With the resolve to evolve its policies and protections with the ever-evolving internet, Google will now allow the removal of additional personally-identifiable information from Search.
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NortonLifeLock has released new data that suggests 330 million people in 10 countries were affected by cybercrime last year with 55 million people being affected by identity theft.
The messaging service is testing a feature to help users understand when they receive messages from fake accounts which may be trying to impersonate other people the user may know.
Cifas, a UK-based anti-fraud organisation has revealed that ID theft is on the increase and is being fuelled by the amount of personal data that people are uploading to the internet.
After first denying the leak of over a hundred thousand clients' credit card details, leading UK motoring organization, the AA, was exposed after the details found their way onto the internet.
Mobile operator Three UK has admitted to the hack of one of its databases, losing 6 million customer records amid reports that scams have already leveraged the leaked information.
It has been reported that the Sears-owned Kmart retailer experienced a security breach today that may have given hackers access to customer credit card information.
Did you know that most identity theft is done the old fashioned way, by stealing your mail, wallet, or social engineering on the phone? That's what we learned at the Secure360 conference today.
A coordinated attack on university systems in Florida has resulted in identity theft for nearly 300,000 students, faculty, and staff members. Nobody has claimed responsibility.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen was the victim of an AWOL US Army soldier who managed to gain access to one of Allen's bank accounts. The soldier was arrested for the crime earlier this month.
The latest Windows 8 developers blog post from Microsoft goes over how the company's next major operating system's security features, including how it will protect a user's digital identity.
One juvenile found out the hard way that using someone else's Facebook account can get you in some very hot water.
It wasn't long after news of the Playstation Network being hacked broke that Sony promised to give each user free access to an identity theft protection service and now it seems they've kept their word,...
Data thieves made quite a haul to the tune of 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers several weeks ago when they gained access to the computers of the supermarket chain Hannaford Brothers and Sweetbay....
