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This simple aluminum foil trick can help protect your contactless credit cards from unauthorized RFID scansIrish researchers demonstrated contactless card vulnerability to relay attacks. Two smartphones and WiFi can relay payment signals from a d...
CBSE asks schools to encourage students, parents to take cyber hygiene certification courseSchools affiliated with CBSE are now mandated to champion cyber safety. This initiative, part of a national campaign, encourages students, ...
US Justice Department directs prosecutors to prioritize 'birth tourism' following court rulingThe U.S. Justice Department is now prioritizing investigations into "birth tourism" schemes, directing federal prosecutors to pursue crimin...
Forensic experts call for AI-driven playbook to counter deepfakes and digital scamsFinancial crime is evolving rapidly with AI-generated deepfakes and complex fraud rings. Traditional methods are no longer sufficient. Expe...
Financial fixes and high-yield savings: Are you missing the easiest ways to save more and spend less?More than half of savers still earn under 3% interest, while many households lose around $200 yearly on unused subscriptions. These financi...
Fidelity Investments data breach settlement with up to $5,000 compensation for affected customers- here's who can file a claimFidelity Investments will compensate customers affected by a 2024 data breach. The financial firm agreed to a multi-million dollar settleme...
Tax refund not coming? IRS red flags worrying factors, here are Do's and Don'ts for taxpayers while filingTax filing in U.S.: IRS releases every year its "Dirty Dozen" of tax scams that target taxpayers. At the top of the list is impersonation o...
IRS fresh alert ahead of Christmas: Waiting for stimulus checks? Don’t fall into scammers’ trap — here’s what protections the IRS recommendsIRS is warning millions of Americans about rising identity theft and tax scams this Christmas. Holiday shopping plus tax season makes a per...
UIDAI deactivates Aadhaar of deceased persons to prevent misuse, disables 1.17 crore idsUIDAI has deactivated over 1.17 crore Aadhaar numbers of deceased individuals to prevent identity misuse. A new service on the myAadhaar Po...
What is identity theft, how you can prevent itAadhaar and PAN details are the master keys to your personal data. You must guard these carefully. If asked for these sensitive details, on...
'Indian finance companies 2x more likely than US companies to spot frauds'Financial services companies in the country are twice as likely as US counterparts to detect a significant increase in identity theft in th...
Loan rejected? Your ID may have been stolenMumbai-based Credit Sudhaar has come across the fact that one out of five customers are not getting credit because they have a bad score fo...
Identity theft costs Indians Rs 7,500 on an average: MicrosoftCases of identity theft are also on the rise and a survey by Microsoft has found damages to have costed individuals about Rs 7,500 on an av...
RBI warns against fraud emailsThe central bank said it was come to its notice about an email from mail id: alert@rbi.org, which was signed by RBI Online offering a new o...
- False credit card default? How to prevent identity theft
Identity theft, though not rampant in India, is not unheard of. It is important you do not let your guard down while dealing with direct se...
- Bernanke personal bank account struck by ID theft
It's not been revealed how much money was taken, but someone started cashing checks on the Bernankes' bank account just days after the purs...
- Fed chairman victim of identity fraud ring
Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke was one of hundreds of victims of an identity fraud ring that stole over $2.1 million from indi...