If you’re like many U.S. consumers, you may already be thinking ahead to your Black Friday or Cyber Monday shopping. After all, it’s a good idea to be prepared: know what your budget is, scope out what gifts you may be looking for, have your retail shopping accounts already created and secured with a strong, […]
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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and there’s no bigger “holiday” for those who work in information technology, digital safety and tech security. Okay, that might be a tiny exaggeration; however, it is safe to say this: cybersecurity professionals keep our internet and networks safe from hacking, data breaches, scams, and fraud, and there simply aren’t
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If you’re making a trip to Seattle, you probably have the famous Gum Wall at Pike Place Market on your list of to-do’s. If you haven’t heard of it the second-germiest tourist attraction in the world, the Gum Wall holds over two thousand pounds of chewed gum on it’s the walls. Some tourists get creative
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For quite some time, Social Security numbers have been called the “Holy Grail” of personally identifiable information. With access to your SSN and a few other key data points, an identity thief could open new lines of credit and run up bills for large purchases for years to come. If you discovered the fraudulent card
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Identity Theft Resource Center® Sees Major Consumer Impacts One Year After the Equifax Breach. Read the full report here. For decades, consumers have been told to monitor their credit reports as a way to stay on top of their identities and to maintain general financial well-being. The sources of those credit reports are three major
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With its global crime-fighting efforts, the FBI can monitor potential criminal activity in an effort to take preventive action. One of the many important industries that the agency can protect this way is the financial sector. Recent discoveries have already prompted the FBI to issue a warning to banks and financial institutions: we have reason
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Labor Day is just around the corner, and perhaps no one is looking forward to the long weekend more than scammers and identity thieves. The three-day holiday lends itself to a wide variety of Labor Day scams aimed at stealing your money, your personal data or both, so it’s important to brush up on how
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Election season is here, and there just might be unprecedented interest in various states’ midterm elections. Pride and patriotism are leading more and more people to take an interest in the political system. Unfortunately, this civic interest can also cause scammers to take advantage of the public, targeting voters for identity theft, access to their
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Live social media has changed the way people interact with each other in both good ways and bad ways. It’s amazing to connect with people all around the world or to find a long-lost classmate from seventh grade. It’s something else altogether, though, to find yourself in a compromising situation because of something you posted
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