All Entries in the "Identity Theft" Category
Celebrities Targeted By Identity Thieves
While the intense scrutiny of famous individuals may seem glamorous, there are still everyday dangers that they face in life – including the theft of their identity. Actually, being in the public eye places celebrities at more risk for becoming a victim of identity theft that affects athletes, musicians, actors, actresses, and even politicians. Whether [...]
Illegal Workers And Identity Theft
Identity theft is a growing problem throughout the United States and the world. As many as nine million people in this country will have their identities stolen every year. One source of identity theft, although not the only one, is the practice of illegal workers using someone else’s Social Security Number to obtain work and [...]
Identity Fraud at a New High in 2009 – Tips To Fight Back
The 2010 Identity Fraud Survey Report released in last month by Javelin Strategy & Research found that the number of identity fraud victims in the United States increased 12% to 11.1 million adults in 2009, while the total annual fraud amount increased by 12.5% to $54 billion. The report found that protection of data by [...]
Spyware And Internet Security 101
If you aren’t a heavy computer user, you may have never heard of spyware. Even if you have heard of it, you may have ignored all the buzz about spyware. After all, it isn’t that big a deal, right? Actually, spyware is a very serious problem. This software is designed to gather information about your [...]
Protect Your PC – Avoid Spyware And Adware
Spyware is tracking software that is secretly planted on your computer, and used to gather information about your browsing habits. Adware is advertising that comes loaded with freeware and shareware programs. When you use adware-supported programs, you will see ads popping up happening all over your computer screen at regular intervals. Both adware and spyware [...]
Your Password Can Make All the Difference
With hundreds of millions of people on the web, it’s easy for many of us to buy into our own obscurity and assume we’d never be interesting enough to be targeted by would-be hackers and thieves. After all, most of us don’t have millions in our bank accounts, executive positions in multinational corporations, or [...]
The Ugly Truth about Identity Theft
If you think it can’t happen to you – think again. Consider the following statistics. There were 10 million victims of identity theft in 2008 in the United States (Javelin Strategy and Research, 2009). Furthermore, in 2008, existing account fraud in the U.S. totaled $31 billion. Plus, here’s another stat – stolen wallets and physical [...]
Phishing Stealing Of Identity Online
is the stealing of identity information from users online and has become one of the biggest dangers of unknowingly giving away your personal information.
According to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), the number of Phishing incidents is increasing at a rate of 56 percent every month.
Phishing can be done on an unsuspecting victim who receives an [...]
Tips To Avoid Identity Theft
Identity theft is one of the worst things that can happen to you. It is an extremely demoralizing experience that no one should go through. Unfortunately, everyone is vulnerable, no matter what your financial situation, job, or background. Luckily, there are things that you can do to protect yourself from ID theft, and this article [...]
Identity Theft | Catching it early before something serious happens
Stealing someone’s identity has increasingly become easier and easier as technology progresses. You can find information anywhere now because almost any kind of information can be found on the Internet. Because it is so easy to get your identity stolen, it is incredibly important to know about how it is done and know the ways [...]
Identity Protection Online – Seven Tips For Password Protection
There are thieves everywhere and the Internet has its fair share of bandits of all types. The most frightening and potentially dangerous thief is the identity thief. An identity thief can go beyond stealing the contents of your bank accounts or running up debts on your credit card. Identity theft can result in you being [...]
Warning: Hackers Using Spyware Steal Identity And Intimate Photos From Computer
As we journey more into the world of technology, we cringe at the thought that someone somewhere is on a very expensive shopping spree with credit cards and identification under your name. Warning: 27.3 million Americans identities have been stolen!
A nightmare indeed, but federal authorities recently unraveled a scheme by a man using file sharing [...]
Illegal Workers And Identity Theft
Identity theft is a growing problem throughout the United States and the world. As many as nine million people in this country will have their identities stolen every year. One source of identity theft, although not the only one, is the practice of illegal workers using someone else’s Social Security Number to obtain work and [...]
Preventing Identity Theft
Thanks to the dramatic media, identity theft seems like a common occurrence, but statistics tell a different story. In reality, the number of United Sates adult victims of identity theft has decreased from 9.3 million in 2005 to 8.4 million in 2007, according the 2007 Identity Fraud Survey Report released by Javelin Strategy and Research. [...]
Protect Your Identity
In October 2007, 25-year-old Houstonian Meghan Whitmore had her bank account drained by an unknown thief. It was a perfect case of identity fraud. Meghan saw thousands of dollars taken out of ATMs by someone using her account number and even her PIN – all while her card was in her wallet. Amazingly, almost exactly [...]
