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Target Breach Spurs ID Theft Insurance Interest

If the Target security breach proves anything, its this: No one is safe from identity theft scammers. Its a perfect time for brokers to position themselves as identity-theft experts.

By Greg Glasgow | Updated on February 06, 2014

If the Target security breach proves anything, it’s this: No one is safe from identity theft scammers. Authorities are still looking for the creator of the malware that compromised the credit card numbers and other personal information of up to 110 million Target customers in November and December.

Target has done its best to make amends: In mid-January it informed customers it had partnered with Experian to give guests who shopped in U.S. Target stores a free year of Experian’s ProtectMyID service, which includes a free credit report, daily credit monitoring, identity theft insurance, and identity theft resolution, which allows individuals who’ve been the victim of identity theft to work with a dedicated fraud resolution agent.

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