Thursday, January 8th, 2009
LifeLock is calling all consumers to pay better attention to their credit during the financial wellness month. As you may have noticed at the beginning of very year people make resolutions to change their habits and improve their lives. I can’t tell you how many diet and exercise commercials I’ve ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Ohio State University found itself mailing out 18,000 letters over the holidays informing some of their students that their names and social security numbers could have fallen into the wrong hands. Not exactly what I want to hear after the holidays.
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Friday, January 2nd, 2009
Linda Lee David, out of Bridgeport, took her family on vacation to Niagara Falls on her boss’s credit cards. Linda’s boss, Oreste Speciale, had no idea what was happening to him and his credit. Linda David even documented the trip with a little video camera that she had bought for ...
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
In 2008 identity theft became the fastest growing crime in the United States. Identity theft has claimed more than 10 million in the US alone. This is according to the Federal Trade Commission. 2008 was a host to hundreds of data breaches and identity theft rings. Businesses lost millions of ...
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
Sometimes I wonder how identity thieves get their hands on personal information like social security and banking account numbers. Then stories like this one from Maine remind me of how naive people can be when it comes to protecting one’s identity. A storage facility in Scarborough Maine was prepared to ...
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
LifeLock has teamed up with TransUnion to make protecting identities easier and more efficient. LifeLock is thrilled to announce that TransUnion is going to automate the process of placing fraud alerts on accounts and alerting customers of potential frauds on their credit reports.
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Friday, December 19th, 2008
In Clarksville, Tenn. two computers containing the information of more than 750 students were stolen today. When Myra George entered the Austin Peay State University office building she realized that her computers as well as one other was missing. All the wires and plugs were ripped from the walls and ...
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Monday, December 15th, 2008
James Plummer discovered that that a house that he had owned for several years had somehow been put into someone else’s name. Not only did he lose his house but the fraudulent owner had taken out several mortgages against it.
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Friday, December 12th, 2008
LifeLock has made some executive changes within the Company. Andy Corbin is currently the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and has been promoted to role of president. He will remain the COO while holding the position of president. LifeLock has also added Rich Rzasa as the Chief Information Officer. Todd Davis ...
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Monday, December 8th, 2008
What is identity theft protection? What does identity theft protection do for you and how does it protect you?
Identity theft protection is just what it sounds like. It’s the process of securing documents and accounts such that it makes it difficult for someone to apply for any kind of credit ...
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Stephanie Pettit, a woman who teaches people about identity theft and how to avoid, it has been a victim of identity theft herself. When she found out that someone had withdrawn over a $1,000 from her checking account she could believe it.
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