Archive for the ‘identity theft protection’ Category
LifeLock shown to be best in prevention
Monday, September 12th, 2011Javelin Strategy and Research released its fifth annual ID Protection Services Scorecard last month, focusing on social media, child and medical identity theft and anti-virus software. The report scores 24 major identity protection vendors, using data from surveys involving 25,000 consumers. According to the report, there were significant variations among the ...
Black or not Black?
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011According to a report on TMZ, there's a major controversy involving not just one Rebecca Black, but two. You are likely familiar with the original Rebecca Black – she's the teen YouTube sensation whose rendition of "Friday" had people cheering and hissing at the same time. The second Rebecca Black ...
Identity manipulation is a crime
Monday, August 15th, 2011Picture this: You get a copy of your credit report, and you notice that there are listings for a cell phone you didn't purchase, a strange credit card and an apartment lease in another city. And you didn't apply for any of them. Upon further investigation, you find out that ...
Number of data breaches is growing fast – don’t be a statistic
Monday, August 1st, 2011A recent report indicates that the number of data breaches for this year – 158 so far – are on track to surpass the number of reported breaches last year. There were 250 in 2010. When this year's breaches are examined, there are consistencies among targets. Universities, hospitals and health care ...
You can’t afford apathy when it comes to identity theft
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011"Identity theft is something that only happens to other people. I take care of my personal information. I even own a shredder. It won't happen to me." Unfortunately, this is the attitude so many consumers take. But there are more than 10 million victims of identity theft each year, so the ...
‘Manage’ your identity better than some celebrities manage their anger
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011Singer Chris Brown had the hissy fit heard around the world the other day. He didn't like being questioned during an interview on "Good Morning America" about his assault on fellow artist and then-girlfriend Rihanna a couple of years ago. He was there to talk about his new album, which ...
Set your business apart for new hires with added benefit of ID theft protection
Monday, February 28th, 2011Identity theft has been the No. 1 consumer complaint received by the Federal Trade Commission for the past nine years in a row. It costs business owners billions of dollars in lost time, wasted resources and legal fees. Business owners can now sign up with LifeLock® for data breach services, but ...
FTC offers advice to help prevent identity theft from happening
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011Identity theft is hard to deal with. It's like a "kick in the gut" when you find out you've become a victim. But there are things you can do to prevent that from happening. Watch this video to learn some practical steps you can take. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/video/avoid-identity-theft-video.html Then call LifeLock. One of the ...
Weigh the facts about bank-offered ID theft protection
Monday, January 31st, 2011Banks all over the country are beginning to push sales of identity theft services, but the question is this: Can you get the same level of protection you'd get with a company that specializes in identity theft protection? Many banks are ramping up their marketing of protection packages through pop-up and ...
Predictions for 2011? Identity theft will increase, get trickier
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011If you had a magic 8-Ball when you were a kid, you could ask it anything and you'd get such answers as, "It is certain," "Most likely," "Signs point to yes," and "My sources say no." As children, somehow we believed those answers. We thought that magically, that 8-Ball knew just ...
Protect yourself – and your business – with LifeLock
Thursday, January 13th, 2011More than 10 million people have their identities stolen each year. For small business owners, the stakes are even higher, because identity theft can result in more than just poor credit – it can also mean the loss of their businesses. It's difficult to say how many businesses have been victimized ...
Man’s ‘loot’ donated following ID theft arrest
Thursday, December 30th, 2010Crime doesn't pay. At least for the criminal. A Tampa, Fla. police department charitable program will get thousands of dollars worth of computer games, thanks to the arrest of an identity theft suspect. The department's Resources in Community Hope House received $3,000 worth of electronic game and audio systems from Chase Bank ...
Candidates victimized; one signs up with LifeLock
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010A campaign manager in Maury County, Tenn. for a former senatorial candidate now faces criminal charges for stealing his opponent's identity. Chris Atkins has been indicted on felony identity theft, as well as a misdemeanor charge of using someone else's likeness without permission to raise funds. He was the campaign manager ...
LifeLock continues to provide proactive ID theft protection
Friday, November 19th, 2010LifeLock has been targeted almost since its beginning for its claim to protect consumers against identity theft. The most obvious marker that LifeLock critics point to is the fact that LifeLock CEO Todd Davis, who famously made his Social Security number public as part of the company's advertising, was victimized ...
