In August, 2008, CNN and many other news agencies reported on the largest case of identity theft ever. According to reports, more than 100million credit and debit card numbers were stolen by an international ring that hacked into the personal networks of nine national retail chains, including TJX Cos, Barnes & Noble, OfficeMax and BJ’s Wholesale Club.
I strongly encourage you to take a few easy steps to protect yourself from this crime, which affects as many as 9million Americans each year, costing billions of dollars and countless hours to correct the problems it creates.