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Will the New Consumer Privacy Bill Protect You?
Legislation that would establish new nationwide privacy protections for American consumers was introduced by a group of high-profile Democratic senators on Thursday, including Pat...
Can Smart Cities Stop Hackers?
A monster storm is on a collision course with New York City and an evacuation is under way. The streets are clogged, and then...
44K Cars Were Stolen Last Year Because People Left Keys in...
Having your car stolen would be a terrible thing to experience, but apparently thousands of Americans aren’t thinking about that because they leave their...
Is a Password Problem Making Credit Card Terminals Hackable?
You know how sometimes you sign up for something and you get a default password so you can access that new account? Apparently, that...
How Often Should I Check My Credit?
If you’ve ever taken care of a sick child, you’ve probably checked their temperature much more often than you would ordinarily — and you...
The Social Security Number is Dead. Long Live the Social Security...
I am a senior citizen. While this distinction entitles me to a variety of perks like discounted movies and bus fare – as well...
Cloud-based backups can leave taxes, other private data exposed
It’s great that more folks are backing up their files using cloud-based services like Dropbox. While hackers and virus writers get all the headlines,...
7 Things You Need to Know About the Statutes of Limitation...
If you have old unpaid debts, it can be helpful to know the statute of limitation that applies to those debts. If the statute...
3 Renter Gotchas
It’s already hard enough to find an affordable home or apartment to rent (especially if you live in one of these cities). Rental prices...
Should We Kill the Social Security Number?
While tax season is still producing eye twitches around the nation, it’s time to face the music about tax-related identity theft. Experts project the...
A year later, Heartbleed bug still hasn’t been squashed
A recent report by cybersecurity management firm Venafi showing that a vast majority of the world’s largest companies remain vulnerable to attacks stemming from...
Massive Auburn Data Breach Ensnares Applicants, Students & Those Who Never...
Thousands of students who never even applied to Auburn University have had their personal information, including Social Security numbers, exposed due to a security...
Last-Minute Tax Filers: Beware of This Obamacare Scam
For all stripe of rip-off artist, tax season might as well be called open season. Scams are legion, and navigating a solution after the...
Switch to chip & sign credit cards still leaves users exposed
The way Americans spend money is on the verge of its biggest change in decades, but the drumbeat of doubters continues to get louder....
Will Your Next Debt Collector Be a Robot?
Are the days of debt collectors sitting in cubicles “dialing for dollars” numbered? Debt collection, like many sectors of the economy, is starting to...
(Video) Premera Warned By Government Weeks Before Hacking
Adam Levin spoke with the Willis Report about the Blue Cross Premera data breach, and the recent revelation that they were warned by the...
It Took Just One Email to Compromise the Leaders of the...
Whether an autofill mishap or a “What in the name of God were you thinking?” move, somebody’s shrimp is on the barbie at Australia’s...
White House Privacy Bill Faces Long Road Ahead
The recently released White House Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights discussion draft may give consumers better protections than currently available in the United States....
How This Federal Data Breach Law Could Actually Hurt Consumers
With each passing brand name mega-breach—Home Depot, Target, JPMorgan Chase, Anthem—it becomes ever more urgent for government and industry to get on the same...
Identity Theft Victim Spends 32 Days in Jail
A Georgia man says he spent 32 days in a Missouri jail for crimes a former roommate committed. It was a case of identity...