Posts Tagged ‘hacking’
A New Form of Identity Theft: Account Takeover
Identity Theft Through Account Takeover Account takeover is a form of financial identity theft that takes place in the digital world. Your online accounts whether that be your phone account, bank account or anything that you can access online and digitally, is at risk of account takeover fraud. If you get alerts that your account…
Read More10 Tips for Staying Safe While Traveling
Traveling abroad is an exciting experience, but never lose sight of how much easier theft and hacking is when in a different country. Some travelers refuse to believe that they are at risk of theft and hacking from occurring because they do not appear rich or wealthy. That’s false, everyone’s at risk. You are automatically…
Read MoreWere You Hacked?
by Seena Gressin Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC Marriott International says that a breach of its Starwood guest reservation database exposed the personal information of up to 500 million people. If your information was exposed, there are steps you can take to help guard against its misuse. According to Marriott, the hackers accessed…
Read MoreWhy you need to destroy your hard drives.
Disclaimer: A majority of the content in this document has been curated by a representative of Edward Jones. For access to the original content, click the link here. When it comes to your personal security, destroying your hard drive(s) could make all the difference between experiencing identity theft and keeping your private information safe. A…
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