FTC: Majority of Identity Theft Cases are Non-Financial
More Americans are becoming aware of - and vigilant toward - identity theft, and for good reason. Identity theft has been consistently pegged as one of the country's fastest-growing crimes and, for 14...
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Real Examples of Tax-Related Identity Theft
There has been plenty said about the rise of identity theft in recent years and the devastating impact these incidents can have on the finances of innocent people. As one of the fastest-growing crimes...
View Article“Don’t Be Shy, Ask Why”— Staying Smart and Responsible with Your Social...
One of the reasons why identity theft has grown so prolific over the last few years is because of how freely distributed Social Security Numbers (SSN) used to be. Many Americans would give out their...
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Social Security Numbers of 18,000 California Doctors Accidentally Leaked
Hardly a week goes by without some new report of a data breach here or security bug there, where hackers are able to crack into websites and databases to steal the personal information of hundreds,...
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Millions of Social Security Numbers Stolen from Community Health Systems
Community Health Systems, one of the largest hospital operators in the United States, announced that it has lost personal information belonging to 4.5 million patients in a massive data breach. Chinese...
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What the Oregon Breach Can Teach Us About ID Protection
851,000 Oregon residents may be victims of a data breach.Recently, the Oregon Employment Department announced its computer system was hacked and experienced a security data breach. It's now in the...
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Anthem Health Insurance Has Massive Data Breach
Anthem reported that 80 million customer and employee Social Security numbers have been compromised in a data breach. The United States’ second largest health insurance company has been hacked in a...
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4 ID Theft Warning Signs After Anthem Breach
Warning signs that your identity may have been stolen as a result of the Anthem data breachAnthem, Inc. announced on Wednesday that as many as 80 million current and former members may be victims of...
View ArticleAnthem Breach – Why this is a catastrophic event for children
Tim Rohrbaugh, Chief Experience Officer at Identity Guard, shares information on why children are at risk of identity theft from the Anthem Health security breach. We all know breaches are terrible,...
View ArticleThe Anthem Healthcare Customer Information Theft – A Catastrophic Event for...
Tim Rohrbaugh, Chief Experience Officer at Identity Guard, shares information on why children are at risk of identity theft from the Anthem Health security breach. In all the noise around the stolen...
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Premera Blue Cross Reveals Months-Old Data Breach
Premera Blue Cross has experienced the largest data breach involving medical information reported to date. On Tuesday, March 17, Premera Blue Cross, a major provider of healthcare services in the U.S.,...
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3 Common Sources of SSN ID Theft
Protect your SSN from these common ways identity thieves will use to steal it.One of the most common methods of Social Security number (SSN) theft might be on its way out, making things just a little...
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4 Ways To Protect Your Social Security Number
Your Social Security Number is a highly valuable piece of information. For thieves, this can unlock so many other details of your identity and allow them to ruin your credit. That’s why it’s so...
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