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Child identity theft, part 2: How to reclaim your child’s identity
In a world where children as young as a single day old can fall prey to fraud, it is more important…
Child identity theft, part 1: On familiar fraud
In 2013, 30-year-old Axton Betz-Hamilton received an angry phone call from her father two weeks after her mother, Pam, died. “What…
How to get your Equifax money and stay safe doing it
UPDATE August 2, 2019: The US Federal Trade Commission has warned consumers that, due to the high number of claims made…
2018: The year of the data breach tsunami
It’s tough to remember all of the data breaches that happened in 2018. But when you look at the largest and…
Panerabread.com breach could have impacted millions
Customers who signed up for a Panerabread.com account in order to order fast-casual baked goods may want to guard their dough….
Equifax aftermath: How to protect against identity theft
Who here is scrambling around in the aftermath of the recent breach at Equifax to figure out if you’ve been compromised? Who here…
Equifax breach: What you need to know [updated]
[updates 9/14/2017] Equifax has released information and confirmed the vulnerability (CVE-2017-5638) that was used in this breach after several days of…
Tips to stay secure during tax season
It’s everyone American’s favorite time of year—tax season. While you might be looking forward to it with a mixture of trepidation…
What you need to know about tax identity theft
Tis the season for filing your taxes. Tis also the season for getting your identity stolen. With a year of unprecedented…