Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans All the high-profile data breaches of late may have caused many consumers to become familiar with ways of protecting themselves from and in the case of identity theft. Credit monitoring and credit freezes are commonly known ways to spot and mitigate the effects of serious…
Shredding To Prevent ID Theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans They come with bags–and boxes of old documents. Betty was holding on to hers for so long she had to make sure they got destroyed herself. Her bank statements and other personal papers went back to 2001. With a simple canned…
The Invisible Victims of Identity Theft: Our Kids
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Somewhere between 10 million and 16 million Americans get “got” by fraudsters working the seams of identity-related crime every year. The methods are many and various. There are, of course, the familiar scams and frauds, but one harder to detect area…
Shaffer: Move quickly when hit by identity theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Despite their best efforts, people do fall prey to identity thieves, especially in today’s Internet-dependent world. So, what should you do if you become a victim of identity theft? As long as you report the fraud quickly, your liability is usually…
CSID Launches Social Media Monitoring to Combat Identity Theft, Safeguard Digital Reputations
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CSID, the leading provider of global identity protection and fraud detection technologies for businesses, their employees, and consumers, today launched Social Media Monitoring, a new service that alerts social media users of privacy and reputational risks on any of…
Kane In Your Corner: Public is at great risk for identity theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Federal prosecutors unsealed indictments this week in one of the largest financial hacking cases in US history, further proof that no one is exempt from the threat of identity theft. Four men are accused of crimes including computer hacking, securities fraud…
Identity Theft and Having Credit Card Information Stolen by Hackers Is the Greatest Fear in the Minds of Consumers Highlighting the Need for a Safer Credit Card According to SmartMetric
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Americans worry the most about having their credit card information stolen by hackers or becoming a victim of identity theft. Anxiety over the theft of credit card information and a person’s identity is considerably more than any other serious concern. Americans’…
Holiday City Woman Facing Identity Theft, Credit Card Fraud Charges
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Berkeley Township police recently arrested a Holiday City woman and charged her with identity theft,CREDIT CARD fraud, credit card theft and forgery after an extensive financial crime investigation, Police Chief Karin T. DiMichele said. Detective Michael Tier conducted the investigation and…
New Canaan police make identity theft arrest
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Hartford woman was arrested by warrant and charged with third-degree identity theft and illegal use of credit card in connection with car break-ins in July and August, according to police. Dana Vincent, 39, of Lenox Street, Hartford, was charged with…
KATC Investigates Protection Against Identity Theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Odds are, you know someone who’s been a victim of identity theft. According to the Bureau of Justice, close to 18 million people experienced some form of the crime just last year. That’s five times more than the entire population of…