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Equifax Data Breach – What It Means For You   Last week, Equifax announced a data breach that could affect 143 million consumers.  The compromised information includes names, social security numbers, birthdates, addresses, and, in some cases, driver’s license numbers.  In addition, Equifax also announced that credit card numbers for roughly 209,000 U.S. customers were

Anthem customers, we feel your pain. The Anthem data breach revealed last week could affect up to 80 million people, and the investigation into the scope of the crime is just starting. Any breach that exposes data from millions of customers (or even thousands really) is bad, but the Anthem breach is actually worse than retail breaches like

Social Media Scams Based on Current Events used with permission from Norton Protection Blog by Nadia Kovacs We are sure you’ve seen them lurking in your news feeds- breaking news reporting a celebrity’s death, photos of natural disasters striking major cities, video footage of riots and outrage over an accidental shooting- all seemingly legitimate news

1. Monitor your accounts regularly. Check your accounts regularly to make sure all transactions posted are ones you authorized. Report any fraudulent or suspicious activity to your bank. Get into the habit of monitoring your accounts every few days and always after you’ve done any type of online shopping. You will want to make sure your account was

Help us prevent fraud To protect you, Mercer Savings Bank monitors debit card and ATM transactions for potentially fraudulent activity through our Fraud Detection Program.  Potentially fraudulent activity may include a sudden change in local (such as when a U.S.-issued card is used unexpectedly overseas or in a foreign county), a sudden string of costly

The Heartbleed Bug continues to impact computer systems worldwide.  The problem, which was disclosed last week, involves encryption software called OpenSSL, which is used by a large number of Internet web sites.  The Heartbleed bug can cause sensitive information stored on servers to be disclosed, including passwords, usernames, personal information and credit/debit card numbers. Mercer

On April 8, 2014, Microsoft will discontinue technical assistance for Windows XP.  Microsoft will no longer provide security updates and other forms of technical assistance to users of this product.  It will still be possible to continue using Windows XP, however doing so may put your computer at risk for software failure, security risks and