Reports out this week show that there has been an increase in identity theft because of social media. Because many consumers now have technology with them wherever they go (iPhone, iPad, iPod, smart phones, etc...) there is more connection with social media. And how many things do people share on their Facebook and Twitter accounts?? It is the identity thief's paradise...all the information they need about a person in one place! Yikes! So, as Yahoo! suggests, be careful, use secure passwords, monitor accounts (Facebook, Twitter, bank, etc...), and report it right away!
Image credits:
http://www.instablogsimages.com/1/2012/01/31/smartphones_dp2bi.jpg
http://blog.hubspot.com/Portals/249/images/social-media.png
No comments:
Post a Comment