Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) Weekly Breach Breakdown for August 22, 2025. I’m Timothy Walden. Thanks to SentiLink for their support of the ITRC and this podcast. Each week, we break down the latest data security incidents making headlines. Today, we’re focusing on a recent incident involving Instagram that exposed sensitive information for millions of users through a little-known feature called Instagram Map.  

Earlier this month, Instagram rolled out a new feature called Instagram Map. The idea sounds harmless enough: a way to see your friends’ real-time locations, similar to Snapchat’s Snap Map or Apple’s Find My. However, here’s the issue: Instagram Map prompts you to share your precise location every time you open the app, even if you’re not posting.  

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The Weekly Breach Breakdown Podcast: Mapping Out The Problem – Instagram Map Concerns - S6E26

Welcome to the Fraudian Slip, the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) podcast, where we talk about all things identity theft, fraud and scams that impact people and businesses. This month’s episode focuses on the hot topic of fake jobs. 

Chances are that sometime in the past week or this week, you will receive a text from someone claiming to be a job recruiter. It will be fake. 

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The Fraudian Slip Podcast: Socure – Identity Criminals Target Consumers with Fake Jobs – S6E8

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center's (ITRC) Weekly Breach Breakdown for September 5, 2025. I'm Tatiana Cuadras, Communications Assistant for the ITRC. Thanks to Sentilink for supporting the ITRC and this podcast. Each week, we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. Today, we are going to look at how identity criminals are using QR code phishing in new attacks. 

Many of you probably have heard the phrase “Gone Fishing” before. For those who have not, “Gone Fishing” is another way someone might say one is absent, left or no longer present. It can also be an excuse for not being around. The hackers are not “Gone Fishing”; they are “Gone Quishing”. See what I did there? On a more serious note, that is the title of this week’s podcast because they are weaponizing QR codes in new “quishing” attacks. 

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The Weekly Breach Breakdown Podcast: Gone Quishing – QR Code Phishing Used in New Attacks – S6E27

Welcome to the Fraudian Slip, the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) podcast, where we talk about all things identity theft, fraud and scams that impact people and businesses. This month’s episode focuses on child identity theft. How does child identity theft occur in 2025? What should parents know and do as their kids head back to school?

Here to establish the current landscape from Javelin Strategy & Research’s perspective is their Director of Cybersecurity, Tracy Goldberg. ITRC CEO Eva Velasquez also joins us to highlight the ITRC’s on-the-ground experience with victims.

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The Fraudian Slip Podcast: Javelin Strategy & Research - Child Identity Theft in 2025 - S6E9

Jeff Kowal and Aaron Spitzner discuss utilizing 529 plans and UTMA accounts to save money for children and grandchildren. Then dive into senior scams and cyber fraud and examine how you can protect the people you care about. Jeff and Aaron wrap up the show with thoughts on how you can protect your child’s inheritance.

The Retirement Clinic-9-6-25 – Saving Money for Children and Grandchildren

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center's (ITRCs) Weekly Breach Breakdown for October 3, 2025. I'm Tatiana Cuadras, Communications Assistant for the ITRC. Thanks to Sentilink for supporting the ITRC and this podcast. Each week, we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. Today, we are going to break down a warning from the FBI about the phantom hacker scam making the rounds and the financial impacts it is having on consumers. 

Many people are familiar with the comic book hero The Phantom. In the very first Phantom story, the phrase “The phantom only warns once” was uttered to describe the uncompromising justice of the Ghost Who Walks and the finality of his warnings. There are no acts of justice or heroism to be celebrated regarding the type of phantom we are about to discuss. 

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The Weekly Breach Breakdown Podcast: The Phantom Only Warns Once – The Phantom Hacker Scam - S6E30

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center's (ITRC’s) Weekly Breach Breakdown for October 24, 2025. I'm Tatiana Cuadras, Communications Assistant for the ITRC. Thanks to Sentilink for supporting the ITRC and this podcast. Each week, we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. Today, we will discuss pixnapping attacks. Never heard of it? Well, let us tell you.

A team of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California, San Diego, the University of Washington and Carnegie Mellon University recently uncovered a new class of Android attacks that can steal sensitive information like multifactor authentication (MFA) credentials displayed by other apps and websites. 

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The Weekly Breach Breakdown Podcast: The Stolen Goods – Pixnapping Target Android Devices - S6E33

Welcome to the Fraudian Slip, the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) podcast, where we talk about all things identity theft, fraud and scams that impact people and businesses. This week, we published our 2025 Consumer Impact Report by ITRC.

Typically, on this podcast, we’d introduce a topic, a guest expert, and our CEO, Eva Velasquez. This month, we’re focusing on one of our signature reports, the 2025 Consumer Impact Report. In a webinar earlier this week, Eva reviewed the Consumer Impact Report, which goes beyond the basic financial implications of identity theft, fraud, and scams and explores the emotional and physical impacts as well as lost opportunities experienced by victims resulting from the crimes. 

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The Fraudian Slip Podcast: Identity Theft Resource Center – 2025 Consumer Impact Report - S6E10

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Credit card fraud is one of the most common white-collar crimes prosecuted in Arizona. From unauthorized online purchases to the use of stolen credit card information, these offenses can lead to serious criminal charges under Arizona Revised Statutes § 13-2105. What may seem like a minor or misunderstood financial mistake can quickly escalate into a felony case carrying prison time, fines, and a lasting criminal record.

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Use Of A Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft Under ARS 13-2105: Arizona’s Felony Penalties

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When people hear “identity theft,” they often picture faceless hackers draining bank accounts or tanking credit scores. But in Arizona, identity theft goes beyond financial fraud; it includes a range of actions, from using someone’s identity to get a job to sharing personal details for unlawful purposes. 

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