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How to Handle a Medical Debt You Don't Owe

An estimated 7 million adults said that a billing error resulted in being sent to a debt collection agency. So what should you do if this happens to you?

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How to Handle a Medical Debt You Don't Owe

How to Handle a Medical Debt You Don't Owe

An estimated 7 million adults said that a billing error resulted in being sent to a debt collection agency. So what should you do if this happens to you?

Mark Rukavina

The Identity Theft Lessons We Learned in 2013

The Identity Theft Lessons We Learned in 2013

Identity theft lessons from 2013 suggest we have far to go in learning to protect ourselves, and that danger is all around.

Walter Boyd

6 Tips for Safer Passwords

6 Tips for Safer Passwords

Recent hacks have highlighted the importance of learning to build safer passwords. Here are some tips to do just that.

Eduard Goodman

How to Monitor Your Credit After a Data Breach

How to Monitor Your Credit After a Data Breach

Sooner or later, you're likely to be affected by a data breach. Here's what to expect and what you should do if your data is compromised.

Christine DiGangi

9 Signs You Are Talking to a Debt Collection Scammer

9 Signs You Are Talking to a Debt Collection Scammer

Consumers are forking over hundreds, even thousands, of dollars to debt collection scammers. Here are 9 tip-offs that you are dealing with one.

Gerri Detweiler

The 5 Deadly Clicks: The Links You Should Never Touch

The 5 Deadly Clicks: The Links You Should Never Touch

Cyber ninjas have become far more creative, sophisticated and inscrutable. With that in mind, here are five links you should never, ever click.

Adam Levin

Does the iPhone 5S Fingerprint Tech Make You Safer?

Does the iPhone 5S Fingerprint Tech Make You Safer?

Is the iPhone 5S Touch ID fingerprint security a great idea, or a terrible one?

Bob Sullivan

How Hackers Can Hijack Your Car

How Hackers Can Hijack Your Car

There’s a new type of crime happening on America’s highways and byways, whereby hackers can unlock vehicles easier than you’d like to think possible.

Adam Levin

9 Household Items That Could Be Spying on You

9 Household Items That Could Be Spying on You

We look at nine household items that may be spying on you right now, or could be used to spy on you in the future.

Adam Levin

9 Crazy Data Breaches

9 Crazy Data Breaches

There have been a slew of data breaches this year. We recap recent Social Security number snafus, credit card slip-ups, and personal information problems.

Shelby Bremer

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