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Common Holiday Scams and How to Avoid Them

Identity IQ

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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Me on the Equifax Breach

Schneier on Security

Hearing on "Securing Consumers' Credit Data in the Age of Digital Commerce". Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. As a result, all 143 million US victims are at greater risk of identity theft, and will remain at risk for years to come. Before the. Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Camera tricks: Privacy concerns raised after massive surveillance cam breach

SC Magazine

That type of information can be extremely valuable for things like identity theft.”. These devices should be considered as an integral part of the software system and should be subject to the same design principles one has in secure software.”. Costlow agreed, adding, “Deepfakes are becoming increasingly common. “I

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IRS Warns About New Cyber Scam Targeting Taxpayers

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

To mitigate against this threat, the IRS recommended that taxpayers and businesses that store taxpayer information take three steps: Use Security Software. Use security software with firewall and anti-virus protections, and ensure the security software is always turned on and can automatically update.

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