ID theft
A new report shows children are much more likely to be the victims of identity theft than adults, and that the crimes can go unnoticed for years.
Children make tempting targets because they aren't going to be using their identities for a long time and parents don't usually monitor their...
Thought Your Financial Info Was Safe In Restaurants? Think Again
12:00PM 4/05/2011
Customers who hand over credit cards to bartenders and wait staff deserve better protection than they got from a large restaurant chain, say state attorneys who recently won a six-figure settlement for a restaurant group's data-security failures.
The Briar Group, in Boston, agreed to pay...
Identity thieves are claiming fewer victims, but those victims are spending a lot more time and money resolving the incidents, according to a survey by research firm Javelin Strategy & Research.
Three Ways You're Making Yourself Vulnerable to Cyber Crime
12:00PM 12/16/2010
Do you wear seatbelts? Avoid raw eggs? Get a flu shot? In other words, do you behave in ways aimed at protecting your safety and your overall health? Now answer this: Do you have a password on your mobile phone? Do you tell your social networking sites where you are?
If so, you're not as...
Thieves are targeting children's Social Security numbers before they even have a bank account, according to a report by the Associated Press.
Hundreds of shady online businesses, many posted on Craigslist or under their own web sites, are conducting computer sweeps to find dormant Social Security...
A new Federal Trade Commission rule to curb identity theft will soon require businesses and organizations across various industries to develop anti-fraud defenses as strong as those of banks and financial institutions.
The regulation, known as the Red Flags Rule, will require mortgage and auto...
How to avoid being scammed in a job hunt
3:00PM 5/16/2009
In applying for various jobs online, I've been asked to give out some personal information and never gave it a second thought. Employers have asked for, and I've provided, my Social Security number, telephone number, and happily shared my resume with anyone who wanted to see it.I'm starting to...
US missile defense plans turn up on eBay'd hard drive
1:30PM 5/07/2009
For as much as people worry about the information collected by companies and the government, they often discard incredible amounts of personal information when they upgrade to a new computer. Individuals aren't the only ones guilty of handing out information on old computers; in their annual study...
WalletPop Interview: ID theft expert gives an assist
5:00PM 1/28/2008
According to a report from Gartner, about 15 million American were victims of identity theft from mid-2005 to mid-2006. And, based on the headlines -- as well as the improvements in technologies -- it seems like the threat is not abating.
To get some perspective on things, I interviewed Scott...
The number one way to protect yourself from ID theft
2:15PM 12/14/2007
Ken and Daria Dolan are widely known as America's First Family of Personal Finance.
What do Oprah, Tiger and Spielberg have in common? They've all been the victims of ID theft -- along with 27,000 other Americans TODAY alone!
Identity theft is a massive problem that can cause years of headaches...
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