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Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for October 29th, 2021. Our podcast today is possible thanks to support from Experian. Each week we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. And since this is the last business day of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re going to focus on the latest ITRC report – our Business Aftermath Re...

Welcome to The Fraudian Slip, the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) podcast, where we talk about all-things identity compromise, crime and fraud that impact people and businesses. Joining us to talk about cyberattack events and how you can protect your business, your family, and yourself is the ITRC’s CEO Eva Velasquez and Zarmeena Waseem, Director of Cyber Education at the National Cyber Se...

Each week we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. Today, though, we turn to a different classic for inspiration – Bob Dylan - in honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This is time each year when we focus on protecting ourselves and others from the wide variety of identity attacks. That’s why we’re calling today’s episode: The crimes, they are a changin'...

Each week we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. This week we’re going to look at the data breach trends for the third quarter of 2021 and we’re going to talk about a congressional hearing this week. That’s why we’re calling this episode – The ITRC Goes to Washington. Our podcast today is possible thanks to support from Experian. Follow on LinkedIn: www....

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for October 1st, 2021. Each week we take a look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. Our podcast today is possible thanks to support from Experian. Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/idtheftcenter/ Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/IDTheftCenter

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for September 24th, 2021. Each week we take a look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. This week we’re going to revisit a favorite topic that’s been in the news lately - passwords. Our podcast today is possible thanks to support from Experian. Read the full transcript: https://idtheft.cen...

Welcome to The Fraudian Slip, the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) podcast, where we talk about all-things identity compromise, crime and fraud that impact people and businesses.  Why should you freeze your credit? This month, September, we look at one of the most powerful weapons we have in the fight against identity crimes (one of the most under-utilized tools in our arsenal) and why it’s...

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for September 10th, 2021. Each week we take a look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. This week, we’re going to talk about a data breach involving children and the special risks that are created when a child’s personal information is exposed. Our podcast today is possible thanks to suppo...

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for September 3rd, 2021. Each week we look at the most recent events and trends related to #datasecurity and #privacy. Last week we talked about what it takes to file a successful lawsuit after a data breach. This week we’re talking about what to do when your personal information has been exposed and you receive a breach notic...

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for August 27th, 2021. Each week we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. Today we’re going to dive into a subject we haven’t really explored before and for good reason; the legal concept of standing and what recent court rulings mean when it comes to the ability for data breach victim...

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for August 20th, 2021. Each week we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. Today we’re going to talk about what is one of the most significant data breaches so far this year, T-Mobile, and what you should do in response even if you are not impacted by it. Our podcast today is possible t...

Welcome to The Fraudian Slip, the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) podcast where we talk about all-things identity compromise, crime and fraud that impact people and businesses.  This month, August, we look at the ever-changing landscape surrounding personal privacy, particularly protecting your privacy online in an economy fueled by personal data. Helping us to navigate the troubled waters...

Each week we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. Today we’re going to talk about the ever-increasing cost of data breaches including direct costs to businesses that are breached and the indirect expenses to consumers who are the ultimate victim of the breaches. Mark Twain once wrote the “the cost of living hasn’t effected its popularity.” The same can be...

Each week we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. Today we’re going to talk about one the primary causes of cyberattacks that lead to data compromises – known, but unpatched software flaws. Our podcast today is possible thanks to support from Experian and Sentilink. Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/idtheftcenter/ Follow on Twitter: twitter.com...

Each week we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. On our last episode we talked about the dramatic rise in data compromises so far this year. Today we’re going to talk about the one-year anniversary of the state law that gives consumers a way to push back against data breaches – the California Consumer Privacy Act or CCPA. Our podcast today is possible th...

This month, July, we will look deeper into an issue that has dominated news headlines – unemployment identity fraud – and frustrated hundreds of thousands of identity crime victims. We are talking about the unprecedented levels of identity fraud that we have seen during the pandemic as people applied for various government benefits – ranging from unemployment benefits to small business loans. Help...

Each week we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. This week we’re going to look at the data breach trends for the second quarter of this year and what they tell us about how we may end 2021. The Weekly Breach Breakdown is possible thanks to the support of Experian. Download the First-Half 2021 Data Breach Analysis here: https://idtheft.center/2021H1DataBr...

Each week we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. This week we’re going to talk about those annoying cookie preference notices that pop up when you visit a website. The Weekly Breach Breakdown is possible thanks to the support of Experian. Learn more about ITRC's new data breach dashboard here: notified.idtheftcenter.org/s/ Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedi...

This week we’re going to look into some new research that tackles an issue we’ve been pondering at the ITRC for a while now: What do people do when they receive a data breach notice? Most people don’t know how many times they have been breached and even when they learn their information is in the wild, they don’t do much about it. If you think you have been the victim of an identity crime or a dat...

On this month’s Fraudian Slip podcast, we’re going to dig into a trend that is impacting consumers, businesses, government agencies and other institutions. That trend is the steady growth of cybercriminals using stolen information to commit identity fraud. Helping us to make sense of how to prevent identity fraud is the ITRC’s CEO Eva Velasquez and Haywood J. “Woody” Talcove, CEO of LexisNexis Spe...

This week we’re going to talk about how your parents, grandparents, and teachers were wrong when you were young at least when it comes to cybersecurity. Sharing is definitely not caring especially when you’re forced to give up a piece of your internet bandwidth to your neighbors. We're talking about Amazon's new mesh network known as #Sidewalk. The Weekly Breach Breakdown is possible thanks to the...

Each week we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. This week we’re going to talk about an emerging threat to data security…and by default, personal information…that most people are unaware it even exists. It’s part of the alphabet soup of tech terms that can seem like a cure for insomnia. Learn more about ITRC's new data breach dashboard here: notified.idt...

Each week we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. Most weeks we focus on some threat to privacy or a new cybersecurity risk. This week, we going to focus on something unusual – solutions to the seemingly endless race against cybercriminals. Read more here: https://www.idtheftcenter.org/new-cybersecurity-executive-order-aims-to-improve-the-level-of-securit...

On this month’s Fraudian Slip podcast, we are talking about the evolution of privacy, data minimization, and their impact on consumers. Joining us today to talk about these issues is the ITRC’s CEO Eva Velasquez and Rick Davis, Sr. Vice President & Chief Privacy Officer for Synchrony, one of the leading financial services companies based in the US. Read more: https://www.idtheftcenter.org/the-evol...

Each week we take a look at the most recent and interesting events and trends related to data security and privacy. We’re calling this week’s episode “Too Fast, Too Furious” because of the pace, scope, and impact of identity compromising events over the past 45 days – some of which are still ongoing. Learn more about ITRC's new data breach dashboard here: notified.idtheftcenter.org/s/ Follow on Li...