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Tips on How to Respond to Identity Theft

Spencer Wright
top things to do in the event of identity theft

Of all the things another person could steal from you, one of the most damaging is your good name. Having done so, the damage they could wreak upon your life is almost incalculable. It can literally take years to contain the chaos this can create. The “good news”, for better or for worse, it’s happened so many times to so many people there is now an established set of procedures for how to respond to identity theft. Here’s some information if it’s happened to you. Examine Your Credit Report Pull…

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OneBeacon teams with Equifax to provide data breach coverage

S.Vagus
usage based insurance data security

OneBeacon announces partnership with Equifax to protect against hackers OneBeacon Professional Insurance, a division of the OneBeacon Insurance Group, has announced that it is updating its Network Security and Privacy Liability Policy. The insurer has teamed with Equifax, a leading consumer credit reporting agency, to provide data breach services to its policy. Data breach is becoming a very serious issue for large companies that have a wealth of consumer information stored in servers. If this information were to be stolen by a hacker or otherwise compromised, it could mean serious…

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Nationwide Insurance falls victim to hacking

S.Vagus
Health Insurance Data Breach

Nationwide Insurance customers targeted by data breach Nationwide Insurance has announced that it has fallen victim to a security breach from an intrepid hacker. According to the South Carolina Department of Insurance, the breached compromised the information of thousands of consumers and a significant amount of personal information was stolen from the Nationwide Insurance system. The agency suspects that the hacker stole social security numbers, drivers license numbers, and even dates of birth from consumers in South Carolina and Georgia. Information of thousands of consumers stolen The South Carolina Department…

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