by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 17, 2021 | Scam of the day
Often the first indication that a company has suffered a data breach is when the data stolen by hackers appears for sale on the Dark Web, that part of the Internet where criminals buy and sell goods and services. This is what appears to be the case in regard to a...
by admin | Aug 2, 2018 | Scam of the day
Many Scamicide readers are familiar with my advice that freezing your credit at the three major credit reporting agencies is the single best thing you can do to protect yourself from becoming a victim of identity theft. In the time since the massive Equifax data...
by admin | Nov 1, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently, the IRS Commissioner made a curious statement when he declared that it was doubtful that the recent massive data breach at Equifax affecting 145 million people would make a big difference in instances of income tax identity theft. Income tax identity theft...
by admin | Jun 27, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Regular readers of Scamicide are probably familiar with credit freezes, but it is important to remind everyone about the benefits of this tool that is simply the best thing you can do to protect yourself from identity theft. A credit freeze is, as the name implies,...
by admin | Oct 4, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Last Thursday, in a required SEC filing, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. reported that the data breach, which we reported to you about when it was first discovered during the summer, was much larger than initially thought. At the time, J.P. Morgan believed that only a...
