Reports of ID.me duplicate accounts increasing in Florida
ID.me, the company hired to verify the identification of Florida unemployment account holders has launched a full-court press to stop cybercriminals employing social engineering to steal the personal information of claimants applying for unemployment assistance.
Cyber thieves using 3D masks to deceive unemployment video security
ORLANDO, Fla. โ Cyber thieves are using 3D masks in their latest attempt to access billions in state and federal unemployment benefits. Blake Hall, CEO of ID.me, an identity verification company, told News 6 the masks are being used in roughly 2% of the new jobless applications across the country. โIn our system, you actually have to have a phone that ties you to your identity in your records,โ Hall said. โOn that control alone we are stopping 20% of fraud.โHall said the thieves are using innovative techniques to crack state unemployment systems because the financial return is so lucrative. Ron DeSantis acknowledged the cyber-attacks targeting the stateโs unemployment system calling them relentless, adding the current Connect system needs to be fixed.
Gig worker says Florida unemployment ID verification is to blame for unpaid benefits
In the war against fraudulent unemployment claims the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity may be leaving eligible Florida families on indefinite hold. This week the DEO confirmed to News 6 that it will soon โfully integrateโ the ID.me verification process into the agencyโs Connect system. She lost the job in April because of the coronavirus pandemic and filed for unemployment benefits on May 20, 2020. โI have been searching for work,โ Milan said. If you need to update your identity to apply for benefits go to: ID.me.
SeaWorld offers Florida teachers free admission for a year
All rights reserved)SeaWorld is offering free admission to Florida certified teachers for the next year, the theme park announced Thursday, according to WJXT. The teaching community deserves our thanks now more than ever, SeaWorld said in a press release. Teachers can pre-register online using the ID.me process to receive the SeaWorld Florida Teacher Card eVoucher. The Teacher Card provides Florida teachers with unlimited admission to SeaWorld Orlando through Aug. 31, 2021. For more information on the teacher card, click here.