
Be Vigilant Online
An Experian survey of those who experienced holiday identity theft indicated that 43 percent of the theft occurred while online shopping. Specifically, 16 percent of that theft occurred on Cyber Monday. Clearly, this is the season for cybercrime. Most of us are probably familiar with basic online shopping tips, but being SUPER vigilant this time of year means taking it up a notch:- Type in the web address instead of clicking on a link
- Only make purchases on sites that are secure, like those that have “https” in the URL or that have an icon of a lock before the URL
- Don’t conduct business over public Wi-Fi, including signing in to any sites or apps
- Be wary of inbox deals that seem too good to be true; they probably are, and they are probably phishing scams