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What Is Identity Theft Exactly? Identity theft is a term that is used to refer to any kind of scam, deception or an activity that leads to loss of your personal data, including loss of passwords, username, credit card details,…Read more
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…and using the credit card terminals to allegedly issue themselves fraudulent returns and to steal taxpayer IDs and bank info. Continue reading Street gang members indicted for stealing POS terminals
I recently bought a Dell laptop and found out that Dell recommends to install a theft-protection system called LoJack. It is a system installed on the BIOS; if the laptop is stolen, it is possible to connect to their website … Continue reading Is it risky to install a theft-protection system?
If you can read this, it means that you’re on the internet. You are one of the millions (or possibly billions) of internet users who are browsing the World Wide Web at this very moment–and that means you should be concerned about online pri… Continue reading 10 Ways to Protect Your Privacy Online
Another quite different extortion, blackmail, phishing scam this morning. It is primarily aimed at French speaking users although it was received to an email address used by an English speaker. It comes from what purports or pretends to be a debt reco… Continue reading Fake PayPal Debt recovery email – Extortion, Blackmail, scam and Phishing
Richard Gregory Bauer allegedly weaseled private information out of the women on Facebook by pretending to be working on a class project. Continue reading Former NASA contractor arrested on charges of sextorting seven women
The scammers & criminals get ever more creative with their phishing scams. This is one I have not seen before and could be very effective. It pretends to be a message from the UK Student Finance Body checking they have correct details to pay the pa… Continue reading Fake Student Finance Body phishing scam
Blockchain has become a hot topic of discussion these days as it has made its way into a number of industries. From banking, to finance, to infrastructure—blockchain has penetrated every sphere of work. Healthcare is another realm that has found … Continue reading Shaping the Healthcare Ecosystem with Blockchain
The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against three leading members of a cybercriminal group called FIN7 that hacked into more than 100 U.S. businesses. The three men are Ukrainian nationals and are already in custody. FIN7, also known as C… Continue reading US Charges 3 Members of the Notorious FIN7 Cybercriminal Group
Almost every day, someone calls me to inquire about how to deal with a compromised identity. It has become so common that I have come to the point of just assuming everyone has had their identity compromised in some way, shape or form after the last f… Continue reading What Should You Do When Your Identity Has Been Compromised?