On March 7, 2024, Social Security held their “National Slam the Scam Day.” It’s clear that if Social Security feels the need to have a day dedicated to raising awareness around scams, scamming is alive and well. Just today, as I write this, I received an email from what appeared to be Norton, the antivirus…
During the summer of 2023, the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS), notified thousands of state retirees that their names and social security numbers were compromised. These security breaches happen all too often these days making all of us vulnerable. But in the case where you know your information was compromised, what should you do? Prevention…
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash Most of us, if we haven’t experienced it ourselves, know someone that has been the victim of Identity Theft. On several occasions, I’ve had to make a call to our credit card company reporting a compromise and requesting a new card. This form, likely the most common, is also…