Other LanguagesTJX agreed to pay $9.75 million to 41 attorneys general as a part of settlement that follows the states’ investigation concerning the retailer’s data security practices. ... Info on the new "Red Flags Rule." ...
For Eva Buck, a single mother of twin girls, it was a stranger’s offer to help her save her family’s home from foreclosure. For small business owner Reuben Quam, it was a promise of big returns on his investment. For grandparents Howard and Barbara Rice, it was a call from a supposed relative in trouble. In every case, it was a scam.
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Attorney General Rob McKenna will make a guest appearance Saturday morning at the Better Business Bureau's Secure Your ID Day shred event in Bellevue.
The U.S. Attorney's Office has charged a Seattle man with identity theft after he stole documents from computers using LimeWire. ... We've got more info on peer-to-peer file sharing on our site. ...
Have you heard the warning about criminals who use business cards soaked in a potent street drug to incapacitate their victims? Or that carrying an iPod or cell phone can make lightning strike injuries more severe? In cyberland, every day is April Fool's Day, with hoaxes like these being widely circulated by e-mail. ...
... Scammers pull information about the students off their online social networking sites, such as Facebook, to accumulate accurate and detailed information about the students’ spring break travels. They then call the parents or grandparents and ask for money to cover bail or other emergencies ...
We’re often asked whether identity theft protection services are worth the cost. While the Attorney General’s Office neither endorses nor condemns such programs, we are concerned that some charge for work you can do yourself. ...
We’re often asked whether identity theft protection services are worth the cost. While the Attorney General’s Office neither endorses nor condemns such programs, we are concerned that some charge for work you can do yourself. ...
The season for spring cleaning and filing taxes is a great time to destroy sensitive documents you no longer need. But if the thought of tediously hand-feeding piles of personal papers into your home shredder makes it tough to get motivated, we have a solution. Attend a free community shred party and watch the professionals pulverize your papers into bits in mere minutes.
Data Privacy Day slipped right past me yesterday. ... The educational campaign's timing certainly is right. Just last week, payment processor Heartland Payment Systems reported what might be the biggest data-loss incident of all time. Monster.com also had a scary breach. ...