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Our Santa wishlist: Stronger identity security for kids

December 20, 2024 admin children, Education, identity fraud, Identity Theft, news, personal information, privacy, santa

The personal information of children is leaked by trusted institutions which can lead to identity fraud and identity theft

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Child identity theft, part 2: How to reclaim your child’s identity

March 17, 2020 admin awareness, child identity fraud, child identity theft, familiar fraud, identity compromise, identity fraud, Identity Theft, new account fraud, personally identifiable information, reclaim child identity, reclaim identity

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:33:29 +0000

In part 2 of our series on child identity theft, we examine the signs their PII might be compromised and how to reclaim your child’s identity if it is. We also list ways to protect their data and ID in the future.

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Bad romance: catphishing explained

November 15, 2017 admin catfishing, catphishing, cybercrime, espionage, identity fraud, phishing, Social engineering, sweetheart scam

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 17:46:00 +0000

You may have heard of catfishing, where people lure romancers online by faking their identity. But what about catphishing? This dangerous practice uses similar romantic triggers, only its goal is to dupe users and businesses out of personal info.

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