Data. breach. These two small words can cause a BIG problem for businesses, especially those who house their consumers’ information for purchasing reasons. The popular online retailer, Zappos.com, just recently felt the wrath of a data breach that happened right

 In today’s ever changing world of new technology, companies are constantly trying to provide the newest innovations, products, and services to survive. Consumers and businesses alike want everything, and they want it now. Two of the newest trends in payments

One of the worst things to ever happen to brick and mortar stores was the Internet, and one of the worst things to happen to Internet was ID theft. As our shopping carts have transformed into a little icon in

On October 7th the District Attorney of Queens County, NY and City of New York Police announced the biggest identity theft takedown in U.S. history. After two years of investigating crime rings in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, 111 people have been indicted, and 86 of them are in custody.


One of the most important things a person can do to combat id fraud is to monitor their credit report as a fraud prevention tool. This simple step, which is free, can alert a user to any transactions that have taken place without their authorization.

 

According to the New York Times, media research group Inside Network estimates that the sale of virtual goods—such as mobile apps and games, social media currency, and game-exclusive items—is estimated to reach the $2 billion revenue mark by next year, and possibly double by 2012.

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