by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 14, 2024 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day involves yet another major data breach. This is the third major data breach I have warned you about in the last four days. This time the victim was Fidelity Investments where 77,099 of its customers had personal information including...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 31, 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. | Oct 16, 2023 | Scam of the day
Your credit report is an important document that can affect not only your ability to get a loan, but even your ability to get a job, an apartment or insurance. Indications of identity theft often first turn up on your credit report where you can find out if someone...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 4, 2022 | Scam of the day
Electronics company Samsung recently announced that it had suffered a data breach in July that they discovered in August. As a result of the data breach personal information including the names of customers, their birth dates, demographic information and product...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 22, 2022 | Scam of the day
Data breaches have become a part of every day life and their numbers continue to increase. In the first three months of 2022 alone there were 404 major data breaches. The latest major data breach involves Neopet which is a virtual pet website used by millions. ...
