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Identity Thief Operates Credit Card Scam From Prison

February 26, 2010

If there’s any good news about identity theft, it’s that some thieves are getting prosecuted and put in jail. That doesn’t make the problem go away, though, even for some that are locked up, since a few thieves still conduct their operations from jail, with the help from accomplices on the outside of course. For [...]

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Identity Theft Statistics 2010

February 18, 2010

Think identity theft is going down due to greater vigilance and swift government action? Well, I’m sorry to tell you that this is not the case. In fact, it is just the opposite. According to Javelin Strategies, a prominent research firm that often reports on identity theft, incidences of the crime increased by 11% from [...]

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LifeLock Partners with Life Quotes to Offer Complete Identity Theft Protection

February 10, 2010

To help customers find a complete credit protection service for their personal finances, Life Quotes, Inc., an online service provider of comprehensive insurance options, have recently entered into a partnership with LifeLock, Inc., the industry leader in proactive identity theft protection, that will provide Life Quotes users LifeLock’s service at a 10% discount. [...]

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Social Security Numbers Not So Secure

January 31, 2010

So you know that identity thieves can get people’s Social Security numbers through careless treatment of Social Security cards, phishing attacks and data breaches. But did you ever consider the fact that sometimes thieves can just guess? It did to some Carnegie Mellon University researchers. These researchers determined that if someone knows a person’s birthplace [...]

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High Credit Scores = High Risk of Identity Theft

January 22, 2010

Having a high credit score, which is generally thought of as anything above 600, is usually seen as a good thing. It means you can qualify for pretty much any loan you want and get a good rate on it. However, there is one downside to being so credit savvy. You become very desirable to [...]

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Experts Predict Increase In Identity Theft for 2010

December 29, 2009

While most people like to think of the new year as a time to look forward to better times ahead, identity theft expert Robert Siciliano tends to take a bleaker view. He sees consumers more at risk for identity theft next year than now for several compelling reasons. In association with the Identity Theft Resource [...]

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Even Hospital Patients Need to be Vigilant about Protecting Their Identities

December 18, 2009

A December 10 article in the Las Vegas Sun states that patients at University Medical Center do not have to be notified for 60 days if their information is involved in a data breach – which recently happened to at least 21 patients; one of which learned of the breach of his medical records from [...]

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Identity Thieves Thwart Online Sales

November 23, 2009

If you think the American consumer is hurting from the effects of identity theft, think for a second about what it’s doing to the other victims: American businesses. Javelin Research estimates that online retailers lost $21 billion in potential sales because identity theft victims are now afraid to shop online.
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Identity Thieves Love File Sharing – Watch Your Teen

November 11, 2009

Ahh … file sharing. It’s how you get all the free music and movies you want, if you don’t mind the FBI or the MPAA knocking on your door every once in a while. Although file sharing has lost much of its luster due to lawsuits, viruses and other negative things associated with it, it [...]

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Identity Threat Score – A New Service from TrustedID

October 29, 2009

TrustedID identity theft protection service just introduced a new service called Identity Threat Score, which is included in its package of services at no extra charge. While we are all at risk for identity theft, this service is designed to help users know exactly what their risk profile is, and what they can do about [...]

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