Category: Announcements / News

November 28, 2018

Winner Announced in Dark Web ID Contest!

We are excited to announce the winner of our “Tell Us Your Story” contest! Jeff Reiter of RWK IT Services in Frankfort, IL submitted our winning testimonial, as voted on by a committee of 10!

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September 28, 2018

Update: Facebook Breach Information is Now For Sale on the Dark Web

Update, October 4, 2018: Our cybersecurity division has confirmed that the individual account information associated with the Facebook breach is now being sold on popular Dark Web markets for $3 to $12. In comparison, a database of 2 million users is typically sold on the Dark Web for about $30. This means the infamous hackers could see an unusual payday of $150 to $600 million.

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April 26, 2018

A New Wave of Brute Force Attacks: Here’s What You Should Know

Last month, the United States Department of Justice indicted nine Iranian hackers for a wave of brute force attacks. These attacks resulted in the digital theft of more than 31 terabytes in information worth $3 billion in intellectual property.

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March 27, 2018

ID Agent Is Experiencing Major Growth

ID Agent started small — a handful of Partners, a few team members, and a solution we really believed in. Since then, a few things have changed. We have a larger team now, and a lot more Partners. But, we still provide credential monitoring solutions that are helping MSPs all over the world grow. The first part of 2018 has come with a lot of excitement for ID Agent, and we know much of that excitement is thanks to our Partners. There are a few developments that we want to share in this article, and we hope to show our Partners and potential Partners how much of an impact our solutions can have on their businesses.

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March 06, 2018

Dark Web ID’s New API and Integration Benefits

When you’re working hard to identify and address your customers’ security compromises, you probably wish there was a way to do so faster, easier, and more accurately. With ID Agent’s new API (application programming interface) for its Dark Web ID™ solution, this wish becomes a reality.

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February 13, 2018

A Love Letter to the Channel

8 months ago, I had never heard the terms MSP, MRR, or even Managed Service Provider… and now I can’t image my life outside of this space. This is my story and love letter to the MSP space and the people who make up the community, and the channel we are committed to serve.

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September 08, 2017

Equifax’s Giant Security Breach – Inside Job?

Equifax’s giant cybersecurity breach announced yesterday – one of the worst ever – compromised the personal information of almost half the U.S. – potentially 143 million Americans. Residents in the U.K. and Canada were also affected. Based on Equifax’s investigation, the unauthorized access occurred from mid-May through July 2017.

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July 24, 2017

ID Agent Recognized in the 2017 Emerging Vendors List by CRN

ID Agent has been named on the 2017 Emerging Vendors list cultivated by CRN. Because this online magazine is dedicated to all things focused on the IT channel, suppliers and technology integrators, it is an honor to make this list. It identifies a group of businesses that provide the best IT and support elements for their partners and channel programs.

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May 29, 2017

IRS Announces Pre-Breach Identity Protection Services Are Non-Taxable

On December 30th, 2015, the IRS officially announced that employers are not required to include the value of pre-breach identity protection services in employee gross income. This adds to a previous announcement where the IRS stated in August 2015,with announcement 2015-22, that post-breach identity protection benefits would have preferential tax treatment.

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May 25, 2017

Dark Web ID Tracks and Identifies DHS and FBI “Data Dumps” Immediately After Release

Last weekend, more than 9,300 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees’ personal information was leaked online, all stemming from an apparent data breach to the DHS networks. Not only were those identities exposed, but the Twitter user that publicized the information immediately followed suit by exposing an additional 22,000 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employees’ information.

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