Sony Playstation Network Breach
In an April 26, 2011 blog post on the Sony PlayStation site, the company warned that an unauthorized person was believed to have obtained the names, addresses, email addresses, birth dates, and...
View ArticleDanger of Malware
Malware can gain access to your computer through an email attachment or a link to an infected or counterfeit website. It can then transmit personal information you may have stored, including banking,...
View ArticleSocial Networks and ID Theft
More than half of U.S. adults actively use social sites such as Facebook and Twitter.1 Identity thieves are discovering the potential for financial gain by incorporating pieces of the everyday...
View ArticleSmartphone Data Theft
According to comScore, 97.9 million Americans owned smartphones in the last quarter of 2011.1 Smartphone proliferation, including the iPhone, Android, Windows and Blackberry platforms, has certainly...
View ArticleSeniors at Risk for ID Theft
Seniors are prime identity theft targets for a number of reasons. They often have saved a lot more money than younger people who are just starting out. At the same time, they have less people around to...
View ArticleOnline Rental Scams
Online rental fraud starts with a listing, most often on a free listing site because it costs them ZERO and they don’t have to provide their own credit card number. The address is probably real. And...
View ArticleMillennials — Easy Bait for ID Thieves
Millennials. Eighties Babies. Echo Boomers. The Connected Generation. You may think of them as tech savvy and device dependent. Identity thieves think of them as an easy victim. It’s like taking candy...
View ArticleMilitary ID Fraud
Deployed troops are often a long way from home and way too busy to keep an eye on potential identity threats. The United States military has recognized the increased threat to military personnel and is...
View ArticleMedical ID Theft
Medical ID theft involves stealing an individual’s personal identity information or health records and using it to obtain free healthcare or commit insurance fraud. Each year, it is estimated that more...
View ArticleInternet Privacy and ID Theft Protection
You’re being tracked online. The sites you visit, the products you purchase and even the location of your computer. It is often a harmless way for marketers to learn what products you like so they can...
View ArticleID Theft Recovery Steps
Worst case scenario, an identity thief steals your money. Or maybe some tricky fraudster is using your identity across the nation. That doesn’t mean you should panic. Luckily, there are steps you can...
View ArticleFriends and Family ID Theft
Identity theft can happen from those you least expect it from—friends and family. In fact, it’s more common than you might think. In a study by the Department of Justice, only 8% of all identity theft...
View ArticleEmployment ID Theft
With a nationwide crackdown and numerous immigration laws pending, an anticipated side effect is an increase in the amount of employment identity theft. As employers more frequently check employee...
View ArticleScam E-Mail ID Theft
Did you really win the prize? Does a foreign bank have money for you from an unknown relative? If you’re like most people, you have something in your spam folder or an unrecognized email in your inbox...
View ArticleID Theft Protection — A Do it Yourself Task
In today’s economic environment, “do it yourself” has become a mantra for saving money. If people have the necessary expertise and the time to complete the task, it can be a sure way to get it done for...
View ArticleVisa and MasterCard Alert Banks of Major Security Breach
Visa and MasterCard are reporting a security breach by a third-party U.S. based card processor. Estimates of the number of cardholders affected vary widely, but both Visa and MasterCard are alerting...
View ArticleIdentity Theft and Your Credit Score
When you apply for a car loan, mortgage or credit card, lenders want to know their level of risk in approving the loan. Your credit score is the measurement of your credit worthiness, and is a major...
View ArticleCorporate Data and ID Theft
The names are well-known—Citibank, Sony, Google and many others—and each is a respected, successful leader in their industry. But they shared at least one thing in common in 2011: hackers were able to...
View ArticleHow Companies Protect Your Data
Have you ever left your home, turned the corner and suddenly wondered whether you left the garage door open or the back door unlocked? It’s triggered by a natural desire to keep your home secure.
View ArticleChildren ID Theft Protection
A Carnegie Mellon CyLab study, the largest child ID theft report ever published, came to some sobering conclusions. First, 10.2% of children in the report had someone else using their Social Security...
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