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Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for June 3rd, 2022. I’m James Lee. Each week we take a look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. This week we’re taking a look at new research that points to a continuing challenge to preventing data breaches…the number of small businesses that don’t think they are likely to be attacked by...

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for May 27th, 2022. I’m James Lee. Each week we take a look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. This week we’re taking a look at a statement from a major federal regulator that looks innocent on its face…but could have far-ranging implications. Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company...

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for May 20th, 2022. I’m James Lee. Each week we take a look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. This week we’re focusing on one of those “ghosts in the machine” that make internet advertising work. Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/idtheftcenter/ Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/...

Welcome to the Fraudian Slip…the Identity Theft Resource Center’s podcast, where we talk about all-things identity compromise, crime, and fraud that impact people and businesses. Here to help us learn more about the world of Biometrics is Simon Marchand, the Chief Fraud Prevention Officer for Nuance; and the ITRC’s own CEO Eva Velasquez. Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/idtheftcenter/...

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for May 6th, 2022. I’m James Lee. Each week we take a look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. This week we’re focusing on new laws & regulations designed to improve privacy, security, and notice of a security or data breach. Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/idtheftcenter/ Fol...

Welcome to the Fraudian Slip…the Identity Theft Resource Center’s podcast where we talk about all-things identity compromise, crime, and fraud that impact people and businesses. Here to help us find the line between fact & fiction is Diana Rothfuss, a Principal, Global Product Marketer in the Fraud and Financial Crimes space for the SAS Institute; and the ITRC’s own CEO Eva Velasquez. Follow on Li...

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for April 15th, 2022. Each week we take a look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. This week the ITRC published our analysis of the US data compromises reported in the first quarter of 2022. Before we get to the latest numbers, let’s briefly revisit what happened in 2021. Follow on Linked...

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for April 8th, 2022. Each week we take a look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. For the second time in a month, the US Congress has sent a bill to President Biden that will create new tools to help fight against the rising tide of identity crimes. Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/co...

Each week we take a look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. This week’s episode takes inspiration from one of my favorite scenes in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. After pursuing Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia…and failing to capture them…the commanding officer of an Imperial Star Destroyer volunteers to tell Darth Vader the bad news. The next...

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 week on Fraudian Slip, Eva Velasquez, CEO of ITRC, turns the tables and takes over the Fraudian Slip! Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/idtheftcenter/ Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/IDTheftCenter

Each week we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. In the 3rd century, Greek philosopher Sextus Empiricus wrote “The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind small” referring to the fact that the administration of justice takes a while. More recently, the saying has been updated to a more modern context of “The wheels of justice grind slowly, but the...

* NOTE: On 3/14/22 the proposed Florida privacy law died in Commerce and Tourism Each week we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. Last week we talked about the possibility of Georgia’s legislature passing the strongest state privacy law in the country. Since then, two other states have moved closer to adopting state privacy laws, and a major federal regu...

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for March 4th, 2022. I’m James Lee…and 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. This time of year, sports fans have shifted from football to basketball and soon to baseball. But there is another season that starts...

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. Here to help change that is Seth Sattler, Co-Founder of the Cryptocurrency Compliance Cooperative, a collaborative association that advocates for universally accepted compliance standards within the cash-to-cryptoc...

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for February 18th, 2022. I’m James Lee…and 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. We are nearing the two-year mark for the global pandemic sending most of the US workforce home spend to hours a day on Zoom calls...

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for February 11th, 2022. I’m James Lee…and 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. This week I was looking through some news items when I came across this headline from the Washington Post: SEC is hopping on the...

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for February 4th, 2022. I’m James Lee…and 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. This week also happens to be Identity Theft Awareness Week…which follows last month’s Data Privacy Week. Among the reports issued...

Welcome to the Fraudian Slip…the Identity Theft Resource Center’s podcast where we talk about all-things identity compromise, crime, and fraud that impact people and businesses. Joining us today to talk about what we all need to do as part of ID Theft Awareness Week is Kelle Slaughter from the Federal Trade Commission, the agency of the federal government with responsibility for helping consumers...

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for January 14th, 2022. I’m James Lee…and 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. As we move further into the new year, we’re getting a better picture of just how bad 2021 was when it comes to cybersecurity – and...

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for January 7th, 2022. I’m James Lee…and 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. This is the first episode of our third season and a lot has happened since we last visited in late December. We are in the midst of...

Welcome to the Fraudian Slip, the Identity Theft Resource Center’s podcast where we talk about all-things identity compromise, crime, and fraud that impact people and businesses. It's that time of the year where we predict what’s going to happen in 2022. Joining us to talk about what to watch out for in the next 12 months is Jason Kratovil from Sentilink and the newest member of the ITRC Board alo...

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for December 10th, 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. Today we’re going to stroll down the list of the worst passwords of 2021. Password Manager provider NordPass publishes a list each year of the 200...

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 how you can protect yourself and your holiday haul from the Grinches that want to steal little Cindy Lou Who’s gifts and roast beast, is Julie Fergerson, the CEO of the Merchant Risk Counci...

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) Weekly Breach Breakdown for November 12, 2021. Our podcast is possible thanks to support from Experian. Each week, we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. This week we explore a theoretical question: which would you rather be – a drug trafficker in 1992 or one of the ransomware operators in 2021. Don’...

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s Weekly Breach Breakdown for November 5th, 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. Last week we focused on the findings from the ITRC’s inaugural Business Aftermath Report that shows how small businesses, including solopreneurs, ar...