Data Breach

Apr 3, 2023

Financial Institutions and Credit Card Companies Lost $4.8 Billion to Synthetic Identity Theft

According to a March 10, 2023 Help Net Security article titled Synthetic identity fraud prevention calls for a new approach to identity...

Jan 24, 2023

Is Your Personal Information Safe When Buying a Car?

In the past five years, identity theft and cybercrime have significantly increased in many industries, including the automotive industry....

Aug 30, 2022

Can Consumers Learn From the 5-Year Anniversary of the Equifax Data Breach?

Five years ago on September 7, 2017, Equifax announced they had experienced a data breach incident affecting 143 million people....

May 22, 2022

The Hackers Are Coming: Members Fears Are Escalating

Republished from California Nevada Credit Union League dated April 25, 2022. By James McCabe. Over the past few years, the increased risk...

Dec 17, 2021

2021 Surpasses All-Time Record for Data Breaches 

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center or ITRC (https://www.idtheftcenter.org/), which has been tracking publicly reported data...

Sep 9, 2020

The Increased Vulnerability for Fraud, Scams, and ID Theft Attacks on Students

It is that time of year when students' vulnerability for ID theft attacks goes up exponentially as they head back to school. And this...

Apr 5, 2020

Coronavirus Intensifies Cyber Crime Threats to Credit Unions, Members

Republished from CU Times dated April 3, 2020. By James McCabe. In a time when security threats are compounding due to the crisis, CUs...

Mar 24, 2020

What Can Credit Unions Do to Bring A Positive Message in This Time of Fear

We are facing an unprecedented time in our lives with the coronavirus upon us and people taking every imaginable precaution to “be safe”...

Feb 17, 2020

Why There’s No Such Thing as a “Harmless” Data Breach

Republished from CU Weekly dated February 21, 2020. By James McCabe. Over the past year, we have seen a continued incline in data breach...

May 16, 2019

CUs Have a Major Opportunity to Bring More Value to Business Members

The avalanche of data breach events in the U.S. continues to plague businesses of all sizes. The headline news only captures the larger...

Mar 14, 2019

I Repeat…..“Only Three Things are Certain in life: Death, Taxes, and…Data Breaches”

I Repeat…..“Only Three Things are Certain in life: Death, Taxes, and…Data Breaches” In 2015, I wrote an article about the certainties of...

Sep 19, 2018

The Danger of Complacency: It’s Just What the Criminals Want

Republished from CU Times dated September 14, 2018. By James McCabe. Mark the one-year anniversary of the Equifax breach with definitive...

Mar 5, 2018

Cybersecurity Priorities: What CUs Can Learn From Equifax

Republished from CU Times online dated March 1, 2018. By Mark Pribish and Jim McCabe. In light of last September’s Equifax data breach...

Feb 26, 2017

Continuing Avalanche of Data Breaches: A Call to Action from NCUA in 2017 Follows the 2016 Warnings

Despite a heightened understanding and awareness of the importance of strong cyber security by everyone, the trend of data breach attacks...

Feb 5, 2017

The Tax Season Presents Extra Risks to Credit Union Members: Here’s How You Can Help Protect Them

This is the time of year when criminals are most actively plotting and scheming, and credit union members are exposed and vulnerable. ...