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Posts Tagged ‘identity theft protection’
The Evolution Of Online Fraud Prevention
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011How Is All This Hacking Affecting My Identity?
Friday, September 2nd, 2011Without question, 2011 is the year for hackers of all kinds to get their 15 minutes of fame. But it feels like it’s lasting a lot longer than 15 minutes. [...]
Insider Identity Theft Still a Problem
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011More than ten years ago, when I began speaking to organizations about personal security and identity theft, headlines often read “Utility Worker Steals Identities” or “Human Resource Officers Steal Identities” [...]
Researchers Say Identity Theft Has Lasting Psychological Effects
Friday, August 12th, 2011Identity theft victims don’t need Jessica Van Vliet, an assistant professor in counseling psychology at the University of Alberta, to tell them that they no longer feel safe when conducting [...]
What Identity Theft Protection Is and Is Not
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011To all you security companies out there, listen up: “identity theft protection” has become an overused and abused marketing term, which is often used to sell a product or service [...]
McAfee’s Most Unwanted Identity Theft Criminals
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011McAfee has created a tongue-in-cheek list of the most unwanted identity thieves, describing the various techniques thieves use to steal your information. It’s clever and, unfortunately, very real. Pauly the [...]
Reporter’s Identity Stolen
Friday, April 29th, 2011It doesn’t matter if you are young or old, rich or poor, if you have good credit or bad credit, pay with cash or credit card, whether or not you [...]
What Identity Theft Protection Looks Like
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011You hear a lot about identity theft protection these days. But what does it look like? I’ve subscribed to no less than six different services in the last decade. Most [...]
Lawmakers Push To Shield Last 4 Social Security Numbers
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011Most of us have become accustomed to giving out the last four digits of our Social Security numbers. But this customary request is becoming increasingly problematic, and two Rhode Island [...]
102-Year-Old Woman’s Identity Stolen
Sunday, April 17th, 2011How low can you go? In Virginia, a man has been accused of identity theft, forgery, and obtaining money by false pretenses. The 25-year-old accused claims, “I know I’m not [...]