Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
If you're like a lot of Americans, you scored some sort of new gadget for Christmas this year, like a new tablet, smartphone or GPS device. We've all become so reliant on these devices that we just can't live without them.
Neither can identity thieves. They count on the average consumer ...
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
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Monday, December 19th, 2011
One of the most common scams perpetrated by identity thieves is also one of the simplest: a phone call.
Phone-based scams occur when a person contacts a victim and asks for personal or financial information under the guise of saying the call is originating from the victim's bank or credit union, ...
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Thursday, December 15th, 2011
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Friday, December 9th, 2011
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Law enforcement personnel are warning consumers that this is the time of year when they get the most reports of cars and homes being broken into – mostly because people leave valuables in plain sight.
When out shopping, don't leave packages in the front or back seat, where they will tempt ...
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Monday, December 5th, 2011
Last week, a warning was issued regarding a Facebook worm that was spreading on the social network, tricking users into believing that they were clicking on a link to an image. Nothing new here, eh? Happens quite frequently.
The bad news in this instance is that the attack appears to still ...
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Friday, December 2nd, 2011
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Thursday, December 1st, 2011
A new study suggests that hackers can infiltrate printers and extract personal information for illicit uses like identity theft, and that they can also direct the printer to catch on fire.
The research, conducted by Columbia University and funded by a government grant, suggests that millions of people could be ...
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Monday, November 28th, 2011
It's Cyber Monday, and it may just be the day that's better than Christmas – at least for identity thieves.
Thieves and scammers are chomping at the bit, waiting for those who go online seeking deals online. Once those shoppers have entered their credit card information on a fake shopping site, ...
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Monday, November 21st, 2011
LifeLock has announced the launching of its most comprehensive identity theft protection – the most comprehensive protection offered in the industry – LifeLock Ultimate.
"When we enrolled our first member we vowed to do something unheard of in the identity theft industry; provide proactive protection," said Todd Davis, chairman and CEO ...
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Friday, November 18th, 2011
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Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
If you are traveling out of the country during the holiday season this year, you will no doubt be concerned about the safety of your passport. If you obtained a passport, whether it's new or a replacement, since 2007, you are carrying an e-passport, which includes a radio frequency identification ...
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Monday, November 14th, 2011
According to the Federal Trade Commission, it takes a victim of identity theft an average of $500 and 30 hours to resolve an incidence of identity theft. No one wants to lose that kind of money during the holidays, and no one has that kind of time.
The holidays present a ...
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Friday, November 11th, 2011
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