November 10th, 2011 By the AllClearID Team Vanessa here with AllClear ID. You may have heard about Rupert Murdoch and the voicemail-hacking scandal at his company that happened over the summer. However, it’s not just celebrities in England who are at risk. Breaking into anyone’s voice mailbox can be as easy in the U.S. It’s done through “caller [...]
November 8th, 2011 By the AllClearID Team, George here from the AllClear ID investigation team. It’s very common for thieves to try and open a savings or bank account using their home address in conjunction with someone else’s identity. All they need to do is use your name and Social Security number to open a fraudulent account you know nothing [...]
August 25th, 2011 By the AllClear ID team Vanessa here from AllClear ID. As we’ve mentioned many times before paper shredders are a key component of identity theft protection, but there’s a new “unshredding” technology that makes it easier to restore shredded documents which could undermine your identity theft protection efforts. The new technology was put in the [...]
August 16th, 2011 By the AllClear ID team Vanessa here from AllClear ID. The next time you apply for a job, don’t be surprised if you have to agree to a social media background check. Many U.S. companies and recruiters are now looking at your Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, blogs, YouTube videos and other accounts to see who you [...]