Identity Theft Protection and Prevention Blog from Shop Shield®

ITRC would like to thank the Office of Inadequate Security (databreaches.net) for all their hard work and cooperation with the ITRC..... Continue reading »

Identity Theft Resource Center to receive the 2010 Suzanne McDaniel Public Awareness Award...... Continue reading »

Starting 4/2/2010, a new Federal Trade Commission rule will help consumers avoid confusing ads for "free credit reports" - which often require them to buy credit monitoring or other services - with the federally mandated no-strings-attached credit reports available at AnnualCreditReport.com , or 877-322-8228. Under the Federal Trade Commission's amended Free Credit Reports Rule, ads for these "free" offers must have clear disclosures. Continue reading »

SCAM WARNING - Chase breach:  If you a receive a notification letter or email about a breach and it asks for account information or Social Security numbers, it is a phishing scam.  There is a notification letter going out from Chase about a 3rd party breach but does not ask for your information. Call Chase at your regular customer service number (not the number on the letter) to verify if your notification email or letter is legitimate. Continue reading »

Branch is currently Associate Dean of Student Services, Henley Putnam University. This on-line university specializes in professional studies in  Intelligence, Protection Management and Terrorism-Counter-terrorism studies for military, law enforcement, security and intelligence professionals. He was formerly the Manager of Safety and Security Compliance at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Continue reading »

What are Credit Freezes and Fraud Alerts?

In 2009, the Identity Theft Resource Center Breach Report recorded 498 breaches, less than the 657 in 2008, more than the 446 in 2007.  Are data breaches increasing or decreasing? That is the question no one can answer. Continue reading »

Recession to Cause a Rise in Scams, Thievery and Hacking The ITRC and Robert Siciliano have joined forces to expand the pool of knowledge about identity theft issues. As nationally recognized experts in this crime, they have come up with their Top 10 predictions for what the nation might expect in the area of identity theft in 2010 and beyond. Continue reading »

ABRA KADABRA! Make your personal information virtually disappear! Shredders used at home and in the workplace have improved to the point that paper documents are almost being turned into dust. The new microshred shredders are now the gold standard in shredding protection, slicing dicing each page into nearly 3,000 particles. With these new shredders, such as the Fellowes Microshred Series, businesses and consumers can feel more confident that their shredded documents have been completely destroyed.  Continue reading »