It’ll Never Happen to You…
May 5, 2008 1:02 pm Random ReviewsOr at least that’s what we’d all like to think…
About two weeks ago a friend of mine was a victim of identity theft. If I remember right they got a hold of $7000 out of his checking account. Luckily he was able to go through the steps and get it all back, but talk about a mess!
It’s so crazy that this is such a common crime these days. In fact, according to ConsumerAffairs.com, “For the seventh year in a row, identity theft tops the Federal Trade Commission’s complaint list, accounting for 36 percent of the 674,354 complaints received between January 1 and December 31, 2006.” This makes it a serious concern in my book!
I guess that’s why we have companies like LifeLock. If you’re worried about identity theft you should see how they can help. They have a really cool service that can help you protect your good name and identity from all those thieves out there!
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i actually worry about this all the time now. i get especially worried when i think about all of the affiliate sites i gave my SSN to, how safe can that be? i’m sure all of these companies do not protect my info
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I am always concerned this will happen to me. I will not give out my SSN on sites. I recently had my tax returns with all my personal data go missing from the post office. It’s somewhere in never never land and now I am really worried about all my personal information landing in someone’s lap.
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I worry about it a lot also. Too many people ask for personal information. Its ridiculous.
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oh yes it can and has happened to me on more than one occasion. Twice on credit cards and a few months back identity fraud, they had me signed up to catalogues and ordering under my name.
Makes me sick thinking about it, I’m sure it can happen anytime again.
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I think this is fair point. And one has to wonder how many organizations have our personal details lying around longer than necessary?
I do not know the full details behind the TJX case, but what I have seen indicates a sophisticated network-based penetration, installation of modified programs on systems, and over a long period of time. Maybe they had inside help.
But it doesn’t sound like a case of someone making a copy of a few files, or knicking a backup tape. They were hit by a team, and it sounds like quite a caper.
Thanks for commenting!
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It’s so crazy that this is such a common crime these days. In fact, according to ConsumerAffairs.com, “For the seventh year in a row, identity theft tops the Federal Trade Commission’s complaint list, accounting for 36 percent of the 674,354 complaints received between January 1 and December 31, 2006.” This makes it a serious concern in my book!
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