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Identity Thieves Bypassed Experian Security to View Credit Reports

Krebs on Security

For example, there were four phone numbers on my Experian credit file: Only one of them was mine, and that one hasn’t been mine for ages. In April 2021, KrebsOnSecurity revealed how identity thieves were exploiting lax authentication on Experian’s PIN retrieval page to unfreeze consumer credit files.

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Best Fraud Management Systems & Detection Tools in 2022

eSecurity Planet

For example, Experian’s 2021 Global Identity and Fraud Report stated that 82% of surveyed businesses had adopted customer recognition strategies. They’re also useful for background checks, data analytics, and data mining. 52% of companies with more than $10 billion in revenue were hit with fraud.

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