With the FTC’s announcement that 10 million Americans became identity theft victims in 2008, you might be wondering how to protect yourself. You have three options: Do-it-yourself, credit monitoring or comprehensive identity theft services. (more…)
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Which ID theft service should you choose?
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
LifeLock review: Identity theft victims’ moment of discovery
Thursday, May 14th, 2009There are life-changing moments when time seems frozen, when the mind races, tripping over itself as it tries to make sense of what’s happening.
A loan for a son’s or daughter’s first car is denied because a parent’s credit score has taken a precipitous dive. A bill collector calls demanding payment on a hospital bill in another state. A woman hands her license and registration to a traffic cop, never dreaming that within minutes she’ll be handcuffed and arrested on outstanding warrants.
Those are the moments of discovery for most identity theft victims. (more…)
New Orleans school employees’ records left in ruins of Katrina-devestated warehouse
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009We’d all like to think we can trust our employers to protect our personal and financial information, but if New Orleans public school employees every believed it, they’ve had a rude awakening.
The massive warehouse used to store employee records was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina, but apparently it contents have been ignored or forgotten since. Last week a local reporter found the gate to the warehouse yard standing open, the overhead door raised and any pretense of security absent. Within he found a mountain of personnel records. (more…)
LifeLock review: Texas school distict data breach results in dozens of ID theft victims
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009Dozens of Irving Independent School District (Texas) employees have become identity theft victims after a benefits report containing 3,400 employees’ names and Social Security numbers was casually discarded as trash. (more…)
Welcome to the University of Identity Theft
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009The experts will tell you, when you’re choosing a university or college, look for a good fit, don’t limit your search to the name brand schools, ask the admissions office about scholarship and grant opportunities.
Here’s another tip: Check out their data breach record. Institutions of higher learning reported 173 data breaches in 2008, an increase of 24.5% over the previous year. More than 16 million individual records were exposed, but there were 18 incidents where the total number of records wasn’t reported. (more…)
St. Rita’s Medical Center patients’ info stolen
Thursday, March 5th, 2009It would have been just another run of the mill car break in, except this particular violated car belongs to a home-health care employee from St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. In the car was a bag, and in the bag was the personal and medical information of 242 St. Rita’s patients.
So, what this means is that somewhere there is a cretin who is in possession of the patients’ names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, patient ID numbers. For some patients the identity theft threat is even greater because their Social Security numbers were also in the stolen bag. And for some, the privacy violation is even worse because their case managers’ and physician’s names and the details of their treatment were also stolen.
Let’s try to make something positive and hopeful of this, shall we? (more…)
Members’ information found in trash when fitness center relocated
Thursday, February 26th, 2009If a fitness center moves to another location, they contract with a company to pack up and move the equipment and furniture, and to clean out the building. If the movers drop and break a piece of equipment, they’re responsible for the loss.
But what if, when the movers clean out the offices, they find cabinets full of the gym members’ personal and financial information? What if the movers just toss those files in the dumpster out back with the other trash? Who’s responsible to the members? (more…)
Looking for new experiences in 2009? Join the millions who’ve become ID theft victims!
Sunday, February 15th, 2009If you’re like most people, your New Year’s resolution to work out more is a distant memory and you’ve already gained two more pounds. But what about the promise you made yourself to try something new?
If you haven’t made your reservation yet for a hot air balloon ride, how about becoming an identity theft victim instead? Granted, it’s hardly a unique experience—roughly 10 million people are doing it every year—but it’s like no other experience you’ve ever had.
How to get started
Put your Social Security card and all your credit cards in your wallet. Leave your wallet lying out on your desk at work while you go to the restroom. If you carry a purse, leave it unzipped when in public places. In fact, hang it on the back of your chair so any potential identity thieves know you’re looking for action.
LifeLock promo code fits the budget, meets the need
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009We’re all experiencing anxiety (or outright panic) in the face of diminishing job security, escalating interest rates and sinking home values. I hate to add to the daily financial sturm und drang—and I beg your forgiveness—but you need to know about the increasing risk of identity theft related to data breaches and this recession. (more…)
LifeLock Speakers Series and discounts promote identity theft education
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009Reading this blog is one way to learn more about identity theft and how to protect yourself from it. But if you belong to an organization whose other members are interested in learning more, you can take advantage of the new LifeLock Speakers Series.
“The series has been designed so that individuals with similar interests can come together and learn about the latest identity theft trends, the inherent risks associated with the crime, as well as the types of proactive measures all consumers should take in order to minimize their risks of becoming a victim,” said Mike Prusinski, LifeLock’s Vice President of Public Affairs.
LifeLock provides this service free of charge as part of their mission to reduce the number of identity thefts. The US Department of Justice has called identity theft the number one crime in the United States, surpassing drug trafficking. Every three seconds another American becomes an identity theft victim. (more…)
