[Cialug] PSA - Personal Security

[Mark Hesseltine]

On 10/18/07, Tim Wilson <tim_linux at wilson-home.com> wrote:
> Josh, could you give the URL to order the free credit reports?  That way,
> those who aren't checking their reports will know how to get them.
>
>
> On 10/18/07, Josh More <morej at alliancetechnologies.net> wrote:
> > Last night, after the meeting, there were a few conversations about
> > recent identity theft attacks targeting children.  For those who were
> > not there, the one I was discussing was the problem of people using the
> > social security numbers of young kids to get credit cards.  Since the
> > kids don't check their credit ratings, these ID thefts can run a lot
> > longer than they do on adults.
> >
> > I just ran across an article that mentions that the problem exists for
> > older kids too:
> >
> http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/yourmoney/story/088AB3C9CBEAAF8786257373000E9D6B?OpenDocument
> >
> > So, if you have children, it's a good idea to check their credit
> > reports along with your own.  (You *are* all checking your free credit
> > reports every four months, right?)
> >
> > Anyway, there was enough interest last night that I thought a general
> > post would be useful.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -Josh More, RHCE, CISSP, NCLP, GIAC
> > morej at alliancetechnologies.net
> > 515-245-7701
> >
> >
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The FTC has a good general info page on the hows and whys of getting
your credit reports here:

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/freereports.shtm

They also link to an established website for requesting the free reports:

http://www.annualcreditreport.com/
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Mark Hesseltine
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