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• So your identity has been stolen? Again?

  Posted on September 30, 2024 at 02:45 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 21.40 • 2024-09-30

  ON SECURITY

  

  By Susan Bradley

  Not a day goes by that I don’t receive some sort of notification that my name, address, email address, social-security number, credit card, or — well, you get the idea — has been stolen.

  So what, if anything, should you do to ensure your identity is safe? Should you subscribe to a dark Web monitoring service? Sign up for credit monitoring, which is typically offered when such an event occurs?

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.40.0, 2024-09-30).
  This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

  On Security Credit Monitoring, Credit Reports, Dark Web, Identity Theft, Newsletters, Patch Lady Posts, Title Monitoring

• Tax season — time to steal your refunds!

  Posted on March 25, 2024 at 02:45 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 21.13 • 2024-03-25

  ON SECURITY

  

  By Susan Bradley

  If you live in the United States, the ideal time to steal items from a mailbox is from early March to April 15.

  Why? Because that’s when tax-refund checks get mailed to filers. Mail thefts go up during this period because it’s a window of greatest benefit. It’s a real threat: a coworker’s shared mailbox suffered four break-ins over the past year, with another case reported by yourcentralvalley.com.

  So what are some steps you can take to prevent mailbox theft from occurring?

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.13.0, 2024-03-25).
  This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

  On Security Data theft, Identity Theft, Newsletters, Patch Lady Posts, Physical Mail