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— regularly change and safeguard your pass- There is also straightforward advice on how
words, upgrade your security scan to keep your Airman 1st Class Dylan Adams, 308th Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant
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your credit rating and your bank statement. how to mitigate the risk of fraud and identity Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcons departing Luke Air Force Base
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and it can be vulnerable even when safety access, credit monitoring and identity theft sure the jets are airworthy with no damage or malfunction.
measures are in place. Unfortunately, the insurance and recovery services to potentially
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of Personnel Management website, and sensi- pany that specializes in these services, for 18
tive information was obtained by unauthorized months, at no cost to enrollees.
sources.
Living in the information age is exciting
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notifying affected government employees and and look up fact after fact without ever having
providing guidance to those involved: to consult a print-version encyclopedia, shop
without ever having to leave the comforts of
Monitor account statements and immedi- our couch, and see who is at the front door
ately report any suspicious or unusual activity without letting anyone know whether we are
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come part of our lives, so has hacking. It goes
Request a free credit report at www.Annual- with the territory, and to expect otherwise is
CreditReport.com or by calling 877-322-8228. to sell the technology short.
Consumers are entitled by law to one free
credit report per year from each of the three So what do you do if you get that dreaded
major credit bureaus. email saying that your information was com-
promised? First and most important, make
Review resources provided on the Federal sure that the email is the real thing. In a
Trade Commission identity theft website. The Federal Trade Commission blog entry, the
FTC maintains a variety of consumer publica- Division of Consumer & Business Education
tions providing comprehensive information provides a solid place to start. This entry maps
about computer intrusions and identity theft. out how to ascertain if the email that claims
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If warranted, place a fraud alert on your steps. Taking action helps each of us feel less
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before opening a new account in your name. To
do this, call TransUnion® at 1-800-680-7289 to Courtesy of public.govdelivery.com
place the alert. TransUnion® will then notify

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