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Tax Identity Theft: A Comprehensive Guide

Identity IQ

Tax Identity Theft: A Comprehensive Guide IdentityIQ Tax season can sometimes be stressful even when things go according to plan, but what happens when you are the victim of tax identity theft? Here’s a comprehensive guide on tax identity theft, how it works, and what to do if you suspect it.

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Here Are the Top 3 Online Scams and How to Avoid Them

Identity IQ

These criminals have used phishing, spoofing, extortion and various types of Internet-enabled fraud to target the most vulnerable in our society – medical workers searching for personal protective equipment, families looking for information about stimulus checks to help pay bills and many others. Phishing Scams.

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5 Latest Amazon Scams and Tips to Avoid Them

Identity IQ

5 Latest Amazon Scams and Tips to Avoid Them IdentityIQ Ah, Amazon. Today, we’re peeling back the curtain on the most cunning Amazon scams out there, and more importantly, giving you the tips you need to help avoid falling into their traps. What are Amazon Scams? It’s all fantastic, right? ” Beware!

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Spam and phishing in 2022

SecureList

Short-lived phishing sites often offered to see the premieres before the eagerly awaited movie or television show was scheduled to hit the screen. Thus, during the World Cup a brand-new scam appeared: it offered users to win a newly released iPhone 14 for predicting match outcomes.

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The role of cybersecurity in financial institutions -protecting against evolving threats

CyberSecurity Insiders

Cybersecurity is practice of protecting information technology (IT) infrastructure assets such as computers, networks, mobile devices, servers, hardware, software, and data (personal & financial) against attacks, breaches and unauthorised access. Sometimes theft of PII can lead to identity theft too.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Security

Security Through Education

“Mobile phishing increases more than 300% as 2020 chaos continues.” The pandemic is providing the perfect cover for cybercrime, as can be seen in the alarming statistic from First Orion that criminals were able to get 270% more personal information in 2020 than in 2019 via vishing or phone scams. COVID-19 Scams.

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The Most Common Types of Malware in 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

Malware, a combination of the terms ‘malicious’ and ‘software,’ includes all malicious programs that intend to exploit computer devices or entire network infrastructures to extract victim’s data, disrupt business operations, or simply, cause chaos. Unfortunately, this could be your computer trying to give away the presence of malware.

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