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Common Holiday Scams and How to Avoid Them

Identity IQ

These emails may appear to be from legitimate retailers, offering enticing deals or requesting account verification. Stay informed and aware: Keep yourself updated on the latest holiday scams and trends by reading reputable blogs , news sources, and consumer protection websites.

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Me on the Equifax Breach

Schneier on Security

Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School. Hearing on "Securing Consumers' Credit Data in the Age of Digital Commerce". Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. They collect everything about what we do on the Internet. Before the. Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Camera tricks: Privacy concerns raised after massive surveillance cam breach

SC Magazine

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., Kottmann also reportedly even posted some of the videos on Twitter, which later deleted the hacker’s account and their offending tweets. That type of information can be extremely valuable for things like identity theft.”.