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• Data Breach Alert: Social Security numbers printed on postcards

  
  NextAdvisor Daily — Authority: 131
  Last week, the Universal American Action Network, a subsidiary of Universal American Insurance, sent 80,000 postcards to Medicare participants throughout the country. On these postcards, printed above the recipients names, were their Social Security numbers . The mistake occurred because Social Security numbers are ...
  1 day ago

• ID theft and pickpocket risks during holiday shopping season

  
  LifeLock — Authority: 107
  I’ve decided to do most of my Christmas shopping from home this year, using only well-known sites to make sure I don’t become an ID theft or credit card fraud victim. The only thing that will get me to the mall or the big box stores is the Black Friday bargains. Other than that, I’m doing the rest of my shopping ...
  1 day ago

• SWATting, Using Technology To Hurt

  
  Identity Theft Expert Speaker Protection Prevention Resource Blog — Authority: 118
  Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert 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 response team, generally a SWAT team. SWAT is ( Special Weapons and Tactics ...
  3 days ago

• Hackers Indicted for Jacking Comcast

  
  Identity Theft Expert Speaker Protection Prevention Resource Blog — Authority: 118
  Robert Siciliano identity theft expert One hacked email address led to the defacement of Comcasts homepage. When the hackers called Comcasts technical contact to let him know all 200 Comcast domain names and Comcast homepage were vulnerable, he hung up on them. It has not been disclosed how the email was ...
  4 days ago

• SWATting, Using Technology To Hurt

  
  Identity Theft Expert Speaker Protection Prevention Resource Blog — Authority: 118
  Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert 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 response team, generally a SWAT team. SWAT is ( Special Weapons and Tactics ...
  4 days ago

• Beware of Identity Theft

  
  ImIdea [is] My Personal View — Authority: 145
  Taking the right steps immediately after you discover that you have been the victim of an identity theft is extremely important. Some of the steps which you should immediately be considering are.1.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  5 days ago

• Beware of Identity Theft On The Internet

  
  Chris and Eddie in London NW1 — Authority: 119
  For people who have been unwitting victims of an identity theft, it is important that you take the right steps immediately in order to minimize the possible damage. Whilst there are many things to be done in such a scenario, the following are some of the most essential.1. Place a fraud alert.Placing a fraud alert [...]
  6 days ago

• Popular Facebook games include scams

  
  NextAdvisor Daily — Authority: 131
  Many of the most popular applications on Facebook, including FarmVille, CafeWorld, and Mafia Wars, are created by a company called Zynga. Zyngas CEO, Marc Pincus, recently acknowledged that these games contain " scammy " offers, in which users are offered various deals in exchange for in-game currency. These offers, ...
  6 days ago

• Money Mules Facilitate Identity Theft and Fraud

  
  Identity Theft Expert Speaker Protection Prevention Resource Blog — Authority: 118
  Robert Siciliano  Identity Theft Expert 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” ads from online job placement sites. Shipping scams are a common tactic criminals use in ...
  6 days ago

• Money mules facilitate identity theft and fraud

  
  NextAdvisor Daily — Authority: 131
  Robert Siciliano is a NextAdvisor.com Expert Guest Blogger 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” ads from online job placement sites. Shipping scams are a common tactic ...
  6 days ago

• Gifts for the hard-to-buy-for

  
  LifeLock — Authority: 107
  Shopping for the kids on your list is definitely more fun, but you can’t put it off any longer: it’s time to figure out what to buy for all those hard-to-buy-for people on your holiday shopping list. Well, lucky you, I have some tips on what to buy—and perhaps more importantly—what not to buy. I know that ...
  1 week ago

• I Bought an ATM off Craigslist for $750 w/1000 CC#s on it. Yup.

  
  Identity Theft Expert Speaker Protection Prevention Resource Blog — Authority: 118
  Robert Siciliano  Identity Theft Expert After the Vegas DEFCON ATM debacle where hackers hacked hackers by setting up a fake ATM in front of the facilities security office, I needed to see how stupid easy it was to buy and ATM and just set it up anywhere. So my search began. I started looking on e-bay and found ...
  1 week ago

• Beware of job search scams

  
  NextAdvisor Daily — Authority: 131
  Identity thieves tend to be quite good at identifying and capitalizing on new trends and opportunities. So it isnt particularly surprising that as unemployment rises, scams designed to take advantage of vulnerable job seekers have become increasingly common . Job seekers are an easy target since they are more willing ...
  1 week ago

• Twitter Phish Identity Theft Scam

  
  Identity Theft Expert Speaker Protection Prevention Resource Blog — Authority: 118
  Robert Siciliano  Identity Theft Expert I’ve been getting the same “direct message” from several of my Twitter followers. Apparently, their accounts have been hacked, because it’s a phishing message that says, “ROFL this you?” and contains a shortened URL. The link leads to a page that resembles ...
  1 week ago

• Defend Yourself From ID Theft With ID Theft Protection Services

  
  GetStudentLoanNow.com — Authority: 438
  Identity theft is higher than ever and the amount of people who got their personal identity stolen keeps rising. Identity theft solution businesses can be utilized to keep this crime from taking place. ID theft happens every day and is rampant. Identity theft companies protect you in a couple of different ways. ...
  1 week ago

• Identity Theft – A Brief Introduction

  
  GetStudentLoanNow.com — Authority: 438
  Every person should think about the options in identity theft protection. Should you find that you’re a victim of ID fraud, a credit score may be destroyed consequently destroying your ability to obtain loans and credit cards. Seeing that stealing one’s ID is a fast growing crime, based on the Federal Bureau of ...
  1 week ago

• Protect Yourself Against Personal Identity Theft

  
  Interesting Articles — Authority: 148
  Ever more commonly, folks are becoming concerned concerning identity theft. It results in considerable difficulties for the injured party, normally both financial and mental. Identity theft can devastate your life for months or possibly years. Identity theft takes place when a thief gets hold of someones private ...
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• Why is Child Pornography on Your PC?

  
  Identity Theft Expert Speaker Protection Prevention Resource Blog — Authority: 118
  Robert Siciliano  Identity Theft Expert Anti-virus protection, critical security patches and a secure wireless connection have always been essential processes on my networks. My main concern has always been to protect my bank account by keeping the bad guy out. In my presentations, I’ve always stressed the ...
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• Tips to Help You Guard Against Personal Identity Theft

  
  Articles — Authority: 149
  Increasingly, folks are becoming troubled concerning identity theft. It can cause both financial difficulties and psychological discomfort for its victims. Identity theft can wreck your life for months or even years. Identity theft happens when a criminal obtains a person’s private information. These particulars ...
  1 week ago

• Living in a less nervous world

  
  NextAdvisor Daily — Authority: 131
  Does the world seem a little less anxious than it did six months ago? A study released this week indicates a "15% improvement in the levels of anxiety that people feel." People seem to be feeling especially comfortable about "Internet security, personal safety and national security." Unisis , the global IT ...
  1 week ago

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