Employers often play a role in employee identity theft
One of the many reasons employers should care about identity theft is that they often directly contribute to their employee’s identity being stolen, despite the best of efforts. In fact, employers are often the biggest culprit in breaching individual privacy. This is largely because state and federal laws require employers to maintain a tremendous amount of personal information on every employee, from Social Security numbers to addresses.
In most instances, cybercriminals are able to steal every employee’s personal data in a single attack
33% of phishing attacks come from emails designed to appear as though they are coming directly from the CEO of an organization 8
Identity theft is often perpetrated by fellow employees and sometimes even managers and executives
As much as 50% of identity theft originates in the workplace 9
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