17 Million Countrywide Customers Receive Credit Monitoring After Data Breach
A federal judge granted final approval on a settlement between Countrywide Financial Corporation and around 17 million customers on Monday. This was a result of a large data breach that left the large group at a high risk for identity theft.
Bank of America, who now owns Countrywide, will provide free credit monitoring for the [...]
Scammer Tricks Woman with Bait and Switch
As far back as I can remember I would often be approached in parking lots by someone in a van who was trying to sell me home stereo speakers. The speakers were always from a retailer’s loading dock or from trucks that had extra unaccounted inventory. And today was my lucky day. The ruse was [...]
PODCAST: Craig Spiezle, Executive Director and Founder of Online Trust Alliance
On September 22-24, the Online Trust Alliance is hosting the Online Trust & Cybersecurity Forum at Georgetown University in Washington DC. The event is designed to bring together worldwide leaders specializing in marketing, advertising, law enforcement, public policy, privacy and cybersecurity. Focusing on the theme of “Megacommunities”; the event will feature sessions that focus [...]
Dumbest Person: Chicago Man Steals Prosecutor’s Purse from Courtroom, Racks Up Credit Card
While we admit that this is not the worst crime ever, it certainly could be categorized as being one of the dumbest identity theft crimes. As such, we are shifting this week’s “Worst Person” post to being the “Dumbest Person” post. So, what did this not-so-bright criminal do you ask? He stole a prosecutor’s [...]
Iris Scanning Hits Mexico; Will This ‘Big Brother’ Tech Come To The U.S.?
We came across a story that absolutely captured our attention. According to USA Today, Mexico’s sixth-largest city, Leon, is becoming a real-life version of the Tom Cruise movie “Minority Report,” which was based on a future – where everyone is tracked wherever they go. While this movie was intended to showcase a future that [...]