LegalShield Independent Associate - Pam Miller

11/13/2015

Avoid the Season's Scams Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday . . . the time is ripe for scam artists to target the unsuspecting shopper. This month's Investigator Insight describes some of the scams that Kroll's Investigators want you to be able to recognize and avoid. Share with Charities Safe…

10/13/2015

Worth a read for small businesses!!

For individuals, the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) marketplace opens on November 1, 2015. Businesses with fewer than 50 employees may review and offer Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) plans to employees throughout the year. It is important to understand how the ACA requirements, some of wh…

09/19/2015

Business Insider recently published a disturbing list of “9 things you can hire a hacker to do and how much it will (generally) cost.” For as little as $1.25, thieves are willing to do anything from stealing a Netflix password to destroying another person’s Web site.

09/19/2015

Hackers compromised 10 million more consumers by breaking into Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. LegalShield’s CEO explains why hackers are targeting healthcare.

08/14/2015

BREACHED DATA Did the person who named 2014 the

08/14/2015

For many people, buying a home is the fulfillment of the American dream. But for John Balcon, hearing that he had bought a home almost became a nightmare. “I received an alert from IDShield that I was in the process of purchasing a home in New Jersey. Only one problem: it wasn't me!”

08/14/2015

Do you know the difference between identity theft monitoring and restoration? And when you need many different types of lawyers, where do you turn?

07/29/2015

Imperva, a California data security company, analyzed the 32 million passwords exposed by a social networking site hacker. The analysis revealed that people still make use of weak passwords, at least on that particular site. Almost 500,000 people used either “12345,” “123456,” or “123456789.” Anothe…

06/19/2015

A CHILD'S IDENTITY The personal information of a minor needs protection because it is an attractive target to an identity thief. Click the link below for important insight on recognizing signs of child identity theft and best practices for reducing risk. CHILD ID THEFT MYTHSOur Investigators underst…

06/05/2015

The Associated Press has learned that the Obama administration is scrambling to assess the impact of a massive data breach involving the agency that handles security clearances and employee records.

04/25/2015

Follow Us! Like Us! Holding Strong How prevalent was ID theft in '14 Unfortunately, identity theft is alive and well in the United States according to the Federal Trade Commission's Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book - 2014. It lists the breakdown of consumer complaints received that year. This Inv…