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Don’t Just Throw it Out: How to Protect the Environment and Your Personal Data

By Cyber, cyber security, cybercriminals, CyberScout, donate, Earth Day, electronics, identity fraud, Insurance, Internet, Personal, personal data, Prevention, protecting your data, recycle, Technology

As the popularity of the internet and electronic devices continues to grow, so do the number of places where cybercriminals can find—and steal—our personal data. The rise in device ownership is also creating an enormous amount of e-waste. The World…

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Don’t Just Throw it Out: How to Protect the Environment and Your Personal Data

By Cyber, cyber security, cybercriminals, CyberScout, donate, Earth Day, electronics, identity fraud, Insurance, Internet, Personal, personal data, Prevention, protecting your data, recycle, Technology

As the popularity of the internet and electronic devices continues to grow, so do the number of places where cybercriminals can find—and steal—our personal data. The rise in device ownership is also creating an enormous amount of e-waste. The World…

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Protect Tax Returns and Stimulus Payments from Identity Thieves

By credit monitoring, Cyber, CyberScout, identity fraud, Identity Fraud and Credit Monitoring Program, Identity Protection PIN, identity theft, identity theft insurance, Insurance, IRS, Personal, Prevention, Stimulus checks, tax returns, tax season

Over the past several years, the IRS actions against tax identity fraud were successful in driving down the rate of tax fraud. Then the COVID-19 pandemic happened. The IRS extended due dates and become bogged down trying to process returns…

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Identity Theft: One Subject You Don’t Want to Learn at College

By college student, coverage for college student, credit card, Cyber, cyber crime, cyber security, CyberScout, Education, friendly-fraud, identity fraud, identity theft, Insurance, Personal, Prevention, scams, stolen identity, student away at school, student identity, Technology

As students head off to school this fall, they need to stay vigilant against the scams, schemes, and tricks of identity fraudsters. Student identity theft is on the rise, all around the world. Like most predators, identity thieves like to target the yo…

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Identity Theft: One Subject You Don’t Want to Learn at College

By college student, coverage for college student, credit card, Cyber, cyber crime, cyber security, CyberScout, Education, friendly-fraud, identity fraud, identity theft, Insurance, Personal, Prevention, scams, stolen identity, student away at school, student identity, Technology

As students head off to school this fall, they need to stay vigilant against the scams, schemes, and tricks of identity fraudsters. Student identity theft is on the rise, all around the world. Like most predators, identity thieves like to…

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Protecting Your Identity After a Data Breach

By credit card, credit freeze, credit report, cyber security, data breach, Financial, hacker, identity fraud, identity theft, identity theft insurance, Insurance, Internet, passwords, Personal, personal information, Prevention, protection, Risk Management

Capital One announced recently that a hacker had accessed the personal information of 100 million individuals in the United States and 6 million in Canada that had applied for credit with the Virginia-based bank. The affected information includes credi…

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Multi-factor Authentication: What It Is and Why You Should Use It

By Business, computer, cyber security, cybersecurity, Education, hackers, Home, identity fraud, Insurance, mobile security, password, passwords, Personal, Personal Cyber Protection, Prevention, protect online privacy, protecting your data, protection, security, smartphone, Social Media, strong password, Technology, Two-Factor Authentication

Have you noticed that many websites and apps are starting to require more than just a password to login to your account? Do you get annoyed and frustrated and wish you didn’t have to do it? The fact is, more…

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Start a New Year’s Tradition of Identity Protection

By Central, Education, Financial, healthy identity, identity fraud, Identity Fraud and Credit Monitoring Program, identity theft, Insurance, Personal, Personal Cyber Protection, Risk Management, safe identity, Technology, wealthy identity

New Year’s Eve is truly a worldwide celebration associated with hundreds of different cultural traditions. In the U.S., people watch the ball drop in Times Square in New York City. Canadians embrace the winter with ice fishing and polar bear…

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