Adam Levin

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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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The Michaels & Fox Data Breaches: Coincidence or Cohesion?
On May 6, a group calling itself LulzSec hacked Fox Entertainment... read more

May 18, 2011

Identity Theft and Scams

Bin Phishin’?
Last week, the President and Commander in Chief announced somethi... read more

May 11, 2011

Identity Theft and Scams

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Playstation Invasion: Child Identity Theft is No Game
By now almost everyone I know (and millions of people I haven’t... read more

May 5, 2011

Identity Theft and Scams

S&P Downgrades U.S. Debt… Will Repo Men Come for Air Force One?
By now, nearly every American should know that a “credit report... read more

April 20, 2011

Personal Finance

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What Do Data Breaches, Globalization and Unprotected Sex Have in Common?
In the 21st century, the data breach apology letter has establish... read more

April 14, 2011

Identity Theft and Scams

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The End of Digital Innocence: What Does the Epsilon Breach Mean?
Spot Quiz: What does the word epsilon mean to you? It is the fift... read more

April 8, 2011

Identity Theft and Scams