IRS To Ditch Biometric Requirement for Online Access
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said today it will be transitioning away from requiring biometric data from taxpayers who wish…
How Criminals Have Migrated Through Identity Theft and Privacy into Cyber Attacks
By P. William Zivanchev, Executive Director, Institute of Consumer Financial Education Introduction At first glance, readers may wonder […] The…
Stephen Miller’s America First Legal launches guide for parents to obtain school curricula under federal law
America First Legal (AFL), a nonprofit group led by former Trump policy adviser Stephen Miller, has unveiled a toolkit to…
FBI warns of fake job postings used to steal money, personal info
Scammers are trying to steal job seekers' money and personal information through phishing campaigns using fake advertisements posted on recruitment…
The ATF and Biden administration have nearly 1 billion records on private firearms purchases
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Biden administration are in possession of nearly 1 billion records…
British Council exposed more than 100,000 files with student records
More than 100,000 files with student records belonging to British Council were found exposed online. An unsecured Microsoft Azure blob found…
FBI warns of 2022 Beijing Olympics cyberattack, privacy risks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned today that threat actors could potentially target the February 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics…
The IRS may start requiring facial scans to access financial documents
The Internal Revenue Service may soon require the American people to digitally scan their faces in order to file their…
Scary Fraud Ensues When ID Theft & Usury Collide
What's worse than finding out that identity thieves took out a 546 percent interest payday loan in your name? How…
UK’s Cyber Security Center publishes new guidance to fight smishing
UK's National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) has published new guidance for organizations to follow when communicating with customers via SMS…