How to Get Hacked and Become a Victim of Identity Theft

Hardly a day goes by without a story of a major data breach on a business, government agency or individual. And, like seeing reruns of the same old television series over and over again, I think that most of us grow tired of being lectured for not paying enough attention to computer security.

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“Lana” felt that way, writing, “I ignored the advice about computer and mobile device security, feeling scolded every time I heard a recommendation.  And then I got hacked, became an identity theft victim, and it took me two years to clean up the mess.

“Dennis, withI’ll bet that will get their attention.”