Employment-related identity theft much bigger than previously thought

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/employment-related-identity-theft-much-bigger-than-previously-thought Employment-related identity theft much bigger than previously thought By: Michael Cohn The number of victims of employment-related identity theft is far larger than previously estimated and the Internal Revenue Service’s processes aren’t able to keep up, according to a new report. Employment-related identity theft happens when a criminal uses someone else’s identity to get…

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Ask Kim: How can I prevent identity theft when I’m traveling?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201706011233–tms–kplngmpctnkm-a20170622-20170622-story.html Ask Kim: How can I prevent identity theft when I’m traveling? Kimberly Lankford, Kiplinger’s Personal FinanceKiplinger’s Money Power Q: Do I need to let my bank and credit card company know before I leave for vacation? What else should I do to protect my identity when I’m traveling? A: It’s a good idea to…

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Identity theft: A 5-Minute Expert guide to outsmarting the scammers

https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/jun/19/5-minute-expert-identity-theft/ Identity theft: A 5-Minute Expert guide to outsmarting the scammers Melissa McCarthy was only acting in Identity Thief. Real scammers make off with a massive amount of personal information every year. By Sun Staff (contact) Monday, June 19, 2017 | 2 a.m. Identity theft refers to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and…

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Curbing Medical Identity Theft with Improved Identification

https://healthitsecurity.com/news/curbing-medical-identity-theft-with-improved-identification Curbing Medical Identity Theft with Improved Identification The Social Security Number Removal Initiative aims to improve patient identification and could have an impact on medical identity theft as well. Source: Thinkstock June 09, 2017 – Medical identity theft is one of several outcomes that may occur following a healthcare data breach. Individuals may be faced…

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How Your Mouse Movement Could Be Used to Stop Identity Theft

http://gizmodo.com/how-your-mouse-movement-could-be-used-to-stop-identity-1795990339 How Your Mouse Movement Could Be Used to Stop Identity Theft Rhett Jones Saturday 5:57pm Filed to: AUTHENTIC AUTHENTICATION 69.4K 25 Image Source: Monopoly Most people know the “I’m not a robot” single-click version of CAPTCHA which is able to identify that a user is human by the way that they move their mouse.…

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How To Protect Yourself From Identity Theft: Welcome To Adulthood

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/06/02/identity-theft_n_16913622.html Like most millennials, you love sharing your life. Every single detail of what you’re doing on a daily basis needs to be shared on at least three social media platforms. Details of your fun youth on Facebook! Details of your cute dog’s life on Instagram! Details of your thriving career on LinkedIn! Details on…

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How Long to Keep Tax Records and Other Documents

http://www.consumerreports.org/taxes/how-long-to-keep-tax-documents/   How Long to Keep Tax Records and Other Documents You’ll also want to safely keep other documents for the right amount of time By Mandy Walker March 21, 2016 1.8K SHARES Tax season is the perfect time to start culling your paper piles and computer files and getting everything in order. You’ve already delved…

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6 Shredding Tips To Prevent Identity Theft

THE BLOG 12/03/2013 12:56 pm ET | Updated Feb 13, 2014 By Robert Siciliano Shredding is fun! Repeat that 10 times and you just might start believing it. Certainly shredding is a tad bit of work, but that’s what kids and interns are for! Shredding might be inconvenient, but it’s absolutely necessary—and it’s fundamental to…

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Is identity theft protection worth it?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2017/04/22/identity-theft-protection-worth/100554362/ Steve Weisman, Special for USA TODAY10:04 a.m. ET April 22, 2017 (Photo: Thinkstock) 63CONNECTTWEET 16LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE Identity theft is a huge problem. In 2015 alone, more than 13 million Americans became victims of at a cost of $15 billion, according to Javelin Strategy & Research, But the problems caused by identity theft go far beyond the…

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Why You Need to Be Careful of Tax-Related Identity Theft

https://www.thestreet.com/story/13857839/1/why-you-need-to-be-careful-of-tax-related-identity-theft.html Why You Need to Be Careful of Tax-Related Identity Theft Tracy Byrnes Follow Apr 16, 2017 3:40 PM EDT Editors’ pick: Originally published Oct. 18. If you were one of the 500 million people affected by the Yahoo data breach, you know firsthand that identity theft is everywhere. According to a recent survey by…

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