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How to Check Your Child’s Credit Report: Step-By-Step Instructions creditcards.com Identity theft of children is often hard to detect until they turn 18. By then, however, their credit may be ruined. Here are the steps you should take when contacting the top three credit bureaus if you suspect your child is a victim of identity theft.
FTC Launches Cybersecurity Resource Website for SMBs darkreading.com The Federal Trade Commission rolled out a website this week for small businesses that provides tips and resources on cybersecurity. The new ftc.gov/SmallBusiness website aims to help small businesses protect their networks and systems from cyberattacks, as well as protect customer and employee data. Access to the FTC's tips and advice are free.
Health Savings Account Fraud: The Rapidly Growing Threat darkreading.com While information security and anti-fraud teams remain on high-alert for potential indicators of income tax fraud, given the rapidly approaching April 18th filing deadline, a lesser-known yet serious threat with ties to both income tax fraud and 2016’s healthcare breaches continues to emerge: health savings account fraud.
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A Quick Guide to Backing Up Your Critical Data Friday, March 31, 2017 nytimes.com It’s World Backup Day, which is another way of saying it’s a good time to safeguard your digital photos, videos, documents and emails by creating second copies, or backups, of them and storing them somewhere secure.
Filing a Consumer Complaint Tuesday, March 07, 2017 usa.gov Find out what steps to take and who you should contact if you need to file a complaint against a company.
Who's Stalking: What to Know About Mobile Spyware Monday, September 26, 2016 consumer.ftc.gov Do you think an abusive partner or ex is monitoring you through your phone? They might be using stalking apps (spyware) that secretly track your devices. Here’s information about what stalking apps are, how to tell if they’re on your device, and what to do if they are.
Advisory to Financial Institutions on E-Mail Compromise Fraud Schemes [PDF] Wednesday, September 07, 2016 fincen.gov The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued an advisory to help financial institutions guard against a growing number of e-mail fraud schemes in which criminals misappropriate funds by deceiving financial institutions and their customers into conducting wire transfers.