Identity Theft Protection
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Best value, especially for families; exclusive 15% discount & free 30-day trial; to sign up over the phone, call 800-234-6611 |
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Most complete ID theft protection service; full credit monitoring; free Internet security suite; free 30-day trial |
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Strong overall value; 10% discount & free 30-day trial |
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Good option for consumers that are most concerned with credit report monitoring; 30-day trial for $1: to sign up over the phone, call 866-958-6943 |
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Excellent mixture of credit report data and identity theft protection tools; free 30-day trial |
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Most straightforward recovery guarantee we have seen; free 30-day trial; to sign up over the phone, call 800-233-1845 |
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Great combination of credit monitoring and ID theft detection; free 30-day trial |
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Does not prevent identity theft but assists in recovery |
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Cheapest ID theft detection available |
NextAdvisor Identity Theft Protection Blog Headlines
Hacking humans' naiveté
Robert Siciliano is a NextAdvisor.com Expert Guest Blogger
Naiveté: A lack of sophistication or worldliness. That sums up a lot of people I know. "There's a sucker born every minute" is a phrase often credited to P.T. Barnum (1810 ? 1891), an American showman. It is generally taken to mean that there are (and always will [...]
The $10,000 fake ID
Robert Siciliano is a NextAdvisor.com Expert Guest Blogger
When I was 17, my friend ?Baldo,? as he was known by all, was the Fake ID Master. He also fixed TV?s and still does today. But he didn?t actually create ?fake IDs,? he altered real ones. The technology he used back then is still used today. It?s [...]
Does Identity Guard accept prepaid credit cards for enrollment?
The following is an actual reader submitted question:
Q: Does Identity Guard accept prepaid credit cards for enrollment?
A: Currently, Identity Guard does not accept prepaid credit cards to enroll in their identity theft protection services. They do, however, accept both debit cards and regular (non-prepaid) credit cards. If you don't have a regular credit card, [...]
Assassin or identity theft victim?
Robert Siciliano is a NextAdvisor.com Expert Guest Blogger
The assassination of senior Hamas terrorist Mahmoud al-Mabhouh has made a little buzz in the States, but over in Dubai, as more details become available, it is becoming apparent to some (depending on which side of the wall you live on) that the real assassins stole the identities [...]
How to remove a fake profile from Facebook
The following post in our Reader Question series is an actual user submitted question:
Q: How can I remove a fake profile of myself from Facebook?
A: What can you do if you find out someone has created a fake Facebook profile in your name? This is actually a pretty easy situation to resolve. If [...]
Fostering awareness & improving security education
Robert Siciliano is a NextAdvisor.com Expert Guest Blogger
Financial institutions have the most to gain by improving security education of their clients and employees?and the most to lose if they don't.
A while back I appeared on a local TV show talking about phishing. Amazingly, still, not everyone knows what phishing is. A good friend saw the [...]
Victoria's Secret Miranda Kerr photo scandal has the wrong focus
Who's Dave Kiely? Dave Kiely is an employee at Australia's MacQuarie bank who's become a minor web laughing stock after he was shown looking at nearly-nude photos of a Victoria's Secret model on live TV. How did it happen? It was a familiar scene for a financial broadcast: a banker was being interviewed for a [...]
Targeted injection attacks on the rise
Robert Siciliano is a NextAdvisor.com Expert Guest Blogger
In the latter half of 2009, criminal hackers went from mass SQL injection campaigns to targeted attacks. SQL is abbreviation of Structured Query Language, pronounced ?Ess Que El? or ?Sequel.? The shift in strategy has switched to a focus on high-profile websites, concluded Websense's State of Internet [...]
What to do if someone has stolen your identity
The following post in our Reader Question series is an actual user submitted question:
Q: My friend's dad is 80 years old and retired. Somehow his grandson has gotten a hold of his social security number. Both the grandfather and his grandson have the same name. The grandson has destroyed his grandfather's credit. How [...]
Social Security numbers of 50,000 Californians exposed
It seems that Californians have another reason to be angry with their government. On February 1st, the Department of California Health Care Services sent out 49,352 letters that mistakenly listed the recipient's name and Social Security number on the envelope. The mistake was realized and officials have since sent letters (presumably without social security numbers [...]
Did you know?
Did you know that identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the U.S., with over nine million people victimized annually? If you are a victim of identity theft, you may lose the ability to get and use credit cards, loans, and even the most basic services such as phone service and television. You could even end up in jail due to mistaken identity! Fortunately, there are some great and cost-effective services to help protect your identity.
View our full comparison and reviews of the best identity theft protection and detection services.
Fraud Monitoring
We recommend identity theft protection services that monitor several different types of information for fraudulent activity, including your credit reports, public records, and black market websites where stolen information is bought and sold. Identity thieves can strike in numerous ways, so the more protection you have, the better.
Free Trials
NextAdvisor.com has negotiated exclusive agreements with all of our most highly recommended services to offer free trials, so you can try out any of the best services, risk free. If you decide you don't want the service, simply cancel and you will be charged nothing. See our comparison for more details.
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