Be careful out there in Cyberspace…
Identity TheftSecurity vendor Sunbelt Software detected the site Tuesday, March 21, and reported it to eBay, which worked with the local ISP to have it taken offline. The site probably collected the information through phishing attacks or a Trojan horse virus that plants keylogging software on users’ PCs, said Alex Eckelberry, president of Sunbelt. Source. It’s Read More
Upstream attack threatens Bank Customers
Identity TheftSince Banks have been taking more security percautions hackers are shifting their focus to bank service providers and partners. In a recent attack, hackers obtained access to computers at ElectroNet Inc., a Tallahassee Internet service provider. ElectroNet Inc serves as the ISP (Internet Service Provider) for three Florida Banks, Capital City Bank, Wakulla Bank, and Read More
Self-Defense = Don’t Click on that Link!!
Identity TheftOnce again hackers are at it (actually they never stopped!). The security company FaceTime reported on March 17th that bots or hacked PCs are being used to harvest data stored in shopping carts (such as identity information, addresses, secret questions, credit card numbers). While not really anything new, this bot is called “the Carder” targets Read More
Debit Card PIN scandal “worst hack ever”
Identity Theft— Citibank only — So far it is just the start. The unfolding debit card scam that rocked Citibank last week, and that has now struck both national and small banks, is far from over, said Aviviah Litan, Gartner research vice president, Thursday, March 9, as she called this first-time-ever mass theft of PINs “the Read More
Microsoft Fingerprint Reader a Security Threat
Identity TheftMicrosoft’s Fingerprint Reader, a PC authentication device that Microsoft has been shipping since September 2004. A security researcher with the Finnish military has shown how they could steal your fingerprint by taking advantage of a vulnerability in the Fingerprint Reader. Microsoft has never promoted the device as a security device, only as a tool to Read More
ALERT! PayPal Password-Stealing Trojan Circulating
Identity TheftPayPal password-stealing Trojan mass mailed. Several million copies of a password-stealing Trojan horse were spammed to Internet users late last week, a security company said Monday. UK-based BlackSpider Technologies said that it had already intercepted more than 3.2 million messages with an attached Trojan, and claimed that it took 52 hours for the first anti-virus Read More
Social Security Administration warns of scam
Identity TheftOfficials from the Social Security Administration have issued a scam warning. The warning concerns an e-mail message addressed to “Dear Social Security Number and Card Owner”. It claims someone is using the number illegally and has stolen the recipient’s identity. It directs you to a website, where you’re asked for credit card and PIN numbers. Read More
!WARNING! – – Email Identity Theft Scam – – !WARNING!
Identity TheftWe’re taking action to warn you about an identity theft e-mail scam. There are e-mail messages being circulated addressed to “Dear Social Security Number and Card Owner” and purporting to be from the Social Security Administration. The message informs the reader “that someone illegally is using your Social Security number and assuming your identity” and Read More
Online Guide to Prevent Online Identity Theft
Identity TheftBT, a UK communications solutions provider, has released a ten-point guide [PDF] to help prevent Internet users falling victim to online fraud and identity theft. The guide forms part of an Internet security report highlighting growing and future online threats, published in conjunction with Yahoo, the UK government’s Get Safe Online campaign, and the Metropolitan Read More
EFF: Don’t use Google Desktop
Identity TheftThe nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is urging everyone not to use the new version of Google Desktop. The high-profile privacy watchdog group (EFF) has a terse warning for business and consumer users. A new feature added to Google Desktop on Thursday, February 9, is a serious privacy and security risk because of the way Read More
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