01/04/2023
A new study finds that 16 percent of ID crime victims in Black communities lose more than $5,000 to identity criminals SAN DIEGO, January 4, 2023- Today, the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, in partnership with the Chicago-based Black Researchers Collective (BRC), is releasing the…
12/13/2022
The ITRC live-chat function will help victims across the United States with cases involving different forms of identity crimes SAN DIEGO, December 13, 2022 – Today, the National Consumers League (NCL), the nation’s oldest consumer advocacy organization, and the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, are…
12/07/2022
The Identity Theft Resource Center’s 2023 predictions point towards a rise in scams targeting specific ethnic groups with limited English proficiency SAN DIEGO, December 7, 2022 – The Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crimes and compromises, has released its 2023 predictions for identity crimes…
10/26/2022
Seventy (70) percent of small businesses believe they are ready to protect against a cyberattack or recover from a data breach SAN DIEGO, October 26, 2022 – The Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, has published its second annual report on the impacts of identity crimes and…
12/17/2021
The Identity Theft Resource Center’s 2022 predictions show a shift from identity theft to identity fraud as cybercriminals continue to refine who they target, what information they steal and what they do with it SAN DIEGO, December 17, 2021 - The Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims…
12/15/2021
The low credit freeze utilization rate shows a lack of understanding of the role freezes play in preventing the misuse of stolen personal information SAN DIEGO, December 15, 2021 - Today, the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, published research conducted by DIG.Works that explored the relationship between data breach notices and a decision for a…
12/10/2021
Sixteen (16) percent of respondents didn’t act after a data breach notice, leaving them and their employers vulnerable to identity crimes SAN DIEGO, November 18, 2021 – Today, the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, published research conducted by DIG.Works that explored several issues related to data and account compromises, as…
12/10/2021
Kratovil brings experience as a legislative and regulatory expert in identity crimes, data security and consumer privacy to the ITRC Board of Directors SAN DIEGO, November 11, 2021 – Jason Kratovil of SentiLink has joined the Board of Directors of the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims…
12/10/2021
The ITRC’s 2021 Business Aftermath Report reveals that more than half of small businesses have suffered a data or security breach; one-third of companies have been breached at least three times SAN DIEGO, October 27, 2021 - The Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, has published its first-ever report on the impacts…
10/06/2021
The number of data breach victims dramatically increased in Q3 2021 due to a series of data exposures during the quarter SAN DIEGO, October 6, 2021 – Today, the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, released its U.S. data breach findings for the third…