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IDIQ Names Veteran Michael Scheumack Chief Marketing Officer

Identity IQ

Temecula, California, October 11, 2022 – IDIQ , an industry leader in identity theft protection and credit report monitoring, has named Michael Scheumack to the role of chief marketing officer. Scheumack was recruited to build the consumer direct and performance marketing arms for IDIQ in 2017. IdentityIQ.

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LifeLock Bug Exposed Millions of Customer Email Addresses

Krebs on Security

Identity theft protection firm LifeLock — a company that’s built a name for itself based on the promise of helping consumers protect their identities online — may have actually exposed customers to additional attacks from ID thieves and phishers. million customer accounts. Update, 7:40 p.m.:

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Me on the Equifax Breach

Schneier on Security

Hearing on "Securing Consumers' Credit Data in the Age of Digital Commerce". Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. 1 November 2017. As a result, all 143 million US victims are at greater risk of identity theft, and will remain at risk for years to come. Before the. Washington, DC 20515.

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Scary Fraud Ensues When ID Theft & Usury Collide

Krebs on Security

MSF had Jim fill out an affidavit claiming the loan was the result of identity theft, which necessitated filing a report with the local police and a number of other steps. Jim said numerous calls to Bank of America’s fraud team went nowhere because they refused to discuss an account that was not in his name. .