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The Michaels & Fox Data Breaches: Coincidence or Cohesion?
Well, two fascinating—and repellant—things happened in the last few days, which but for the broadest possible subject matter connection, would seem to be unrelated....
Bin Phishin’?
Last week, the President and Commander in Chief announced something many Americans had been anticipating (though less and less, as time passed) for nearly...
When You’re the Apple of Their Eye
The World Wide Web seems to be making the world less wide. Everyone is connected to everyone and everything else, and that is changing...
S&P Downgrades U.S. Debt… Will Repo Men Come for Air Force...
By now, nearly every American should know that a “credit report” and a “credit score” represent a measure of our personal financial integrity. Those...
What Do Data Breaches, Globalization and Unprotected Sex Have in Common?
In the 21st century, the data breach apology letter has established itself as a new literary art form. Countless CEOs from corporations big and...
The End of Digital Innocence: What Does the Epsilon Breach Mean?
Spot Quiz: What does the word epsilon mean to you? It is the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet. As I recall, in its...
The CFPB and Congress’ Need for an Adult Conversation
The Republicans, now in control of our House of Representatives, love to talk about having adult conversations about things, and so I can’t for...
Data Leak at Stem Cell Bank Makes My Blood Run Cold
The database compromise club has a new member. Mazel Tov, Cord Blood Registry. You are the latest organization to fail in your responsibility to...
We Owe Them A Debit of Gratitude
And so, we begin anew.
During the Great Congressional Financial Services Smackdown of 2009 and 2010, Illinois Democrat Richard Durbin inspired fellow Senators to pass...
When Your Facebook Account Becomes Part of the Job Application
This week, in honor of National Consumer Protection Week, Credit.com is highlighting a number of issues to raise consumer awareness. Credit.com chairman and co-founder...