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synthetic identity fraud

Coverage of synthetic identity fraud in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: May 23 · 18:48 UTCMost recent: May 23 · 18:48 UTC
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  • SECURITYMay 23 · 18:48 UTCFOX NEWS
    You have a credit freeze. It still isn’t enough

    Credit freezes, while free since 2018, are insufficient to fully protect against identity fraud. The 2026 Identity Fraud Study reports $27.3 billion in losses and a 31% rise in new-account fraud, with synthetic identity fraud exploiting gaps by combining real SSNs with fake identities. Credit freezes fail to block these attacks, as they bypass traditional credit file checks.