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Old May 23, 2016 | 6:17 am
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Originally Posted by cargo13
A consideration if you are logging in aboard....get identity theft insurance for your travels, particularly if you are using public networks, free hotel wi fi, no VPN....we watched Netflix, emailed, logged into a few web accounts, from Brasil on our device over hotel wi fi and were hacked. It impacted our email and bank activity. We are not sure how it happened but trace it back to the Brasil location.

We were very lucky that our travel insurance had coverages for identity theft protection for the trip and 180 days afterward. Resolutions/remediation has occurred by the CSA TRAVEL PROTECTION services. It was not expensive travel insurance to boot! but saved us $1000s.

http://www.csatravelprotection.com/plan-details
This is where setting up TWO FACTOR AUTHENTICATION (look it up) is even more critical. Also, don't log in from PCs you don't own (hotel PCs for example). When connecting over wifi... try to use a VPN to ensure secure connectivity.
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