Identity Fraud
More Identity Theft Trouble for Video Gamers?
In more bad news for video game companies, Electronic Arts recently admitted that hackers had breached its servers and stolen sensitive customer information. By targeting a bulletin board for the video game “Neverwinter Nights,” hackers were able to obtain EA customers’ sensitive information, including their full names, birth dates, e-mail addresses, and user passwords. Electronic [...]
Types of Identity Theft
This month, we talked about the consequences of credit card fraud and how identity theft can be one way credit card fraud is committed. As a percentage of all ID theft complaints, did you know that credit card fraud has been decreasing over the last decade? Since overall identity theft continues to increase, that means [...]
How Do Thieves Steal Your Personal Data?
In our blogs this month, we’ve discussed credit card fraud and identity theft. But do you know how thieves are stealing your personal data? Aside from outright stealing your wallet or passport, thieves access your most private information in more ways than you might guess. Awareness is half the battle, so remember to keep your [...]
Online Shopping: How to Protect Your Data
Could the tradition of packed shopping malls on Christmas Eve soon fall by the wayside? If 2010’s online sales are any indication, that could well be the case. This year’s Cyber Monday sales broke the $1 billion mark, driving up sales 16 percent higher than 2009 sales, and making it the biggest online shopping day [...]
