DENVER--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--ID Watchdog Inc. (TSX.V: IDW) (OTC: IDWAF), provider of identity monitoring and preservation tools, today released an infographic exploring the risk of data breaches and identity theft over the upcoming Black Friday shopping weekend.
“There will be a wealth of consumer data including credit card numbers, email addresses, etc. circulating this weekend which creates a prime opportunity for hackers to strike retailers”
With the shopping “holidays” of Black Friday and Cyber Monday right around the corner, the National Retail Federation predicts that up to 152 million people will be hitting stores looking for deals. Yet, with widespread data breaches and identity theft leading some to call 2011 the “Year of the Hacker”, caution needs to be taken to prevent this from becoming the year that cyber thieves stole Christmas.
“There will be a wealth of consumer data including credit card numbers, email addresses, etc. circulating this weekend which creates a prime opportunity for hackers to strike retailers,” said Mike Greene, CEO, ID Watchdog. “According to industry research, these databases are prone to security risks and it only takes being right once for a hacker to successfully steal the personal data of thousands of customers.”
About ID Watchdog
ID Watchdog and its partners provide consumers with identity monitoring and preservation tools that provide the only real protection against identity theft: active knowledge about your online identity. Using these tools, consumers watch their credit reports and receive warnings about significant changes as first alerts to possible identity theft. ID Watchdog and its partners empower consumers to play a role in defending their online identity by remaining vigilant about changes to and inaccuracies in their credit reports and resolving any issues that do arise with the help of personal information agents.
ID Watchdog (TSX.V: IDW, OTC: IDWAF) was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. All of the Company’s services have been developed with input from industry experts; national consumer advocacy groups; federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies; consumer protection agencies; and adhere to guidelines published by the Consumer Federation of America. For more information, please visit www.IDWatchdog.com.
ID Watchdog and its partners provide consumers with identity monitoring and preservation tools that provide the only real protection against identity theft: active knowledge about your online identity. Using these tools, consumers watch their credit reports and receive warnings about significant changes as first alerts to possible identity theft. ID Watchdog and its partners empower consumers to play a role in defending their online identity by remaining vigilant about changes to and inaccuracies in their credit reports and resolving any issues that do arise with the help of personal information agents.
ID Watchdog (TSX.V: IDW, OTC: IDWAF) was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. All of the Company’s services have been developed with input from industry experts; national consumer advocacy groups; federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies; consumer protection agencies; and adhere to guidelines published by the Consumer Federation of America. For more information, please visit www.IDWatchdog.com.
