They’re just asking for trouble — months or possibly years of it.
Nearly half of Americans have not changed the password of an online account in the past six months or are using the same password on two or more of their accounts.
Those are among the findings of a new AARP survey of American adults called “Identity Theft: Who’s at Risk?”
By not being judicious about online security, millions of Americans 18 and up who conduct transactions online are inviting identity fraud criminals to ruin their lives, says an AARP expert.
“It [identity fraud] is one of the fastest-growing aspects of fraud out there,” says Christopher Widelo, associate state director in government relations and advocacy for the AARP in New York.
One in five Americans 18 and up says he or she has never shared any of their personal financial documents that could be used to steal his or her identity, the survey also found. Read More.
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