Consumers in today’s society are continually under threat of suffering from the effects of identity theft. According to the Javelin Identity Fraud Survey, there were 9.9 million victims of identity fraud last year, representing 4.32% of the U.S. population. These numbers rank identity theft as one of the fastest growing crimes in the country according to the FBI.
More and more of us place our personal information in the hands of others, whether they are financial institutions, our employers or our friends and family in social networks or through email correspondence. Just think for a moment the amount of information that either resides on your computer, on an account application, in your employee records or at your accountant’s office. Now, imagine that people other than those you trust get possession of it…scary!
So, what are the chances that can happen? What are the chances someone can get my personal identity information? Well, just consider that this year alone there have been 340 data breach incidents, with over 200 million identity records affected (Open Security Foundation Data Loss Database). We are at a point where it is not a question of whether we will be a victim; it is a question of when it will happen. Edentify has the solution to protect your Identity!
Identity Theft Solutions
IDAlert™ Services
The IDAlert™ suite of services is like a home security system for an identity. The IDAlert™ service detects subsequent abuses in light of new identity record feeds to the reference database of identity records and alerts either the consumer or Edentify’s client based on client’s preferences. Once identity data is initially collected, the IDAlert™ service will continue to monitor the identity against the reference database each time new data is added to it (every 30 days). Read more...
DragNET™ SocialNet|Webcrawler
Edentify’s DragNET™ social network and web crawler service generates directed searches in areas known to contain compromised data, such as hacker forums and dark chat rooms, where it is illegally being exposed. This compromised data typically falls into the hands of criminals through data breaches and can be quickly monetized by selling this data. Additionally, our searches look through popular social networks, such as Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn, for similar information that may have been unintentionally exposed by the owner of the identity. Read more...
Consumer ID Recovery Services
Providing a monitoring and alert service for identity theft is only half of the solution. Upon detection of an identity theft incident, the victim may require assistance in restoring their stolen identity back to pre-theft status. This service includes working with each victim in preventing further fraudlulent activity under their name, evaluating the extent of the damage and doing an impact analysis, organizing all relevant materials, contructing a process for each case and, through limited power of attorney, assisting the victim in addressing each fraudulent account.
For more information, please visit our Identity Theft Education page or contact Edentify today at:
Call 610-814-6830 or email info@edentify.us