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IdentityIQ Releases Report on Newest Scams to Target Your Identity

Identity IQ

This report explores key findings based on IdentityIQ member-reported data and found significant jumps in two major types of scams: peer-to-peer payment apps utilizing platforms such as Cash App, Zelle and Venmo, surging more than 58%, and scams stemming from the theft of personal documents, increasing by 44%. “AI

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Common Holiday Scams and How to Avoid Them

Identity IQ

While these products may look authentic, they are often ploys designed to trick you into revealing your payment information. Too-good-to-be-true offers: Unrealistically attractive deals are rarely authentic, if ever. Common phishing red flags to look for include typos or low-resolution images.

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Camera tricks: Privacy concerns raised after massive surveillance cam breach

SC Magazine

That type of information can be extremely valuable for things like identity theft.”. At the very least, there should have been some form of multi-factor authentication or password vault to protect the [server] account. Kulkarni even suggested the footage could be enough to develop “deep-fakes that could impersonate you.”.