Get it securely shredded. Not all receipts need to be shredded, but all receipts from credit card purchases should be shredded. These receipts often include the last four digits of your card number, and sometimes your signature. Start shredding these to keep that info secure. Boarding tickets. The barcode on the pass can also easily be deciphered online to reveal things like your frequent flier number.
Get it securely shredded—unless you want someone logging into your account and canceling your next getaway. Furthermore, if the document contains any sensitive information e. You asked: Will shredding documents that only have my name and address details on them protect me against identity theft, or offer any other information security benefit? The bigger question which cannot be truly answered is: " If in the event of identity theft, was it due to you not shredding documents?
When it comes to dumpster diving, this has mainly been an issue of attackers targeting companies moreso than individuals, however many private investigators do perform dumpster diving, and I am sure there are individuals with malicious intent, doing the same thing. The initial question is: "What can someone do with this information!? Consider the American Postal System.
There is a form one can fill out to notify the postman that they have moved to another address. The USPS usually begins sending mail to this location after about 10 days. Fact : If you submit the form in person, you need to show ID Good. Fact : If you fill out the form and mail it in, the USPS automatically starts forwarding your mail without validating you requested the change of address.
Try it if you'd like, complete a change of address to say your parents home, and mail it. So, as an attacker, if I targeted you, I don't necessarily need to dumpster dive. Why would I when I can forward all of your mail. Imagine doing something like this to coincide with the last week, and first week of the month usually when bills arrive. I'd receive your mail, to which I can gather data to escalate an attack without ever touching your garbage can. There are other methods to obtain your data, it all depends on the skill of the person targeting you, and the level of data they want to get, and why.
Think about it, you would have to be targeted for someone to pull this off otherwise, if I am random attacker going this route dumpster diving , I am going to target big money. This thing was popular once around where I live, and the information was indeed pulled out of dumpsters, but that was around , well before facebook and linkedin. While I believe the criminals prefer to use facebook instead of dumpsters to get all sorts of info required for this kind of fraud, I still shred any document with any name on it appearing anywhere.
The best way to secure your identity--is to embrace your identity. The more people that know who you are--the more difficult it is for someone to impersonate you. Often times it is quicker, and less expensive to get your addresses, billing statements, etc, from online sources--from public records, court documents, your utility providers, etc. This profile could then be used to hack into your accounts or perhaps steal your identity for fraudulent purposes.
This information might allow people to refill prescriptions for themselves, or even obtain other drugs using your identity. In reality, most of us keep them stuffed into our wallet or purse, but end up simply discarding them once there are too many to ignore.
In fact they can still reveal parts of your credit-card number, and also your signature, if you had to sign for payment. You probably know you need to shred any document that contains sensitive personal or financial information such as Social Security number, account numbers, etc. For a full list of what documents should be shredded, see When Should You Shred? Some catalogs do that to make it easier for you to place an order, but unfortunately it makes identity theft and fraud easier too.
The ones you get in the newspaper are safe, but the personalized ones sent directly to you from your favorite stores have your name, address, and perhaps other information about you that stores use to track whether sending you a coupon gets you to make a purchase. That includes receipts and all official documents.
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