Despite all the rallying cries of foreclosure help by the banks, people actually losing their homes say they're being met with a different reality. Instead of help, they get the run-around. The Consumer Warning Network's Angie Moreschi reports on the...
January 2009 Archives
Social Networking sites are popular online communities where people from all over the world can share their common interests. There are hundreds of sites, some more popular than others, and because of that growing popularity these sites are often targets...
Monster.com is the latest reported data breach. They have recently disclosed their database was breached and thieves made off with user id's, names, passwords, dates of birth, email addresses and in some cases addresses. If you have an account...
Identity theft is often exacerbated by the fact that consumers typically don't review their credit reports. As reported data breach numbers continue to rise and thieves continue to find ingenious methods to hijack, and then sell our personal information in...
As was reported yesterday,Heartland Payment Systems Inc., the nation's sixth-largest payment processor reported a massive data breach. Now it appears reports of those affected are coming out of the woodwork, and there will be many more to follow.Maine credit and...
After being alerted by Visa and MasterCard of suspicious activity surrounding processed card transactions, Heartland Payment Systems discovered a data breach that could top 100 million credit and debit cards -though there isn't a definitive tally yet. The company released...
The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers to beware of several current e-mail and telephone scams that use the IRS name as a lure. The IRS expects such scams to continue through the end of tax return filing season...
An earlier blog indicated the recent results of a study completed by the Identity Theft Resource Center indicating that reported data breaches had spiked to an all time high.The study reflected a dramatic increase in data breaches -up over of...
I had the pleasure of chatting with my friend, Eric Drew over the weekend. We first spoke over a year ago after learning of each others longtime but separate battles for justice, accountability and exposure of negligent lending industry practices...
Are American banks trying to dig themselves out of the hole on the average American's back? Take some time to click on the link below and read a great article by Trish Gannon over at River Journal. The story paints...
The number one reason for personal bankruptcies is an over-extension of credit card debt. Many of us our living paycheck to paycheck, and struggling to get out of debt.Watch this funny parity for Saturday Night Live clip, that comes along...
The Identity Theft Resource Center's 2008 Data Breach Report was released yesterday. Not great news, it reflects a dramatic increase in data breaches -up over of 47% from last year.Reported data breaches for 2007 tallied 446. The 2008 report reflects...
With tax season around the corner, it's a great time to get copies of your credit reports- not only for reviewing various accounts listed that may or may not belong to you. But it's equally important to review your credit...
The best way to avoid being scammed this year is to avoid giving out your personal information to anyone who may be soliciting it. Whether it is through email, phone, voice or text -don't assume people are who they say...
T'was the week before Christmas and oh, was I stressed.Then an email arrived... "you've got problems" it said.It appears someone's hacked the blog on your sitecause when I clicked on your links, what I saw wasn't right!With a quizzical face...
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