Posts Tagged ‘social security numbers’
Child Identity Theft: Do I Really Need to Worry About It?
Posted by: Megan Howard in: ● September 21, 2011
My mom often looks at my struggles as a 21st century mom, shakes her head, and says, “You have a lot more to deal with than I did when I was raising you.” I was a child of the 1970s. We didn’t wear seatbelts. We played on rickety swing sets that were plopped right down [...]
Looking Ahead to a New School Year
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● August 22, 2011
With two weeks of summer remaining, our attentions begin to turn to what is coming after the extended Labor Day weekend. There is the weather turning to cooler (and after our summer here, welcomed) temperatures. For sports fans it’s The World Series in baseball, while football fans (thankfully) look forward to the beginning of the [...]
Why Identity Protection Matters for Kids (A 2011 Perspective)
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● August 15, 2011
With a new school year about to start and identity theft against children on the rise, we have brought out from our archives a few choice articles concerning minors and keeping their personal data safe. It may seem that assuring your child’s personally identifying information (PII) is easy to keep secure. Perhaps you have their [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Dead Ringers – How Identity Theft Can Follow You to the Afterlife
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● May 17, 2011
Think identity theft only haunts the living? I recently read a troubling story in Forbes magazine about how the IRS paid out more than $12 million in tax refunds to the deceased. According to the story, the crime is actually quite easy to get away with, for two simple reasons. First, there’s a publicly available [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: State Agencies Might Be Auctioning Off Your Personal Information
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● March 29, 2011
A recent audit by New Jersey State Controller found a very troubling pattern of lazy security when it came to disposing of personal information on state-owned computer hard drives. Although the state has very clear guidelines and procedures for the secure disposal of information on any device owned by the state (especially smart phones and [...]
Digital Footprints of a College Graduate — Part III: Your Job Search Profile
Posted by: Michael Stanfield in: ● March 28, 2011
The job market is a far different one from the time your parents searched for a job. It has changed even between the classes that graduated when you first entered as a freshman. Four years ago (or five, depending on your undergraduate studies), Facebook and Twitter were gaining momentum, and the unassuming site LinkedIn was [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Blood Bank Donates Data to Thieves
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● March 23, 2011
A whole bunch of people who had the kindness to take some time out of their busy day to donate blood will now each be rewarded with a letter from the blood bank that’s not a thank you. Donors to the Core Blood Registry, the world’s largest stem cell bank – some 300,000 of them [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Minnesota Students Suspected in Multi-Million Dollar PayPal Scam
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 13, 2011
As we posted last week on our Twitter feed, Federal agents tracking an international identity theft ring recently arrested two Vietnamese students attending Minnesota’s Winona State University. As this story dominates the headlines, the more we find out about this incredible online scam. The students are suspected of being involved in global crime ring that [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Identity Theft Still Strikes Too Close to Home
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 9, 2010
Numerous studies in the last few years into the causes and origins of identity theft have led to many sad conclusions. One of the saddest is that if you’re a victim of identity theft, there’s a very good chance that the thief is close by – a family member, friend, neighbor, or even co-worker. This [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Identity Theft Case Highlights a Focus on Kids
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 8, 2010
Authorities in Delaware recently announced the sentencing of two creative identity thieves who ran another successful, yet surprisingly simple identity theft operation for years without being detected. According to the local District Attorney, the two individuals used stolen mail to steal the identities of nearly 100 victims. What was most troubling was the fact that [...]
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