Five easy steps that you can do if you are a victim of identity theft. (Photo: Reuters) Here are five easy steps if you are a victim of identity theft, according to a recently published article.
The holiday season is a busy time of year. In addition to normal work schedules and daily routines, holiday planning, decorating, shopping and travel can easily distract you -- and thieves are quick to take advantage. According to the Travelers Idemnity Company, theft spikes during the holiday season in these key areas: identity fraud and home or car burglaries.
While most Americans anticipate President Barack Obama to announce an executive order for immigration reform, he instead announced action to address government credit card security.
Nude photos leaked. Apple plans to increase the security of its iCloud service after a massive leak of adult photos were discovered by hackers. Celebrities photos appeared online recently showing popular movie stars and singers in the nude.
Home Depot could have been hit by fraud artists and hackers Home Depot is looking into a possible data breach involving stolen credit cards and debit cards that may have been happening since earlier this spring, the company said Tuesday.
Move allows more safety for debit card users. Mastercard, likely responding to the huge Target data breach of 2013, is now extending its zero-liability guarantee to PIN-based and ATM transactions.
On Thursday, members of the American Postal Workers Union held demonstrations at several Staples locations in 27 states to protest a partnership between the U.S. Postal Service and Staples Inc.
From personal experience, and reports online, it's clear that the phone scam - purporting to be from AT&T and offering customers hundreds of dollars if they go to a specific website - is on the rise. Here are some details so you don't get defrauded, or worse.
Neiman Marcus has finally disclosed how many of its customers have been affected by a security breach that it previously disclosed to the public. About 1.1 million customers, according to the high end retail store, have been affected over the last three months by a security breach that has also affected Target and other big retailers.
Federal authorities have raided over a dozen 7-Eleven stores in New York and Virginia today, and the allegations against the owners of those franchises are quite severe. Authorities obtained warrants on claims that nine owners had been harboring undocumented immigrants as workers, in effect creating a "modern day plantation system."
