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5 Things to Do Immediately If Your Identity Is Stolen

There are several things you should do if your identity is stolen, but here are the very first five actions to take.

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5 Things to Do Immediately If Your Identity Is Stolen
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5 Things to Do Immediately If Your Identity Is Stolen

There are several things you should do if your identity is stolen, but here are the very first five actions to take.

Jeanne Kelly

9 Ways Disconnecting Doesn't Make You Any Safer
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9 Ways Disconnecting Doesn't Make You Any Safer

There were so many implications to being offline and relatively isolated at an altitude of 37,000 feet, and they all center around the security of the no-tech environment. But is it that safe?

Adam Levin

Four Ways Identity Theft Can Affect Your Credit
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Four Ways Identity Theft Can Affect Your Credit

In theory, identity theft should not have an ongoing impact on your credit reports or scores. But the reality can be much different.

Gerri Detweiler

Congress' Profound Failure on Cybersecurity (And Why You Should Care)
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Congress' Profound Failure on Cybersecurity (And Why You Should Care)

On August 2, 2012 Congress did it again. They acknowledged the looming threat of cyberwarfare while discussing the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, which they then killed.

Adam Levin

The Wisconsin Department of Revenue: A Bargain for the Identity Theft Collective
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The Wisconsin Department of Revenue: A Bargain for the Identity Theft Collective

The Wisconsin Dept of Revenue revealed it had accidentally made public 110,795 Social Security numbers and tax ID numbers of Wisconsin residents.

Adam Levin

8 Signs Your Identity Has Been Compromised
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8 Signs Your Identity Has Been Compromised

To help you the jump on fraudsters, here are some small signs your identity has been compromised.

Jeanine Skowronski

3 Big Credit Card Data Breach Secrets
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3 Big Credit Card Data Breach Secrets

Cardholders aren't responsible for fraudulent charges, but we should still worry about whenever a bank experiences a credit card data breach.

Gerri Detweiler

The Scary Consequences of A Lost Smartphone
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The Scary Consequences of A Lost Smartphone

if you lose your smartphone, you have a 50/50 chance of getting it back. But chances are much higher that whoever retrieves it will try to access your private information.

Christopher Maag

Obama Unveils Privacy Bill of Rights

Obama Unveils Privacy Bill of Rights

Obama Unveils Privacy Bill of Rights

Christopher Maag

The New Breed of Phishing Scams: It's Complicated
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The New Breed of Phishing Scams: It's Complicated

The New Breed of Phishing Scams: It's Complicated

Christopher Maag

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