As the threat of identity theft is on the rise, IDStrong is hoping to give people a certain ease of mind.
Criminals have taken advantage of the COVID-19 crisis. Over the past few months, bad actors have launched ransomware and phishing attacks as well as credit card and identity fraud.
It’s against this background that IDStrong is offering parts of its premier credit and identity theft monitoring services for free. It will offering to conduct a threat-level scan that can help consumers evaluate their exposure before enrolling in a monitoring product, without charging for the service
“Nobody wants to pay for a subscription-based product that they don’t even need – especially in a down economy,” said Levon Gasparian, CEO of IDStrong. “Our free scan can help consumers understand how vulnerable they are to identity theft, so that they can make informed decisions about what level of monitoring is in their best interest.”
The scan can be completed using a name, phone number, email address, username, or social security number. After inputting one or more of these pieces of information, a full threat assessment report will be generated within minutes.
The report will focus on three areas: data breaches in which the individual’s information was included, personal information on the dark web and other nefarious websites, and financial risk including exposure of social security number.
“Cleaning up after identity theft is much more costly than paying for prevention,” continued Gasparian. “Identity theft monitoring is akin to annual checkup – necessary action to head off any minor issues before they become serious.”
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