Data Breaches

Identity Theft Protection

• Americans Fear ID Theft
  Some things are irrational to fear, such as monsters under the bed or your inlaws coming for a visit. But some things that we fear are perfectly reasonable, like the Internal Revenue Service and identity thieves. In fact, a study taken by Unisys, an information technology consulting service, asserts that more Americans fear having their [...] […]
• Facebook security improvements
  Facebook profiles are up for sale. In fact, a hacker known as Kirllos recently offered to sell 1.5 million of them for a hefty fee. Turns out the hacker didn’t actually have information on quite that many accounts, but he did start selling at least 1,000 accounts, priced by the number of connections. The powers [...] […]
• LifeLock Helps with Law Enforcement Training
  The popular identity theft protection service, LifeLock, seems to be everywhere these days. Now, the LifeLock team is working with the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association to create summits on identity theft to benefit police officers. These summits, which will take place over the summer, will cover the following topics: *Methods used for in […]
• Data Breach Act in Congress
  Consumers may soon have a stronger voice when it comes to data breaches. The Senate Judiciary Committee recently approved two bills: the Data Breach Notification Act and the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, which, if they become law, will require businesses whose data has been compromised to inform all affected consumers of the breach [...] […]
• Mailbox Security
  One of the easiest ways for an identity thief to get access to your personal information is through an organization you most likely do business with every day: the U.S. Postal Service. It is very easy for a thief to find your account numbers, and sometimes even your Social Security number, just by going through [...] […]