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Allied Solutions Completes Acquisition of Strategic Partner, Vero

Carmel, Indiana – January 10, 2023 Allied Solutions has finalized an agreement to acquire majority ownership of Vero, a key product and...

10 Tips to Avoid Identity Theft in 2023

As the New Year is upon us, 2023 will bring the desire to improve and prosper with new personal and professional goals. The same desire...

Are Financial Institutions Doing Enough to Protect Consumers from ID Theft and Fraud?

In July, I read that “cumulative merchant losses to online payment fraud globally between 2023 and 2027 will exceed $343 billion,”...

FBI Report: Seniors Lost $1.7 Billion to Identity Theft and Fraud in 2021

According to the 2021 FBI Elder Fraud Report – which was released in June of this year -- there were over 92,000 elder fraud victims who...

Social Media Account Takeover Increased by 1,000% in One Year

According to the 2022 ITRC Consumer Impact Report released by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) last week, social media account...

Can Consumers Learn From the 5-Year Anniversary of the Equifax Data Breach?

Five years ago on September 7, 2017, Equifax announced they had experienced a data breach incident affecting 143 million people....

Is Social Media Placing Your Privacy at Risk?

Some critics of social media say our addiction to apps in general and social media (in particular) open ourselves up to privacy risks. My...

10 Tips to Reduce your Risk of Identity Theft

Whether you are a consumer or a small-business owner – help protect yourself by taking charge of your cybersecurity and personal privacy...

Don’t Be the Weak Link to Identity Theft

Nearly eight years ago I wrote a December 2014 article for the Arizona Republic titled Read fine print when buying ID-theft protection...

Every Consumer Should Use a VPN to Protect Their Online Privacy

On my work laptop, I use a VPN (Virtual Private Network) whenever I am working remotely including in my home, my hotel room or any other...

Identity Theft Losses Totaled $52 Billion Affecting 42 million U.S. Adults

The just released 2022 Javelin Strategy Annual Identity Fraud Study found that identity theft and fraud losses totaled $52 billion and...

2022 FTC Report: Identity Theft Continues to Be a Monumental Problem

Last month the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a report stating “about one fourth of all fraud losses reported to the FTC stem...

Hackers are coming after you in 2022

Two years ago I wrote an article asking the question Is Your Digital Identity Safe? Two days ago I read an Infosecurity Magazine article...

Is Your Personal Information Safe When Buying a Car?

In the past five years, identity theft and cybercrime have significantly increased in many industries, including the automotive industry....

2021 Surpasses All-Time Record for Data Breaches 

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center or ITRC (https://www.idtheftcenter.org/), which has been tracking publicly reported data...