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With data hacking and security breaches an everyday reality, who can you trust with your personal financial data? 'I trust Lifelock,' says talk radio host Rush Limbaugh about his major advertiser, the identity protection company whose services cost $120 to $360 a year.But should you? That's something worth considering after the that the company made false claims in its advertising, falsely claimed that it provided continuous identity protection alerts and failed to provide comprehensive information security, according to filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Arizona.' We disagree with the substance of the FTC’s contentions and are prepared to take our case to court,' the company's executives responded in a prepared statement. 'Based on the evidence, we do not believe that anything the FTC is alleging has resulted in any member’s data being taken.'
List of Rush Limbaugh's sponsors (self.politics). Legalzoom has pulled all advertising from the Rush Limbaugh show. Mission Pharmacal Company, Life Quotes, Inc., Life Lock, Tax Resolution and AOL, parent company of The Huffington Post. Edit3: Add Carbonite to that list. LifeLock has partnered with major banks, national corporations and has celebrity endorsers. In addition to sponsoring NPR programming, citation needed LifeLock advertises heavily on the Internet and radio; its ads can be heard on the radio shows of Paul Harvey, Rush Limbaugh, Adam Carolla, Kim Komando, and Charles Osgood.
Shady historyLifelock has a history of shading the truth. It to settle charges that it falsely claimed to provide a “proven solution that prevents your identity from being stolen before it happens.” The FTC found otherwise saying that the ID theft prevention service did not prevent identity theft and did not provide many of the protections claimed.The latest charges assert that Lifelock violated that 2010 settlement agreement 'by continuing to make deceptive claims about its identity theft protection services, and by failing to take steps required to protect its users’ data.' What can you do if you've lost faith in your identity protection service? Do it yourselfcan cost $110 to $360 per year, but you can do most of what Lifelock offers for little or no expense. If a offers free credit monitoring, consider taking it. But beware that it could create a because credit monitoring does nothing to stop fraud on your existing credit accounts. Also, don’t click on any links offering free ID protection.
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Such a deal could be a attempt. Get a security freezeA freeze can prevent potential creditors from seeing your credit file and giving a crook new credit in your name. Such new-account fraud is relatively uncommon, but if your Social Security number was stolen.
You must request a with each of the big three credit bureaus for fees from $2 to $12 per freeze per bureau, though they’re free for victims of identity theft. They can be temporarily lifted when you need to apply for credit yourself, for similar fees. Monitor your accounts onlineKeep an eye on your latest account activity by signing up for online access to your and credit-card accounts or by using a g app.
Internet banking isn’t hackproof, but the convenience of banking digitally outweighs any security risk. Smart-phone banking also allows you to watch your account in real time wherever you go. Automate some of this chore with account alerts that send an e-mail or text message when potentially fraudulent activities occur.
Watch your credit report for freeMonitor your for fraudulent new accounts and incorrect information. You can get plenty of credit reports absolutely free, so never pay for them. Start with three freebies per year (one from each of the big three credit bureaus) from. Some states also entitle you to three more for free. You can also get a free credit report from each bureau after you file a 90-day fraud alert, which you should do every three months if your financial information was stolen in a breach–and whose identity hasn't be stolen?
That gives you another 12 free reports. Opt for 90-day fraud alerts, not the.
Follow standard security precautionsUse and a firewall on your personal computer, and other, and keep them up to date. Be suspicious of ' attempts by any stranger initiating contact with you to request your private informtion via e-mail, phone, regular mail, or in person. Never click on links in unsolicited e-mail or respond to pop-ups on your computer that request your username and password.Whether or not a breach captures your for online accounts or e-mail, we think it’s worth changing them periodically. Consider using an online password management service, such as LastPass, that generates and stores encrypted passwords.
Consumer Reports tested LastPass. Stop credit bureaus from selling your name to lenders who send preapproved offers that crooks can steal from your mailbox by opting out of these solicitations for free via or 888-567-8688.—Jeff Blyskal ( on Twitter).
RUSH: I just was made aware of a new phishing attack that is the best I’ve seen, meaning it’s gonna snare lots of unsuspecting people.First off, if you use Gmail, you are the target. However, it only will affect you if you access your Gmail on a web browser. If you do Gmail inside an email app — say on your phone or on your computer or on an iPad — you’re okay. But if you use Chrome or Safari or Firefox or any other browser to access your Gmail account, now you gotta pay attention. And here’s what happens.You’re in your Gmail account, and you get an email, and it has an attachment that looks like a PDF file or a Word document that’s attached to it.
