Identity Theft & Credit Freeze

10+ hour, 8+ min ago   (639+ words) Major fintech Revolut and some of its clients falling into a fraudsters’ extortion trap have once again highlighted the inefficiency and dangers of KYC/AML policies. Below, you will find alternatives to some platforms that require KYC, which will help…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (440+ words) Revolut, the London-based digital bank with more than 60 million customers worldwide, handed a bundle of customer files to someone impersonating a government agency. The request arrived from an official-looking email domain, and Revolut’s compliance team treated it as genuine… The…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (843+ words) More than 150 million driver's license records may have been exposed in a massive data breach at identity verification company IDScan.net. IDScan confirmed that an unauthorized third party may have accessed or copied customer information stored in its cloud, including…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (203+ words) The platform was linked to an FBI investigation into a dark web marketplace last week. "While the investigation is ongoing, IDScan.net has determined that an unauthorized third party may have accessed and/or copied certain customer information stored within…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (507+ words) The Commercial Appeal BBB of the Mid-South: Too many children are victims of identity theft The Identity Theft Resource Center estimates that one in every 50 children is a victim of identity theft every year and that fraud can go completely…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (487+ words) The Nexus identity breach is far more dangerous than a typical password dump because the stolen material reportedly includes the faces, addresses, birth dates and hidden security features of government-issued IDs, cybersecurity expert Dr. Marilyne Ordekian told Bitcoin.com News....

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (133+ words) Financial Crime, Financial Services, Tech, US IDScan.net, an identity-verification firm, has been linked to a dark web sale of more than 153 million US and Canadian driver’s license scans. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (186+ words) Published 05 Sep.2026 11:13(KST) A man in his 40s has been sentenced to prison for receiving more than 600 million won in cryptocurrency from a North Korean agent and collecting information on North Korean defectors and active-duty military personnel. It was revealed that,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1360+ words) Overview bullets generated by AI with editorial review. An illicit website reportedly spent this week selling driver's license scans, including the infrared and ultraviolet images banks use to catch fake IDs, before it went offline. The service, called Nexus, claimed…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (182+ words) In recognition of National Child Identity Theft Awareness Day, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing consumer alerts to raise awareness about identity theft protection and common warning signs. Bad actors can use a child’s stolen identity to open fraudulent…...