Did Your Bill Make The List?

On December 4,2008, CNET News reported a hacking which occurred on December 2, 2008.

Check your accounts if you pay bills online, you or someone you know may be a victim of identity theft.

This link shows the extensive list of companies at risk.

Identity theft protection offered by most banks, credit unions, and credit card companies, only does credit monitoring. Credit monitoring, only covers one type of identity theft, financial. There are four other common types.

The other types of identity theft are driver's license, social security, medical, and character/criminal.

Driver's license and social security identity theft are used when someone needs a new history for themselves, an example would be if the information was used to obtain a job. Character/criminal identity theft is when the information is used to ruin a person's character or commit a crime. Medical identity theft is the most dangerous of all. Most often medical information is used to get medical treatment. Diagnosis, conditions, symptoms, and more can be changed and be life threatening to the real patient of the medical information.

Identity theft protection is a must in today's world. When selecting an identity theft protection plan be sure to compare carefully. The plan should cover the five common types of identity theft, provide for total restoration prior to the theft, and access to an attorney for other issues which my occur, such as legal or use of the information outside of the person's state or country.

If you do not have identity theft protection, call 888-588-5648 for information.

Be All That You Can Be

On December 2, 2008, The Wall Street Journal, Business Technology section reported that 24,000 U.S. Army soldiers have personal files at risk which were on a peer-to-peer network. The files contain names and social security numbers of the soldiers.

Most peer to peer (P2P) data loss breaches go unreported. Definitions of P2P may be found at Answers.com.

Call 888-588-5648 for more information on how to get your identity protected now.

Laid A Golden Egg

A report was released by KXII.com on December 2, 2008, where Golden Chick, a restaurant in Gainesville Texas,put about 400 customers in danger of being victims of identity theft.

Over 400 First State Bank debit cards users are left without debit cards after using their card in the restaurant. The Bank found that their customer accounts were in danger.

Police viewed the surveillance video from the restaurant,they found nothing connected to the restaurant. The common denominator is that all victims used their debit card at Golden Chick.

Let’s investigate a reason why the surveillance videos may not reveal foul play. Better yet, watch the video to learn what may happen when debit or credit cards leave your sight.

Learn how to get your credit monitored and your identity protected at 888-588-5648.

Scam, Scam, Everywhere A Scam

ATM fraud has gotten worse. Here are a few videos which show two methods of ATM fraud and what to look for this holiday season and how to protect yourself.

Most banks and credit cards companies offer credit monitoring, which is a great idea, but what would you do if you became a victim of one of the other forms of identity theft? You would wish that they had taken your money. Get protected today, be proactive.