credential Stuffing | What You Need to Know to Stay Safe
You can protect your child's online privacy while helping them reap the benefits of technology. Teach them to be responsible with their identities online.
Online Privacy Tips For Parents
Cybercriminals are harnessing the power of deepfake technology. Here's what you need to know to defend against this new threat.
The Cost of Deepfakes: The Emerging Threat of High-Tech Imposters
Learn how to detect cyberbullying in children and adults, as well as the steps to take to respond to it and get the victims the help they need.
Cyberbullying: Detection, Response, and Resolution
Some people think that you should stop using SMS two factor authentication but is that good advice?
Should You Use SMS Two Factor Authentication?
Gift cards hold a real monetary value that fraudsters want for themselves. Let’s look at ways fraudsters use gift card scams for fraud.
Three Gift Card Scams To Avoid
Older populations are falling victim to a wide array of senior fraud. Learn how you can help protect seniors from these targeted scams.
Senior Fraud: How Older Americans are Targeted and What Caregivers Can Do About It
Learn how ransomware leads to sensitive personal data ending up on the dark web, and how to protect your privacy from this cyber threat.
What is Ransomware? How to Protect Yourself and Your Business
If your identity has been stolen, follow these 6 steps right away. Plus, get identity theft tips to keep it from happening again.
What To Do if Your Identity Is Stolen
Our older population is a favorite target for identity thieves and scammers because of the assets they’ve accumulated, lower amounts of debt, and more.
National Senior Fraud Awareness Day: What You Can Do to Help Protect Older Adults
As more advanced technology is used in online attacks, everyone should strengthen their logins by using secure passphrases.
Replace Passwords with Passphrases for Safer Logins
Instilling good habits can help a child throughout life. Starting child savings so they know how money works helps with critical life skills.
My First Bank Account: Safely Starting Your Child's Savings
Everyone is at risk for criminal identity theft. Learn what criminal identity theft is, how it works, and how to guard against it.
Criminal Identity Theft- Are You at Risk?
Plan ahead to protect your family’s identity during tax season, with tips to help you avoid tax identity theft.
7 Tips to Reduce Your Family’s Risk of Tax ID Theft
Following these mobile device security tips will help keep your sensitive information secure.
15 Mobile Device Security Tips
When it comes to online shopping, identity theft is a real concern, especially if you’re not careful. Here’s how you can increase your personal security.
Online Shopping: Identity Theft Risks and Protection Tips
Credit card theft and identity theft can both be damaging, but they're not the same thing. Find out why — and what you can do to protect yourself.
What is the Difference Between Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft?
Caller ID Spoofing Scams
Online gaming is risky in many ways and could lead to child identity theft, or worse. Understand the risks and how to protect your family.
It's All Fun and Games Until Your Child's Identity Gets Stolen
Smart home devices make our lives more convenient but can also put your sensitive and personal information at risk.
Smart Home Threats: Securing Your IoT Devices Against Cybercrime and Oversharing
Tips for understanding mobile app privacy policies and how to protect yourself and your family from divulging too much personal information.
Why You Need to Pay Attention to Mobile App Privacy Policies
Keep your family and your privacy safe on social media with these 8 essential social media identity theft protection tips.
Social Media Identity Theft Protection Tips
Before spending money during Black Friday and Cyber Monday or donating for Giving Tuesday, make sure you are not being scammed.
Avoiding Scams on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday
Sunday, September 13 is National Grandparents Day. Take this time to remind the seniors in your life how to avoid senior scams.
Grandparents Day: What You Can Do To Protect the Seniors in Your Life
A vishing scam, or voice phishing, is a threat to your identity when scammers target your personal and financial information over the phone.
What is Vishing? Voice Phishing Scams to Avoid
Learn what child identity theft is, how the crime happens, the warning signs and what to do if your child is a victim of identity theft.
Child Identity Theft | How to Protect Children from Fraudsters
Nearly 1 million people were affected by healthcare data breaches every month of 2020, and this month alone exposed over 40 million patient records.
Recent Data Breaches Roundup: August 2021
Fraudsters are targeting your post-pandemic vacation plans using travel scams, costing you more than your peace of mind.
Beware of Travel Scams and Vacation Fraud
We answer the question "What is PII", explain how criminals use it, and how you can protect yourself against PII theft and identity fraud.
What is PII? Personally Identifiable Information
What happens if your Social Security card is lost or stolen? Here's what you should do if you find yourself in this scary situation.
Lost or Stolen Social Security Card? What You Need to Know
What are your odds of becoming another identity theft statistic? Unfortunately, the chances are high. Find helpful tips to reduce the risk of ID theft.
What Are Your Odds of Getting Your Identity Stolen?
Need help adjusting your Facebook privacy settings? Follow these step-by-step instructions to keep your Facebook profile private.
How to Adjust Your Facebook Privacy Settings
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a great way to protect your online privacy, but free VPN is best avoided.
VPN: An Essential Tool in Your Security Toolbox
Social media privacy is a big problem because many of us — often unknowingly — share too many personal details online.
Social Media Privacy: Are You Guilty of Oversharing?
IdentityForce has key capabilities to rapidly alert and respond if a member’s identity is being bought and sold on the Dark Web.
Shining a Light on the Dark Web with Identity Monitoring
IdentityForce brings you the basics of fraud and identity theft. Learn how to recognize, manage and protect against fraud and identity theft here.
Fraud and Identity Theft
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