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Global Security Watch > July 01, 2008

Protection from identity theft

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July 01, 2008

Cracking Physical Identity Theft

[PC Sympathy] Joshua Perrymon, hacking director for PacketFocus Security Solutions and CEO of RedFlag Security, says organizations typically are focused on online identity theft from their data resources, and don’t think about how the same data can literally walk out the door with a criminal posing as an auditor or a computer repairman. He once walked out of a client site carrying their U.S. mail tray with 500 customer statements inside it, he says.

Posted at 02:01 PM

June 10, 2008

Medical Identity Theft Could Be A Matter Of Life And Death

[Identity Theft Protection] Its noticable (once you know to look) that medical identity theft never gets a mention in the advertising literature of these identity theft protection services. Thats because placing a fraud alert by your name with a credit agency does nothing to protect you against medical identity theft just as it does nothing to stop a criminal applying and taking a job in your name so that they can rob their new employer, again in your name.

Posted at 02:02 PM

May 01, 2008

Identity Theft Statistics You Should Be Aware Of

[Tips Answers Guides] Be sure to keep these statistics in mind- if you are in the middle-aged demographic and use the Internet for online banking regularly- you should be cautious because this group has been shown to be the most targeted victims of identity theft.

Posted at 02:34 PM

Critical Statistics of Identity Theft

[Free Expert Advice] if someone falls in the middle-aged demographic, uses the Internet frequently for business or conducts online banking on a regular basis, he or she should be especially wary, because they have been shown statistically to be the most targeted victims of identity theft.

Posted at 02:33 PM

April 19, 2008

Put the Freeze on Identity Theft

[microshred In Florida call 1.866.GO.SHRED (1.866.467.4733)] There are plenty of common-sense things you can do to curb your risk of identity theft : shred personal documents, guard your Social Security number, and monitor your credit report. But if you really want to roll out the big guns, put a security freeze on your credit file.

Posted at 02:33 PM

March 29, 2008

Celebrity Identity Theft Cases

[411Lowdown.com] You don’t have to be a celebrity to get world-class identity theft protection. A credit monitoring service provides you with updates and information about your credit history and credit score and immediately notifies you about suspicious behavior on your accounts.

Posted at 02:33 PM

IdentityTruth: Is Your Identity the "Truth" and Nothing but the Truth?

[Identity Theft Blog at Identity Theft Secrets] The Identity Truth service can enable Fraud Alerts for free with all three 3 credit bureaus, Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. On your behalf, they will place fraud alerts on your account to ensure that any time anyone attempts to open a new account (credit card, utility, loan or mortgage application and any others) in your name that you will be contacted BEFORE that account can be activated.

Posted at 02:31 PM

March 08, 2008

How to Fix Your Credit Report (and Identity Theft)

[Prime Time Money] Someone I know was recently denied a loan because of some negative history on his credit report. It turns out that when he reviewed his report, his Dad had used his SSN to apply for some credit cards a long time ago and then defaulted. This is essentially identity fraud against your family. Very sad. My point in sharing this is to stress the importance of reviewing your credit report periodically, as you never no who is going use it and screw it up.

Posted at 02:32 PM

How to Prevent Identity Theft ”” Deter, Detect, Defend

[Get Rich Slowly] There are more than eight million new victims of identity theft each year in the U.S. Many of these victims find that crooks have used stolen personal information like Social Security numbers to open new accounts in their victim’s name. A security freeze gives consumers the choice to “freeze” or lock access to their credit file against anyone trying to open up a new account or to get new credit in their name.

Posted at 02:32 PM

February 12, 2008

Guarding Against Identity Theft

[This Eclectic Life] If it does, act quickly to prevent identity theft! DO file a police report, alert all your credit card companies, and place a freeze on your credit report (so no stranger can get credit cards in your name).

Posted at 02:04 PM

Identity Theft Around the World

[Identity Theft Blog at Identity Theft Secrets] Although many European countries have found ways to decrease the incidences of identity theft, they have not eliminated it. The US may be able to learn a great deal from Europe in this regard, however, the fact remains that identity theft is a top concern among many nations and steps are being made around the world to correct it.

Posted at 02:02 PM

July 05, 2006

What to do about Identity Theft

[Tech tips fixes and whitepapers] File a report with your local police or the police in the community where the identity theft took place. Get a copy of the report or at the very least, the number of the report, to submit to your creditors and others that may require proof of the crime.

Posted at 03:27 AM

October 30, 2005

ID cards: more authoritative views against

[A Consuming Experience] Concerns continue to be expressed, including by official bodies such as the UK Information Commissioner, not to mention Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights in a recent progress report on legislation (PDF file, 55 pages). Technorati Tags: Identity Cards, ID Cards, Government, Politics, Society, Privacy, Human Rights, Identity Theft, Crime, Terrorism, Improbulus, A Consuming Experience, Consuming Experience...

Posted at 01:26 PM

August 18, 2005

IDENTITY THEFT INSURANCE

[Identity Theft Blog] The burgeoning problem of identity theft is spurring new lines of insurance to cover the rising costs of consumers reclaiming their good names...

Posted at 09:24 PM

June 28, 2005

Bill to Combat Identity Theft Moves on to Governor

[Identity Theft Blog] “Both offenses threaten the financial security of thousands of Connecticut residents. If enacted, this measure will enable law enforcement agencies and financial institutions to share information about new identity theft and bank fraud threats and take action to protect consumers from fraud and other unauthorized transactions or claims.

Posted at 10:31 AM

Global Security Watch > July 01, 2008

Protection from identity theft

July 01, 2008

Cracking Physical Identity Theft

June 10, 2008

Medical Identity Theft Could Be A Matter Of Life And Death

May 01, 2008

Identity Theft Statistics You Should Be Aware Of

Critical Statistics of Identity Theft

April 19, 2008

Put the Freeze on Identity Theft

March 29, 2008

Celebrity Identity Theft Cases

IdentityTruth: Is Your Identity the "Truth" and Nothing but the Truth?

March 08, 2008

How to Fix Your Credit Report (and Identity Theft)

How to Prevent Identity Theft ”” Deter, Detect, Defend

February 12, 2008

Guarding Against Identity Theft

Identity Theft Around the World

July 05, 2006

What to do about Identity Theft

October 30, 2005

ID cards: more authoritative views against

August 18, 2005

IDENTITY THEFT INSURANCE

June 28, 2005

Bill to Combat Identity Theft Moves on to Governor

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