‘Identity Theft’ Archives
National Protect Your Identity Week 2011 – It’s Time to Get a Paper Shredder
National Protect Your Identity Week is almost over, but identity theft will continue. According to the 2011 Identity Fraud Survey Report by Javelin Strategy and Research, over 8 million people were victims of identity theft in 2010. Nowadays the concern revolves around online identity theft, but let's not lose sight of all the personal [...]
Tax Time Identity Theft Exposed
We covered a lot of stories about how identity thieves take advantage of tax season over the past couple of months, but an a recent case in Minnesota shows just how bad it can get when the thief is the same person that prepared your taxes. In addition to shredding or securing sensitive documents experts recommend using reputable tax preparers and [...]
Number of Identity Theft Cases Against Children Increasing
We talked a few weeks ago about the growing number of children becoming victims of identity theft. While many of these crimes are committed by parents themselves, there is a growing number of con-artists preying on the perfect credit of children. A recent study conducted by an identity theft services company, and published by Forbes, shows that up [...]
Identity Theft Leads to Innocent Man’s Listing as Most Wanted Fugitive
Welcome back to the Mono Blog! In an ongoing effort to education the public about the risk of identity, we've been sharing surprising cases that show how much more than just your credit score can be ruined. A few weeks ago it was the story about the Florida grandfather that had his license suspended and even went to jail, but this case is even [...]
How Facebook has Become a Tool for Identity Thieves
As social networking was growing exponentially there were countless news reports about the risk for identity theft associated with these sites. While it does occur, most of us don't know enough about how con-artists target users on sites like Facebook to fully protect ourselves. You wouldn't dream of putting even part of your social security [...]
Newest Methods of Identity Theft Target Tax Refunds and ATMs
We've covered quite bit about preventing identity theft over the past several months on the Mono Blog, but now we have breaking news on the newest methods con-artists are using. Here are two of the newest along with steps you can take to protect yourself: From "How to Spot and Prevent Tax Identity Theft" by Elisabeth Leamy with ABC [...]
Shedding Light on the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
In the continuing battle against identity theft countless security standards have been established for industries that handle and hold high risk customer data. While some came about through Acts of Congress and are highly visible and well known, others have been established by the industries themselves and for these the guidelines can be more [...]
HIPAA Violation Penalties in Detail
In an ongoing effort to provide clearly stated and up-to-date information regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), today on the Mono Blog we'll outline the specific civil and criminal penalties that can result from being in violation of the act's rules and regulations. Over the past few weeks we've [...]
A Look at the 2011 FTC Annual Report on Consumer Fraud
Welcome back to the Mono Blog! Lately we've covered quite a bit of content pertaining to preventing identity theft, so when the FTC released its annual report on the topic last week I thought it would add value to validate some of what we've learned with hard data. Despite a slight overall decline in ID theft, it still topped the list of consumer [...]
How to Secure Your Child’s Identity
While the family dog might be good at guarding your home, it certainly can't help to protect the theft of your child's identity. Yesterday on the Mono Blog we covered the topic of identity theft through gaming consoles, a new trend that targets younger, less informed victims. As adults continue to learn about the threats of ID theft and [...]
