by Carrie Kerskie | Jul 30, 2014 | Government Benefits Theft, Identity Theft
Remember when you would receive your social security statement in the mail outlining your reported income along with estimates of the amount of social security you would receive if you retired at a specific age? If you are saying to yourself “yes, I have not...
by Carrie Kerskie | Jan 10, 2014 | Business Identity Theft, Data Breaches, Identity Theft
If you thought hackers stealing debit and credit card information on 40 million customer was bad, just wait until you hear the latest update from Target. It appears that during their investigation Target has discovered that an additional 70 million customers had been...
by Carrie Kerskie | Dec 19, 2013 | Business Identity Theft, Data Breaches, Identity Theft
It appears that those Black Friday deals may end up costing you more than you thought. Target, the nationwide retailer, is investigating a data breach involving over a million customer credit and debit card records. Sources reveal the breach started right after...
by Carrie Kerskie | Sep 27, 2013 | Cyber Threats, Privacy Tips & Tricks
What an interesting time we are living in. We are up in arms when our privacy has been exposed, yet we continue to put our daily lives and the lives of our children onto various social networking sites on a regular bases. Don’t get me wrong – I am all in...
by Carrie Kerskie | Sep 26, 2013 | Cyber Threats, Identity Theft
So just how easy is it to get your social security number, your credit card numbers or other sensitive information? Too easy, just ask Brian Krebs. The data security researcher that has recently exposed a HUGE identity theft ring where a botnet was used to tap into...