A Review of LifeLock vs Trusted ID Now that 2008 has reached a new high in security breaches, identity theft protection is on the minds of more people than ever before. Two of the most popular protection plans are LifeLock and Trusted ID. Both of them offer outstanding protection at a reasonable price. How are […]
Submitted by Brian P. on Tues, 9/23/2008 – 12:07pm. The first I knew about it was a phone call. My girlfriend admonished me for succumbing to the temptations of Facebook, a website whose poisoned fruits I had previously said I found unappealing. I stood accused of two crimes: a lack of willpower and a failure […]
Submitted by Mary M. on Tues, 9/02/2008 – 10:47am. With ID fraud on the rise, the assumption is you’ll lose money which can be claimed back. But Simon Bunce lost his job, and his father cut off contact, when he was arrested after an ID fraudster used his credit card details on a child porn […]
The number of reported data breaches has been soaring, with the figure from the first six months of 2008 some 69 percent higher than the number from the identical period last year. Among those were little-known recent breaches of Facebook, H&R Block and BearingPoint. The report from the non-profit San Diego-based Identity Theft Resource Center […]
Insurance benefit letters sent to wrong addresses by Blue Cross and Blue Shield reveal claim histories, open door to ID theft.
LifeLock, one of the companies that offers identity-theft protection in the United States, has been taking quite a beating recently. They’re being sued by credit bureaus, competitors and lawyers in several states that are launching class action lawsuits. And the stories in the media … it’s like a piranha feeding frenzy. There are also a […]
Troubled rapper DMX has been accused of using a false identity to avoid paying hospital medical expenses. The star — real name Earl Simmons — was charged in Arizona on Tuesday with one count of theft and one count of stealing someone else’s identity. Authorities claim Simmons gave medical officials the fake name of Troy […]
Submitted by Mari J Frank on Thurs, 7/24/2008 – 12:44am. Dear Fellow Identity Theft Victims, You have experienced a tremendous violation! I know how it feels because I lived the “Identity Theft Nightmare” which lasted almost a year, and took 500 hours of my time. I wrote 90 letters (return receipt requested) to the various […]
Louisville,Ky. (WHAS11) – It’s proof that identify theft can strike at the places where you should feel most safe. Erika Bradford’s facing charges of ID theft after allegedly stealing patient’s social security numbers at the doctor’s office where she worked. Bradford then opened credit cards in the victim’s names. We’ve all filled them out – […]
From MSNBC January, 2007 SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The real John T. Healy wants everyone to know he’s no cop killer. “I’m just a regular guy,” said Healy, 47, of Yardley, Pa., who has endured a nightmare over the past two weeks after learning that the man who apparently stole his identity two years ago was […]