Tag: data breaches
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November 29, 2009 01:59 PM EST --
Cybercriminals Take Advantage of the Holiday Season, Aiming to Steal Consumers’ Money, Identities and Financial Information
As cybercriminals begin to take advantage of the holiday . . .
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November 26, 2009 12:16 AM EST --
Cybercriminals Take Advantage of the Holiday Season, Aiming to Steal Consumers’ Money, Identities and Financial Information
As cybercriminals begin to take advantage of the holiday . . .
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October 22, 2009 12:16 AM EDT --
Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano
The National Foundation for Credit Counselors , which sponsors Protect Your Identity Week, has compiled a number of identity theft myths. To support their . . .
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October 25, 2009 07:02 PM EDT --
Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano
The National Foundation for Credit Counselors , which sponsors Protect Your Identity Week, has compiled a number of identity theft myths. To support . . .
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November 03, 2009 10:47 PM EST --
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert
For the past year, I’ve been screaming about the trouble with social media as it relates to identity theft, brand hijacking, privacy issues, and . . .
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November 05, 2009 12:43 PM EST --
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert
Congress is still considering the Informed P2P User Act, a law that would supposedly make it safer to use peer-to-peer file sharing software, an . . .
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October 04, 2009 08:55 PM EDT --
Wired reports the inspector general of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is investigating a potential data breach affecting 70 million records of U.S. military veterans. The issue . . .
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October 20, 2009 11:37 PM EDT --
During National Protect Your Identity Week we will be taking a fundamental approach to the issues. In the next 3 posts we’ll look at myths, compiled by the National Foundation for Credit . . .
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November 12, 2009 09:39 AM EST --
Years ago (like 20) a friend was graduating from college and moving away and a bunch of friends were throwing a party for this person. Collectively they asked me if I’d write a small speech as . . .
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November 23, 2009 11:28 PM EST --
Swatting is making prank calls to emergency services. In the field of information security, swatting is an attempt to trick an emergency service (such as a 911 operator ) to dispatch an emergency . . .
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August 06, 2009 11:02 PM EDT --
Identity Theft Expert Robert Siciliano
Sun Sentential reports that Congressman Robert Wexler, of Florida, was targeted by an extortionist who threatened to turn his Social Security number over . . .
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October 14, 2009 11:19 PM EDT --
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert
I make a portion of my living talking about identity theft. Admittedly, I profit from the crime. I don’t steal identities of course, but I get paid because . . .
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September 15, 2009 10:40 PM EDT --
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert
In 2007, a U.S. couple fell victim to identity theft when a criminal accessed their online bank account and stole $26,500 from a home equity credit line. The . . .
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November 19, 2009 08:54 AM EST --
Mules are relatively unaware people who get hooked into a “small business” or employment that is a function of a criminal enterprise. The mules often respond to “help wanted” . . .
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October 06, 2009 01:45 PM EDT --
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert
Whether you realize it or not one of the biggest threats to your personal security is your computer. And the Obama administration is bringing to light . . .
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July 26, 2009 01:50 AM EDT --
Privacy issues and identity theft in social media are a growing concern. Most people who post their personal information about themselves do not recognize the potential consequences of their actions, . . .
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August 31, 2009 11:29 PM EDT --
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert
ABC news and a bazillion other outlets report that a former informant for the Secret Service was one of three men charged with stealing credit and . . .
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