Create and use unique login and passwords. And don’t store them on your computer! Write your login/passwords down in a safe place or use a password manager program.”
2. Do Online Shopping from secure URLs.
Look before you click!
Hackers use a variety of phishing scams to create fake emails and websites to attract consumers. And steal their information. They can clone a retailer’s website seamlessly. And the user, soon to be the consumer, has no idea. And find out too late.
For example, if an email hits your inbox that looks like it’s from a popular online retailer offering 50% off don’t click it. Don’t click on any image or link from an email.
Any secure website is encrypted. And allows you to complete a purchase and enter your personal and credit card information without being hacked.
There are a lot of clone sites out there. It’s always it’s best to go directly to your web browser and type in the URL. This guarantees you are visiting a secure site.
A URL should begin with “HTTPS” instead of “HTTP” to ensure it is safe.
3. Monitor your credit cards/bank accounts
Statistics show that one U.S. citizen is a victim of identity theft every three seconds.
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