Adam Levin

Adam Levin

Adam Levin is co-founder of Credit.com and the chairman and founder of CyberScout. His experience as former director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs gives him unique insight into consumer privacy, legislation and financial advocacy. He is a nationally recognized expert on identity theft and credit, and is the author of SWIPED: How to Protect Yourself in a World Full of Scammers, Phishers, and Identity Thieves, a practical, lively book that is essential to surviving the ever-changing world of online security.

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Should Banks Be Allowed to Robocall Your Cellphone?
identity theft

Should Banks Be Allowed to Robocall Your Cellphone?

It’s illegal to robocall a cellphone without permission, but banks want to change that so they can notify you of a breach or fraud. Is this a good thing?

Adam Levin

4 Reasons Not to Use Your Debit Card at a Bar
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4 Reasons Not to Use Your Debit Card at a Bar

So you're out at a bar but you don’t want to fund your drinks with credit, so you make a conscious effort to use a debit card. Here's what could go wrong.

Adam Levin

8 Numbers Identity Thieves Want to Steal From You
Identity Theft and Scams

8 Numbers Identity Thieves Want to Steal From You

Each of us is attached to sets of numbers that help identity thieves get their claws into you. Here are eight numbers that they are gunning for.

Adam Levin

How to Remember All the Passwords You're Resetting
Identity Theft and Scams

How to Remember All the Passwords You're Resetting

The Heartbleed bug should make you question your assumptions about passwords, and use a system to remember all of the passwords you have to reset.

Adam Levin

5 Ways Oversharing Can Lead to Identity Theft
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5 Ways Oversharing Can Lead to Identity Theft

For those who engage in social media and sharing sites, these five things you do could leave you wide open to identity theft.

Adam Levin

The 4-Letter Word That Can Ruin Your Credit
debt

The 4-Letter Word That Can Ruin Your Credit

Here's what to do when this four-letter word is wreaking havoc on your financial life.

Adam Levin

The 4 Ways You’ll Get Hacked
Identity Theft and Scams

The 4 Ways You’ll Get Hacked

Amid all the recent data breaches affecting millions of consumers, here are the our ways you can get hacked.

Adam Levin