Latest about Identity Theft Protection
700 million exposed in LinkedIn data scrape — what to do now
Personal data 'scraped' from 700 million LinkedIn user profiles is being sold online. Even though the data is theoretically public, it's useful for spammers, stalkers and phishers.
Carnival hit by data breach — how to tell if you're affected
Carnival, the world's largest cruise-ship operator, said it had been hit by its second data breach in the past 18 months.
TurboTax accounts hacked — what to do now
Intuit has sent notifications to TurboTax customers that their accounts may have been hacked due to password reuse.
3.3 million customers hit by VW data breach — what to do
Volkswagen of America said 3.3 million prospective and actual Audi customers had sensitive data exposed or stolen.
Here's the one piece of personal info that you shouldn't share online
You should never share your birthday online, because doing so puts you at greater risk of identity theft and other kinds of cybercrime.
T-Mobile data breach exposes highly sensitive information for some customers [Update]
T-Mobile may have suffered a serious data breach, judging from a letter it recently sent to a number of affected customers.
LinkedIn phishing scam tries to fool you with fake document — what you need to know
A novel phishing attempt occurring on LinkedIn tricks users into giving up their passwords to see a shared document.
DNA test security alert: Why you should think twice about getting one [updated twice]
There are big privacy risks in submitting your DNA to ancestry-testing companies, experts say.
