by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 16, 2024 | Scam of the day
Although I have been writing about synthetic identity theft for many years, many people are not familiar with the term “synthetic Identity theft.” Synthetic identity theft poses a significant threat to many people particularly children. Synthetic...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 7, 2024 | Scam of the day
Data breaches have become an all-too-common feature of life today and they pose a significant threat to all of us because regardless of how careful we are at protecting our personal data, we are only as secure as the companies and governmental agencies that hold our...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 6, 2024 | Scam of the day
It was less than a week ago that I told you about the recent data breach at Ticketmaster and now I have another one to report to you. Debt Collection Company Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) recently announced that it had suffered a data breach in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 10, 2024 | Scam of the day
In 2023 I first told you that AT&T notified nine million of its customers that some of their personal information was exposed when a marketing partner of AT&T was hacked. Now names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and Social Security numbers of 73...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 21, 2024 | Scam of the day
Although I have been writing about synthetic identity theft for many years, many people are not familiar with the term “synthetic Identity theft.” Synthetic identity theft poses a significant threat to many people particularly children. Synthetic...
