---
title: "Protecting Yourself from Online Fraud in 2016"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/protecting-yourself-from-online-fraud-in-2016/"
date: "2015-12-30T03:53:58+00:00"
section: "Identity Theft"
tags:
  - "Identity Theft"
source: "finance.yahoo.com"
source_url: "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/protecting-yourself-online-fraud-2016-083000130.html"
---

# Protecting Yourself from Online Fraud in 2016

December 30, 2015 · Reported by finance.yahoo.com

> Throughout this year, the news headlines have reported that several British businesses – including certain major service providers and retailers – encountered security breaches to their customer databases.
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> Resultantly, the relationships between checking credit scores and online fraud and checking credit scores and identity theft got the spotlight, as the mainstream media advised the British public to see if their credit score was affected.

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**Tags:** [Identity Theft](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/identity-theft/)