Protect your financial data from cyber criminals

Taking steps to avoid cyber crime is one of the most important things you can do to protect your financial life.

Criminals have stolen customer financial data from JP Morgan Chase, the largest US bank, as well as the Korea Credit Bureau and US retailers Home Depot and Target, to name just a few.

In 2014, an eye-popping 43% of companies globally said they had customer information stolen. That’s up 30% from the year before. No company, no matter how big, seems immune.

The first line of defense starts with you. Click ‘play’ on the arrow above to learn how to protect yourself from online financial fraud — in just 90 seconds.

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