Brian Thompson
The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) published the 2022 ITRC Consumer Impact Report last week. It details a new scam known as "social media account takeover fraud," in which cybercriminals…
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Brian Thompson
So we hear ads about Identity Theft Protection pretty much every day now. But what's ID Theft Protection, and what is the benefit? Why should you care? Because this is…
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Brian Thompson
The Realities of Identity theft include Emotional Loss, Psychological Pain, Helplessness, Anger, Isolation, and Betrayal. The Aite Group (a financial services research firm) released a report highlighting how Identity Theft…
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Brian Thompson
ISP's are spying on your family. But what’s an ISP and why should I care? An ISP, or Internet Service Provider, is a company that lets you access the internet…
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Brian Thompson
Unfortunately, scammers often see students as easy targets for identity theft. Assuming, as young adults, they are less knowledgeable about identity theft and fraud. Often, students are more likely to…
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Brian Thompson
Schools across the nation are kicking off the new school year, and students are targeted for Identity Theft and Fraud schemes! Schemes that we never worried about in the early…
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Brian Thompson
Some critics of social media say our addiction to apps and social media opens us up to privacy risk. My question to app and social media users is when was…
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Brian Thompson
Thanks to the Internet, jobs that we used to have to do from the confines of an office can now be done at home. Even before COVID led many of…
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Brian Thompson
Parenting kids is hard enough, parenting kids with social media is another thing... Without clear guidance from us as parents, and education on the consequences of oversharing, our kids can…
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Brian Thompson
Do healthcare breaches and Medical ID Theft go hand in hand? I first want to refer back to an article from about two years ago titled Telehealth Creates Creates Cyber Risks.…
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