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Kimberly Palmer: How to stay safe from financial scams

While there’s no way to guarantee you’ll completely avoid financial scams, there are steps you can take to reduce your chances of falling for one

The Independent UK

Someone could steal your medical records and bill you for their care

Consumers should know that medical identity theft can happen, whether from a large-scale breach or theft of an individual's data. The result could be thousands of dollars in medical bills.

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Kimberly Palmer: How to safely use payment apps

Scams are common on peer-to-peer payment apps, but you can keep your money safe by avoiding questionable payment requests that may be fraudulent, only sending money to people you know and upgrading your privacy settings

The Independent UK

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Is identity theft protection worth it? Here's what you should know

If you'd asked me in 2018 whether I was likely to be a victim of identity theft, I would have said no.

Los Angeles Times

There are no perfect solutions for identity theft. But experts and a victim have ideas

Identity theft happened to me. It could happen to you. Our systems enable bad actors to commit identity fraud and generally get away with it. But it doesn't have to be this way.

Los Angeles Times

My wallet was stolen at a bar. Then my identity theft nightmare began

2019 was a pretty exciting year for me.

Los Angeles Times

Thieves hit on a new scam: Synthetic identity fraud

In fall 2020, 43-year-old Adam Arena and a dozen suspected co-conspirators were indicted in New York on charges of trying to swindle banks out of more than $1 million through a scheme known as “synthetic identity fraud.”

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Okta Stock Tumbles Amid Digital Breach Investigation As Cybersecurity Risks Mount

Access management and cloud identity group Okta is investigating a digital data breach following a warning on Russian cyber attacks from President Joe Biden.

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