Are College Students Targeted by Identity Thieves?
When it comes to identity theft, young adults are a primary target. Students are four times more likely to be…
How to Protect Yourself from Rental Scams
Competition grows fiercer by the day in the nation’s hottest housing markets, and that translates to a competitive rental market as…
Common Tech Support Scams and How to Avoid Them
These days, we live our lives online. Whether we’re ordering groceries or looking for new shoes, all we need to…
What is a Brushing Scam?
Have you ever had a delivery guy knock on your door and wonder if there’s yet another package you impulsively…
Avoid Fake Donation Sites Amid the Russia-Ukraine War
Times of tragedy often bring out acts of charity. But unfortunately, they also bring out scammers hell-bent on exploiting the…
How Do I Get an IP PIN From the IRS?
As the tax season picks up, scammers are capitalizing on tax schemes to take your money, steal your identity and…
How to Spot Student Loan Scams
As Americans have been struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, one effort to help is student loan forbearance. As you might…
How to Avoid and Report Boss Scams
A boss scam is a phishing (email) or smishing (text messages) scam used by hackers. Hackers send fraudulent emails or…
How to Protect My Business from Identity Theft?
According to recent reports, identity theft is on the rise. Javelin Strategy reported identity theft resulted in an annual loss…
SIM Swapping Attacks on the Rise- Here’s How to Keep Safe
SIM swapping, also called SIM splitting or hijacking, is a technique employed by online fraudsters to gain access to, seize…
FTC Recognizes Identity Theft Awareness Week
The Federal Trade Commission is commemorating Identity Theft Awareness Week with a series of free events focused on raising awareness…
How Do You Avoid Tax Scams?
Tax season is here, and it’s essential to watch out for common tax scams. The IRS reports that in the…
What Is Ransomware and How Does It Work?
Ransomware is one of the most common types of cyberattacks. With how vastly the internet has become embedded in our…
Here are the Top Ten IdentityIQ Topics of 2021
Here are the Top Ten IdentityIQ Topics of 2021 IdentityIQ The past year was packed with major events that affected…
What Do You Need to Do When Your Employer Gets Hacked?
The risk of identity theft is a concept that most of us are probably familiar with given the rise of…
Can Robocalls Steal Your Identity?
Have you ever received a call to update your car warranty, but you have no car? Did the message sound…
‘You Just Don’t Find This’: U.K. Archaeologists Have Unearthed the Full Remains of a Roman Crucifixion Victim
Archaeologists in Cambridgeshire, U.K., have discovered what may be the best-preserved physical evidence of a crucifixion—a 1,900-year-old skeleton with a two-inch…
New Debt Collection Rules Leave Consumers Vulnerable to Scams
It may be true when they say “no good deed goes unpunished” as new adopted regulations meant to protect consumers…