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What to do if you find yourself part of a data breach

January 30, 2012 – 7:37 am

This past year was a significant one for business owners, as it was the year that saw some of the biggest data breaches in the history of the United States. More than 30 million records were affected by more than 500 data breaches – and those are only the ones that were reported. Many are not.
Some [...]

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Data breaches becoming more and more common

September 9, 2011 – 7:44 am

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Business owners beware: Crooks can and will hack your system

July 25, 2011 – 7:50 am

A Georgia man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for hacking business computer networks and committing identity theft on a “massive scale,” said authorities.
Twenty-five-year-old Rogelio Hackett has pleaded guilty to counterfeit credit card trafficking and identity theft, which caused $36 million in losses, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Hackett had been trafficking [...]

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Data breaches are the latest ‘big threat’ to identity theft

June 23, 2010 – 6:44 am

When it comes to identity theft, hackers are so last year – data breaches are the new threat to the safety of your most personal information.
In recent months the headlines have been full of data breaches by large companies and universities, in which sensitive information was leaked in various ways. So far this year, [...]

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Data breaches up 69%. You need LifeLock.

October 31, 2008 – 8:40 am

“We’re from the government, and we’re hear to help you.” Everybody knows when they hear those words that things are about to go downhill fast.
“The check’s in the mail.” Yeah, right. Anytime a creditor hears those words, he knows the check’s not in the mail, and probably never will be.
Add this to the list of [...]

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