Category: Identity Theft

Written by on August 6, 2007

ID Theft ALERT

Identity Theft

Research shows that ID theft is soaring in the U.S. because ID thieves are increasingly targeting individuals living in rural communities. Identity fraud hot spots include the cities of Springfield, IL; and Bozeman and Missoula, MT. In fact, Montana makes multiple appearances in the top ten list: at number four with Whitefish, five with Lolo, Read More

Written by on August 2, 2007

Lost Wallet?

Identity Theft

Loose your wallet or a credit card? You better start checking your credit. A friend recently lost her credit card at a gas station, with 12 hours over $500 in gas charges were recorded across town at a station with no cameras. Thieves are smart. In another case Jose F.Lara got a check in the Read More

Written by on July 27, 2007

ID Theft Protection

Identity Theft

So you think you are safe…You make sure you protect your credit cards, your receipts, you only shop in trusted stores, you are doing everything right. Where is your old computer? How about your old cellphone? Have you ever lost a USB Key or portable storage device? Not feeling so safe now are you! Well Read More

Written by on July 17, 2007

ID Theft In-Depth

Identity Theft

Identity theft is a real problem today and despite all of the information out there on how to protect yourself and all the new laws people still fall prey to these crimes. This is one crime that is difficult to protect against. But there are things you should be aware of to limit your exposure. Read More

Written by on March 4, 2007

Yahoo Mail Users – Alert

Identity Theft

I thought some of you might find this information useful… News.com reports that Symantec incorrectly flags Yahoo Mail as a virus. Yahoo’s e-mail service is not infected with a computer virus, despite a warning from Symantec that says it is. Starting sometime on Tuesday, February 27, accessing the beta version of Yahoo Mail on a Read More

Written by on December 23, 2006

Phishing Tests coming soon…

Identity Theft

Military, agencies to phish their workers. The military services and some agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Veterans Affairs, can now launch diagnostic phishing attacks against their own workers. The government-sanctioned attacks will be designed to test how well federal workers adhere to organization’s e-mail security policies. The agencies will Read More

Written by on November 28, 2006

Exploiting Holiday Charity

Identity Theft

Phishing site offers ‘job’ at children’s charity but is really a money laundering scam. A Website that purports to help underprivileged children is actually a scam to dupe users into laundering money, a security company has warned. A mass email detected by PandaLabs offers jobs at a supposed organization committed to helping deprived children, but Read More

Written by on November 9, 2006

MySpace Video Spreads Adware

Identity Theft

In case you use the site MySpace let this be a reminder warning to you, no matter what site you are using think twice before accepting any popup requests to install any type of software! Several MySpace pages offer what appear to be YouTube videos that trigger installation of adware when played. There is no Read More

Written by on October 25, 2006

RFID Credit Cards Major Security Risk

Identity Theft

Hacking contactless credit cards made easy. U.S. security researchers have demonstrated how easy it might be for crooks to read sensitive personal information from RFID-based credit and debit cards. Researchers from the RFID Consortium for Security and Privacy have shown how crooks might be able to skim sensitive information from cards — including card number, Read More

Written by on August 15, 2006

People still being caught in Phisher’s nets

Identity Theft

The Fifth Third Bank, Toledo Blade, Ohio is warning its customers of an e-mail con. The online customers of Fifth Third Bank are the latest victims of increasingly sophisticated “phishing” schemes that attempt to extract personal information from people who are unaware banks don’t ask for it through e-mails. Since early July, would-be thieves have Read More

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