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Malwarebytes Announces Consumer Identity Theft Protection Solution to Defend Against Online Fraud and Theft

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Malwarebytes, a global leader in real-time cyber protection, today launched an essential new consumer solution, Identity Theft Protection. The new service helps individuals secure their digital identities and defend against identity and online threats. Malwarebytes Identity Theft Protection includes real-time identity monitoring and alerts, robust credit protection and reporting and live agent-supported identity recovery and resolution services – backed by up to a $2 million identity theft insurance policy. The new service, paired with Malwarebytes' award-winning antivirus and VPN software, helps prevent criminals from stealing or using personal information to drain financial accounts, hack or impersonate social media accounts, damage a user's reputation or other online and identity-based attacks.

Key Points: 
  • The new service helps individuals secure their digital identities and defend against identity and online threats.
  • Malwarebytes Identity Theft Protection includes real-time identity monitoring and alerts, robust credit protection and reporting and live agent-supported identity recovery and resolution services – backed by up to a $2 million identity theft insurance policy.
  • According to new research from Malwarebytes , identity theft ranks as people's third biggest concern when it comes to online security, just behind fear of financial accounts and personal data being breached – both of which play into identity theft.
  • Malwarebytes Identity Theft Protection is available globally through a variety of tiered offerings that provide protection via computers and mobile devices across multiple operating systems including Windows, macOS, Android and iOS.

Optery Releases API Enabling Businesses to Embed Its Award-Winning Personal Data Removal Software Into Their Applications

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
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Companies can now embed Optery’s award-winning data removal software into their platform or app to automatically find and remove their customers’ personal data from the web.

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  • Companies can now embed Optery’s award-winning data removal software into their platform or app to automatically find and remove their customers’ personal data from the web.
  • For instance, cybersecurity companies can partner with Optery to embed screenshots of their customers’ personal information exposed by data brokers on the internet for more robust risk monitoring and mitigation.
  • Or a credit card company can add Optery’s data privacy services alongside the credit card company’s credit monitoring and reporting features.
  • Optery automatically clears personal information from data brokers at scale, and we are pleased to partner with leading companies through our API to make data privacy and security software more widely accessible to consumers.”

U.S. Households Pay $986 a Year in Hidden Costs Associated With Paying Bills, up 6% Year over Year

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Friday, December 2, 2022
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The hidden bill pay costs obscured in identity fraud, late fees, overdraft fees, and detrimental credit impacts amount to an additional $128 billion annually, averaging $986 per household.

Key Points: 
  • The hidden bill pay costs obscured in identity fraud, late fees, overdraft fees, and detrimental credit impacts amount to an additional $128 billion annually, averaging $986 per household.
  • While households paid $15 billion because of biller late fees and penalties last year, this year they paid $20 billion.
  • doxos report uncovers the concerns American consumers have about these hidden costs and quantifies the expense for the typical U.S. household.
  • Hidden bill pay costs like identity fraud, detrimental credit impacts, late fees and overdraft fees are a major avoidable expense for many consumers.

Safe-Guard Celebrates Three Decades of Service Excellence and Remains Bullish on North American Growth for 2023

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Monday, November 7, 2022
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The company is focused on closing out a strong year with plans for additional growth in 2023.

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  • The company is focused on closing out a strong year with plans for additional growth in 2023.
  • From its founding in 1992, Safe-Guard has dramatically grown and adapted each decade in business.
  • From its founding in 1992, Safe-Guard has dramatically grown and adapted each decade in business.
  • Today over 130,000 claims are processed each month for more than 65 brands powered by Safe-Guard Products, protecting over 40 million consumers throughout North America.

MVB Financial Corp. to Appoint Steven E. Crouse as Chief Financial Officer

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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In connection with the previously announced definitive merger agreement of MVB Financial Corp. (MVBF, MVB Financial or MVB) (Nasdaq: MVBF) and Integrated Financial Holdings Inc. (IFH) (OTCQX: IFHI), Steven E. Crouse will be appointed Chief Financial Officer of MVBF upon closing of the transaction.

Key Points: 
  • In connection with the previously announced definitive merger agreement of MVB Financial Corp. (MVBF, MVB Financial or MVB) (Nasdaq: MVBF) and Integrated Financial Holdings Inc. (IFH) (OTCQX: IFHI), Steven E. Crouse will be appointed Chief Financial Officer of MVBF upon closing of the transaction.
  • In his new role, Crouse will be responsible for all financial and fiscal management aspects of company operations for MVB.
  • Crouse most recently served as Executive Vice President (EVP), Chief Financial Officer for Integrated Financial Holdings (IFH).
  • Prior to his tenure at IFH, Crouse was the EVP, Chief Financial Officer at Paragon Bank (now TowneBank) and Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at Capital Bank Financial Corporation, working to help develop strategies to maximize shareholder value.

U.S. Households Pay $925 a Year in Hidden Costs Associated With Paying Bills

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Thursday, October 21, 2021
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doxo , the innovative web and mobile bill pay service, today released its newest doxoINSIGHTS statistical report: The Hidden Costs of Bill Pay 2021 .

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  • doxo , the innovative web and mobile bill pay service, today released its newest doxoINSIGHTS statistical report: The Hidden Costs of Bill Pay 2021 .
  • The hidden bill pay costs obscured in identity fraud, late fees, overdraft fees, and detrimental credit impacts amount to an additional $119 billion annually, averaging $925 per household.
  • doxos report uncovers the concerns American consumers have about these hidden costs and quantifies the expense for the typical U.S. household.
  • Hidden bill pay costs like identity fraud, detrimental credit impacts, late fees and overdraft fees are a major avoidable expense for many consumers.

Patent filed for privacy-first, cross-platform identity authentication for NFT and other digital assets

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Monday, October 18, 2021
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63/256,347 places self-sovereign identity authentication and digital asset ownership verification in the hands of the individual, is platform-agnostic, and can authenticate cross-platform transactions.

Key Points: 
  • 63/256,347 places self-sovereign identity authentication and digital asset ownership verification in the hands of the individual, is platform-agnostic, and can authenticate cross-platform transactions.
  • The user-centric patent filing complements the recent announcement of Trust Stamp's Cryptographic Key Vault technology aimed at banks and other financial institutions, and the company's U.S.
  • 63/188,491 filed in May 2021 using proprietary data transformation techniques to create non-fungible tokens capable of authenticating a physical object.
  • John Bridge, Trust Stamp's Executive Vice President responsible for digital asset-related services, comments: "Digital assets are not confined to decentralized cryptocurrencies.

Trust Stamp to Provide Secure Crypto Key Vault Solution for Financial Institutions

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Thursday, October 7, 2021
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The solution leverages Trust Stamp's proven facial biometric authentication technology to establish and grant access to the vault.

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  • The solution leverages Trust Stamp's proven facial biometric authentication technology to establish and grant access to the vault.
  • Biometric and other data is converted into Trust Stamp's proprietary Irreversibly Transformed Identity Token (IT2TM) and immediately discarded.
  • Trust Stamp currently provides real-time KYC/AML-compliant facial biometric and ID document verification built on their privacy-positive data protection technology for leading Bitcoin ATMs around the world.
  • Highlighting their commitment to the crypto space, Trust Stamp joined 15 blockchain industry leaders to form the Cryptocurrency Compliance Cooperative (CCC) earlier this year.