Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

March is a time for leprechauns and four-leaf clovers, and as luck would have it, its also a time to learn how to protect your private data from cybercrime. Each year, the first week of March (March 2-8) is recognized as National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW). Fraud alerts and credit freezes Protect you from identity theft.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

This story is about the victims of a particularly aggressive business ID theft ring that’s spent years targeting small businesses across the country and is now pivoting toward using that access for pandemic assistance loans and unemployment benefits. For 2020, the company estimates an overall 258 percent spike in the crime.

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Hot for Security

JANUARY 29, 2021

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released information on scammers impersonating the agency, warning the public that the criminals operate a spoofed website to trick consumers into disclosing financial information, with a tantalizing promise of instant cash.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In a recent blog, privacy company Proton explained how Google is spending millions lobbying and actively fighting against privacy laws that would protect you from online surveillance. We don’t just report on threats – we help safeguard your entire digital identity Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Here are seven essential guidelines to help protect yourself from the deceptive tactics of scammers: Utilize IdentityIQ identity theft protection services: IdentityIQ provides comprehensive identity theft protection services to cover you and your family that can help safeguard your personal information from scammers.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

For end users and consumers, protection against data breaches is difficult as we all now trust others to be good stewards of our personal details. Unfortunately such monitoring only notifies you after a change in your credit file occurs, meaning a possible instance of identity theft may have already occurred.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 15, 2024

The History of Data Privacy Laws in Maryland Maryland’s PIPA (Personal Information Protection Act) was enacted in May 2022 to ensure that Maryland consumers are reasonably protected as identity theft establishes itself as a growing threat.

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