How to Respond to a Financial Information Data Breach
In the information age, identity theft has become a growing concern for individuals. With all of our information available online, it’s easier than ever for criminals to gain access to confidential information.
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How to Respond to a Personal Information Data Breach
In this day and age of electronic information, online credit applications, and mobile financial information, it’s easier than ever for someone to steal an identity and start running up high bills.
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What Is Medical Identity Fraud
Medical identity fraud occurs when someone uses your personal information such as your name, health insurance ID or Social Security number to buy expensive medical equipment or drugs,
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What is Credit Monitoring
Most identity monitoring services offer credit monitoring with one credit bureau or all three credit bureaus: Equifax®, Experian® and TransUnion®. Credit monitoring alerts you to changes in your credit file,
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Steps to Prevent Child Identity Theft
Children are just as easily – and possibly more – susceptible to identity theft as adults. In fact, Carnegie Mellon’s CyLab revealed that the rate of identity theft for children is 51 times higher than the rate for adults.
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What Happens If Your Identity is Stolen
In today’s digital world, identity theft is becoming a fact of life. You might think that identity theft will never happen to you, but it certainly can.
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Common Identity Theft Scams
Identity theft scams are everywhere. They happen all over the world and can take place both online and off. These days, no one is immune to identity theft.
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What is Child Identity Theft
When you bring home a newly born baby, the last thing on your mind is child identity theft, or your child’s credit rating. In fact,
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Understanding Identity Theft Laws
There’s little question that identify theft is a devastating crime that negatively impacts victims in increasing numbers each year. As the popularity of the Internet continues to grow,
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What is Identity Theft
Identity theft is defined as the unlawful use of another person’s personally identifiable information, usually for financial gain. 12.7 million Americans fell victim to identity theft in 2014,
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