And it’s not from somebody you know, but it’s in your inbox, and it’ll have an intriguing subject line to make you want to open it. If you open the attachment Here comes the Dittocam. If you open the attachment, which is a PDF file, or a Word document, this is what you’re gonna see. I’m holding up a Google login page. And this looks identical.
It is scary how exact a replica this is.This is not what you’ll see when you see the email. You’ll have to open the attachment. That’s In every phishing scheme, there’s either a link or an attachment you have to click on. And if you don’t recognize who the email is from, then ignore this. But if you don’t, I just want to tell you what happens. If you click on the attachment that looks like a PDF file or a Word file, you’re gonna get this Google login page. And you’re gonna think, “Wow.
I guess I have to re-login to get this attachment.”You’re not gonna think anything’s weird so you’ll log in again even though you think you’re auto logged in. It looks just like the Google login page.
One account, all of Google. If you fall for this, whoever these hackers are will have your Google login credentials — and whatever you use them for, this hacker will be able to get in and use. Now, I have not advised Koko I just found this right before the break at the top of the hour, so I printed this out. I’ll send this up to Koko so he can reproduce this and actually make it understandable here on a page at RushLimbaugh.com. When I get time here, I’ll do it.I’m still holding it because that looks exactly like any Google login page I’ve ever seen. Now, folks, understand: If you use Gmail on your web browser, this is how you’re affected. It impacts you.
Keep in mind, you’re already logged in. If you’re able to download messages, you’re already logged in again. You don’t have to log in again. But if you hit on the attachment that looks like something you want to read, it takes you that login page, and the idea is that you’ll fall for it by thinking, “Oh, maybe I have to re-log in to read the attachment.” Don’t do it. If you do, you will see that it’s not going to Google server because the address of the hacker does not begin with http.And if it doesn’t begin with http, then it’s not a Google server or any other authorized server.
It’s some other entity that you don’t want to mess with. This page that I just showed you that looks identical to the Google login page is not hosted by Google. It’s a re-creation that steals your login credentials as you input a user name and password. And then those credentials that you’ve just given away there are used to gain access to your Gmail account and then further the scam and access whatever they can with your Google.If you log in to Facebook with your login, whatever you log in with, you’re sunk. And I had an opportunity — since we were talking about these things yesterday — to say, “Here’s what I can use to actually show you how it works.” I will be unaffected because I do not use Gmail and I do not access my email on a web server. But if you do, I just wanted to let you know.
Now, again, here’s another thing. Don’t answer an email you get from your employer asking you to share your tax and payroll information.If you get an email from your boss, and the boss wants you to share your tax ID number, your Social Security, your payroll information, before you reply, check with your boss and make sure this is legit, because that’s another email scam that is continuing to fool people into thinking the company that you work for needs your Social Security number.And the way this works again is psychological.
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You work for the XYZ Widget company, and you get an email, and it says, “We need your social.” And you don’t stop to think, “Wait a minute, you already got it.” You think maybe they lost it, maybe they are updating it. So you give it.
Never, ever give up any of these things to entities that you don’t know, or that you in your right mind would not expect to be asking for it.Now, this scam asking for tax and payroll information, it continues to fool just enough people to keep the con going. Now, there’s another way that you can protect yourself on this stuff, and that’s with. Now, despite my evidence, despite every effort I’ve made here to help people, some are still gonna fall for this. Now, if they’re LifeLock account members they have even more added protection, because their computers are constantly being scanned — well, their transactions are being scanned.As a LifeLock member your online activity is anonymously scanned, and they establish a pattern looking for abnormalities.
If an abnormality is found, that’s when you hear from. You hope to never hear from them, but if somebody’s hacked you and if somebody’s gotten hold of your personal data and can use it to replicate you, pretend to be you, that can cost you money. That’s where LifeLock steps in and tries to stop it.If they spot some irregularity, they’ll call you, they’ll email you to alert you to a possible violation of your privacy.
If it turns out to be bad news, somebody did get in, then you are introduced to the, which works exclusively to put you back together, so to speak. Now, no one company can insure you from every form of identity theft, but LifeLock is the best.You sign up today at. You call them at 800-440-4833 as well. And just make sure you use my name.
It’s worth 10%. And I’m telling you, folks, with all of these attempts to defraud you, this is a layer of protection you’ll be so happy you have if somebody actually is able to worm their way into your identity.
That’s LifeLock at 800-440-4833.