While identity thieves don’t care much about who they’re taking personal information from, a 2008 Javelin Research study cites that women are victimized 26 percent more often. It’s not because women tend to shop more than men overall, as some Read the full article →
Tax Time Cometh: Don’t Let Your Tax Returns Result in Identity Theft
As soon as February comes around, it’s a good bet the IRS will start making its shrill call: “Tax returns! Tax returns! Tax returns!†Not only will these bring all those wayward W-4 forms out of the woodwork, but it will also draw the spring Read the full article →
Child Identity Theft – Yes Junior is at Risk To
Believe it or not, your child may have a ding on his credit report before he even learns to tie his shoes. That’s because, to identity thieves, he is just another target, no matter what his age. In fact, identity thieves sometimes prefer to steal Read the full article →
Heartland Payment Systems Data Breach May Be First to Expose Over 100 Million Americans
Heartland Payment Systems recently announced a data breach due to malicious software (malware) that stole an unknown number of payment transactions and may affect upwards of 100 million Americans making it the largest data breach on record and Read the full article →
Phishing – Don’t Get Hooked By This Identity Theft Scam
Though email phishing scams are definitely not a new tool for identity thieves, the rise in the amount of these phishing emails, and their increased sophistication continues to be a problem for consumers, and for the Federal Trade Commission. These Read the full article →
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