by Ross Bentzler | Aug 18, 2021 | Digital
The recent barrage of ransomware attacks should serve as a stark warning to any person who spends time in the digital world. Anyone who uses email, shops online, processes online transactions, or makes mobile payments is a target of cybercriminals seeking to exploit...
by Alpine Bank Staff | Jul 19, 2021 | Financial
As you might expect in a hot housing market, fraud is rampant. The mortgage industry is an environment for criminals because they can target both borrowers and lenders. When borrowers are targeted, it’s often done by a corrupt bank officer, mortgage broker, or loan...
by Ross Bentzler | Jun 16, 2021 | Digital
The use of QR codes over the past year and a half has made life easier for people, and it’s getting harder to avoid them as restaurants use them for touch-free menus and they’re found in numerous other business applications. But as we have learned with...
by Ross Bentzler | May 12, 2021 | Digital, Financial
Of all the methods fraudsters use to steal identities, synthetic identity may be the most sinister. That’s because it could take years before it’s detected, and by then, the damage has been done and the fraudster has moved on to other victims. Here’s how synthetic...
by Ross Bentzler | Mar 23, 2021 | Digital, Financial
No one wants to be on the wrong side of the IRS. That is why, in the months leading up to the May 17 extended tax filing deadline every year, scammers come out in full force to take advantage of the worries and fears of American taxpayers. Tax scammers utilize three...
