Posts from ‘November, 2008’

Internet criminals have been getting more “professional” for years, trying to run their businesses like Big Business to get better and more profitable at selling stolen data online. Now the bad guys of the cyber-underworld are exhibiting other unexpected traits: remarkable patience and restraint in stalking their victims. These criminals are going above and beyond [...]

Data breaches are on of the major causes of identity theft today. Even if we do everything on our end to safeguard our most personal information, a data breach can be unavoidable. This year banks and financial institutions have been the source of most date breaches.
The Identity Theft Resource Center has reported that financial institutions [...]

Usually the last thing on a college students mind is identity theft.  Many college students are not familiar with their credit report.  They do not pay much attention to their accounts and many don’t balance their checkbooks.
Many college students are unaware that identity thieves are not after their money.  They are after their personal information.   [...]

According to a recent survey conducted during the National Identity Fraud Prevention Week (6-12 October 2008), 20% of CVs contain enough information to commit Identity theft. Most unemployed job seekers take a huge risk when searching for work. Most are so eager to start making money that they open themselves up to identity theft simply [...]

Adults have been victims of identity theft for years. Identity thieves also use children’s personal information to commit fraud. Children often have spotless records, so it is easy to use their information to gain credit. They may use your child’s personal information for illegal immigrants or even to obtain a drivers license. Worst case they [...]

This year with the combination of financial crisis and holiday pressures, identity theft is likely to increase.  Identity theft impacts more than 8 million Americans each year, costing them thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours to resolve.  Although identity theft can never be fully prevented there are some steps to greatly reduce your risks.
Here [...]

While no one can totally prevent identity theft due to the human element of this crime there are steps that a company can take to minimize risk factors for all of us. Safe information handling practices are the key to keeping identifying information out of the hands of thieves. These are some of the questions [...]

More and more people are shopping online these days.  It is important when shopping online this holiday season that you take some preventative steps to protect yourself from identity theft.Â
Make sure you are ordering things from a legitimate business.  If you are unsure make sure you check them out with the better business bureau.  Make sure you are [...]

The Identity Theft Assistance Center (ITAC) says financial stress could lead to an increase in fraud this holiday season and urges consumers to take extra measures to protect their personal data. “Times are tough right now and the last thing consumers need is to deal with identity theft, especially during the holidays,” said ITAC President [...]

Many people think of identity theft as just a financial issue.  Even people who have less than perfect credit are at risk of identity theft.  Identity thieves are after much more than just your credit.
No matter how good or bad your credit is you are still at risk of identity theft.  Not all criminals are interested in [...]