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Protecting Your
Identity:
Zappos Hacked: What You Need to Know
Zappos.com is an online source for shoes and were
recently the victim of an attack that compromised electronic account information
for millions of customers. Zappos customers need to be on alert for suspicious
or malicious activity which may result from this attack.
In a letter to Zappos
customers, CEO Tony Hsieh explains that the site was hacked, and that
information including names, email addresses, billing and shipping addresses,
phone numbers, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and encrypted
passwords may have been exposed. The good news, according to Hsieh, is that the
database storing actual credit card and payment data was not breached.
Click here to view information from PC World Business Center that provides more
information on this security breach.
If you receive a questionable message, whether by email, telephone or text message, do not respond with your personal financial information, simply delete the message or hang up.
Always remember that all financial institutions, including GPO, will never send out messages soliciting account information.
If you receive a message that you think may be fraudulent, click here to tell us about it.
To learn more about identity theft, click here.
Please remember to NEVER give your personal information to someone soliciting that information by phone, email, or even text message.
If you receive a questionable phone call, the best thing to do is hang up. If you receive a questionable email or text message, simply delete it.
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Click here to take the online course on Identity Theft
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