Personal Finance News - 'identity' Tag

U.S. Bank have announced a new partnership with North Carolina State University which will see them off new students, staff and faculty members a dual purpose card which acts as a prepaid debit card and a campus identity card.

Following a recent security breach at the worldwide payment processor Global Payment Inc., credit card numbers for up to 1.5 million Visa and MasterCard account holders are believed to have been compromised.

During the recent National Consumer Protection Week, security professionals with Visa Inc. wanted to provide a greater awareness to consumers regarding e-mail phishing scams.

When I open my e-mail inbox, it reminds me of taking a stroll through a market in an eastern country, through the throngs of pickpockets.

A sticker was recently spotted in the window of a taxi cab in Dallas, Texas, stating that a person’s identity may be stolen if they use their credit card to pay for their ride.

The identity theft has been increasing in this tax season which is why the IRS and Justice Department have joined hands to crack down on the fraudsters who are trying to get cash on the stolen information.

In the past two years a vast amount (as much as ninety-six percent) of providers of health care have admitted misplacing the medical records of their patients, as a recent report has stated.

In recent weeks there has been an astounding level of hype building up around two of the newest game releases – Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3.

New information from Wall Street analysts suggests that the most affluent consumers are the most attractive targets for instances of credit card fraud for one very alarming reason.

The Google Wallet technology is gaining momentum after another major restaurant chain signed on to support the new contactless credit card payments using PayPass technology and Google Wallet.

Verizon have recently completed a survey of the security of 100 businesses who store credit and debit card information.

According to a recent study conducted by Javelin Strategy & Research, the best identity theft protection service on the market is sold by a company most consumers have never heard of.

As students return to schools and colleges across the country, consumer groups are warning them to complete an identity protection checklist to stop thieves from using their names to commit credit card fraud and other crimes.

The latest statistics show that around 75 percent of our daily mail is made up of junk mail. This often includes credit card solicitations, advertising and other junk mail we have no interest in and end up discarding unread.

In an age where there are so many hoaxes and identity theft scams are flooding the internet, many of us have been conditioned to be highly suspicious of any emails, facebook messages or direct tweets which request any sort of …