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The Only Thing You Need To Know About Identity Theft

There are a lot of lists and searches you can do that will tell you the things you need to know about keeping your identity safe. One search will tell you one thing, and another search will contradict that search. So, at IDSeal, we’re going to tell you the thing that no one else will tell you. This is the truest and most honest fact about identity theft you will ever read.

Build-An-Identity: How Cybercriminals Create a Brand New Person

Do you know those stores your kids always want to go to where they get to build a stuffed animal, a custom race car, or some other unique toy? Well, cybercriminals do the same thing with creating a synthetic identity.

Trick, or Treat? Don’t Get Tricked Out Of Your Reward Program Treats

There are a lot of benefits to giving up your information. You could get a free sandwich from your favorite restaurant in exchange for a simple email address. If you add your credit card information to your coffee app you can get free coffee.

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Major Data Breaches & Hacking News in October 2024

October 29, 2024As autumn ushers in cooler days and the start of festive holiday preparations, cybercriminals continue to ramp up…
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Major Data Breaches & Hacking News in September 2024

October 29, 2024As autumn ushers in cooler days and the start of festive holiday preparations, cybercriminals continue to ramp up…
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Major Data Breaches & Hacking News in August 2024

August 27, 2024Cybercriminals don’t take summer vacation. Even as the season ends and many people are back in school or…
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Major Data Breaches & Hacking News in July 2024

July 24, 2024While many people were celebrating Independence Day and soaking up the sun on the beach this July, identity…
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Major Data Breaches & Hacking News in June 2024

June 27, 2024While many people across North America were celebrating the end of school, Father’s Day and the beginning of…
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Major Data Breaches & Hacking News in May 2024

May 25, 2024Recent data breaches across various industries highlight the ever-present risks in our digital world. Companies such as Marriott,…
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Major Data Breaches & Hacking News in April 2024

April 25, 2024Recent data breaches across various industries highlight the ever-present risks in our digital world. Companies such as Nexperia,…
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Major Data Breaches and Hacking News in March 2024

Data Breaches  Nations Direct Mortgage Organization Description: Nations Direct Mortgage is a Nevada-based wholesale lender that operates in 35 states.…
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Major Data Breaches and Hacking News in February 2024

This month Bank of America’s deferred compensation plans are hacked, the US Department of Defense leaves government customer emails open…
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Major Data Breaches and Hacking News in January 2024

US government services contractor that manages and administers US government sponsored programs, including health services and student loan servicing.…
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Major Data Breaches and Hacking News in December 2023

US government services contractor that manages and administers US government sponsored programs, including health services and student loan servicing.…
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Major Data Breaches and Hacking News in November 2023

US government services contractor that manages and administers US government sponsored programs, including health services and student loan servicing.…
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Major Data Breaches and Hacking News in October 2023

US government services contractor that manages and administers US government sponsored programs, including health services and student loan servicing.…
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Major Data Breaches and Hackings in September 2023

The online forum revealed it suffered a massive data breach affecting more than 7 million users.…
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Major Data Breaches in August 2023

US government services contractor that manages and administers US government sponsored programs, including health services and student loan servicing.…
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Major Data Breaches in July 2023

Names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, Social Security numbers, and driver’s licenses or other government-issued ID numbers,…
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Major Data Breaches and Hackings in June 2023

MOVEit experienced a significant data breach in which millions of state identification records were stolen by a ransonware gang.…
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Major Data Breaches and Hackings in May 2023

Free VPN applications can be tempting to use because they offer a way to access the internet anonymously without having…
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Major Data Breaches and Hackings in March 2023

Looking for a quick overview of some of the most notable March 2023 data breaches and hacking reports in the news? We’ve…
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Major Data Breaches in February 2023

Looking for a quick overview of some of the most notable February 2023 data breaches in the news? We’ve done the legwork…
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Major Data Breaches in January 2023

Looking for a quick overview of some of the most notable January 2023 data breaches in the news? We’ve done the legwork…
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LastPass Data Breach

In August of 2022, LastPass landed in the hot seat as they reported to their customers that there had been…

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