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identity theft

14 articles

ID card selfie: pros and cons
  • privacy

Taking a selfie with your ID card — is it safe?

Many popular online services these days require a selfie with your ID card or passport to register. We explore whether taking such photos is safe (spoiler: it’s not) and how to minimize the risks.

  • Alexey Sadylko

  • October 23, 2024

Identity theft in 1915
  • identity theft

Identity theft — a century ago

How did scammers pull off a MitM attack and 2FA bypass in… 1915?!

  • Roman Dedenok

  • July 17, 2023

How phishers prey on Wise / TransferWise users
  • phishing

Phishing for Wise guys

Here’s how phishers extract phone numbers and credentials from users of Wise.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • June 3, 2022

We explain how phishers swindle Wells Fargo customers out of credentials, passwords, card details and selfies with ID card
  • phishing

Bank phishing and identity theft

We explain how phishers are swindling Wells Fargo customers out of personal credentials, passwords, card details, and selfies with an ID card.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • May 13, 2022

  • tips

Selfie hunting: Think twice before confirming your identity

Scammers are interested in your photos with ID cards. We explain why and how to stay protected.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • August 12, 2019

  • biometrics

Why face unlock is a bad idea

Almost every new smartphone now lets you unlock it with your face — and that’s really bad for security.

  • Alex Perekalin

  • March 21, 2018

  • phishing

A wave of Telegram hacks hits: How to protect your account

Avoid the phishing bait and protect your Telegram account

  • Nadezhda Demidova

  • March 5, 2018

  • scam

A friend in need — or is it?

Attackers pretending to be acquaintances asking for money — the story is old, the approaches new. We show you how to avoid the e-bait.

  • Tatyana Sidorina

  • November 20, 2017

  • privacy

How my face got stolen

One day I found out that someone was passing off my photos as their own. Here’s what I did.

  • Nikolay Pankov

  • April 10, 2017

  • fraud

Twitter Star or Identity Fraud? A scary case of public social photos

So your social media photos are public, great. Ever wonder what could happen when they get stolen?

  • Kate Kochetkova

  • January 28, 2016

  • Facebook

Five worst mistakes you can make on Facebook

What Facebook habits make you vulnerable and how to avoid them.

  • Serge Malenkovich

  • May 19, 2014

identity theft
  • data protection

How to Prevent Identity Theft

The general public should be well aware at this point that identity theft is increasingly common and has calamitous effects that are far more serious than the half-baked Melissa McCarthy

  • Aaron Stern

  • May 2, 2013

  • data theft

Have You Ever Been The Victim of Data Theft?

Unfortunately, data theft and credit card fraud have become common worries. We wanted to find out from our Facebook users if they have ever been targeted, so we asked if

  • Serge Malenkovich

  • April 18, 2013

  • data breach

One in Four That Receive Data Breach Letters Affected by Identity Theft

The number of those affected by identity theft is on the rise again according to recent research. A quarter of consumers that received data breach letters last year wound up

  • Serge Malenkovich

  • March 1, 2013

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