I just got this in my email yesterday.
It’s a company that makes healthy food supplements, cosmetics, and stuff.
It has some helpful hints along with it.
Modern technology makes our lives easier, but makes crooks lives easier too.
Dear Sunriders,
As many of you know, Sunrider has made our website Shop Online available to customers and IBOs for 10 years. We have always taken steps to protect your personal data, including credit card information, by using the latest in consumer protection technology, including VeriSign encryption technology and website scanning. We have also incorporated additional internal measures and increased monitoring to insure that your personal and credit card information is safe.
Although we take as many precautions as possible to protect your information, you should also take measures on your own on a frequent basis to ensure that your computer and account information are safe:
1.Check your credit card statements frequently or after each purchase;
2.Call your bank and inquire if there has been any suspicious activity;
3.Do not save passwords or credit card information on your web browser or online accounts;
4.Do not use obvious passwords like your birth date, your mother’s maiden name, or the last four digits of your Social Security number;
5.Keep your personal information in a secure place at home;
6.Purchase and keep your firewalls, anti-spyware, and anti-virus software on and up to date and perform scans frequently;
7.Never click on links sent to unsolicited emails;
8.Purchase identity theft protection;
9.Shred all bills or documents containing personal information;
10.Do not give your personal information or credit card numbers to unverified people over the phone, through mail, or over the Internet;
11.Protect your Social Security Number; don’t carry it in your wallet or write it on checks.
Despite all of our efforts, we believe there may have been a breach of our website database by a hacker. Your name, address, and credit card number may have been compromised, but all of this data was encrypted. This notice is a precaution. Please call your credit card companies to make sure your credit cards are safe, review purchases made in the last 2 weeks, and place a Fraud Alert on your credit reports.
If you suspect that your information has been compromised or that identity theft has occurred, you should take the following steps: place a Fraud Alert on credit accounts, close all accounts, file a police report, and file an Identity Theft Report at ftc.gov/idtheft. Please see the attached U.S. FTC document for more information.
It is unfortunate that in these difficult economic times people will commit the crime of Identity Theft. We are sorry for this inconvenience, but we want to assure you that we are committed to using the best technology and the best talent available internally and externally to protect your identity and data.