Mugshots.com’s alleged owners arrested for extortion
Mugshots.com publishes people’s mugshots and extorts a removal fee. Continue reading Mugshots.com’s alleged owners arrested for extortion
Category Archives: identity theft
Suspected Syrian Electronic Army hackers indicted for conspiracy and identity theft
Two men have been indicted for their alleged involvement in hacking campaigns that targeted critics of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. The men – Ahmad Umar Agha (also known by his online handle of “The Pro”) and Firas Dardar … Continue reading Suspected Syrian Electronic Army hackers indicted for conspiracy and identity theft
4 Tips to Secure Your Online Gaming Accounts
In a perfect world, you would be playing your favorite online action, shooter, and fantasy games without concern—in a magical world with no hackers, malware, or cyber-attacks. Unfortunately, that world doesn’t exist. In the real world, pret… Continue reading 4 Tips to Secure Your Online Gaming Accounts
Warehouse full of digital copiers yields truckloads of secrets
Copiers’ hard drives aren’t typically encrypted or wiped. One result: a used copier with 300 people’s medical records: just hit “print!” Continue reading Warehouse full of digital copiers yields truckloads of secrets
Six Cyber Security Tips for Every Mom Out There
Happy Mother’s Day, everyone! It goes without saying that moms play an incredibly important role in the world. Their ability to selflessly nurture, protect and offer guidance is why they hold such a special place in our hearts. So, as an informat… Continue reading Six Cyber Security Tips for Every Mom Out There
The Shared Security Weekly Blaze – Child Identity Fraud, Tech Support Scams, Amazon Key In-Car Delivery
This is the Shared Security Weekly Blaze for April 30, 2018 sponsored by Security Perspectives – Your Source for Tailored Security Awareness Training and Assessment Solutions, Silent Pocket and CISOBox. This episode was hoste… Continue reading The Shared Security Weekly Blaze – Child Identity Fraud, Tech Support Scams, Amazon Key In-Car Delivery
Facebook Has Hosted Stolen Identities and Social Security Numbers for Years
The social security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, and alleged credit card numbers of dozens of people are being advertised and sold on Facebook. The internet giant deleted some of them after Motherboard flagged the posts. Continue reading Facebook Has Hosted Stolen Identities and Social Security Numbers for Years
What is a Password Manager and Why Do You Need it?
Do you use the same password for all of your online accounts, apps and services—like email, social media, online retail sites or even your bank? Is this password your date of birth, your high school mascot, your pet’s name, or some other ea… Continue reading What is a Password Manager and Why Do You Need it?
UK ID Theft, IWF report on child abuse, Gold Galleon BEC
ID theft, a report on child sexual abuse images, and BEC (Business Email Compromise) fraud.
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Identity Thieves – Phishing and Pilfering Your PII
Identity fraud reached a record high in 2017 with 16.7 million U.S. victims (an increase of 8 percent over 2016) and $16.8 billion dollars stolen. So, it should come as no surprise that your personally identifiable information (PII) and login credentia… Continue reading Identity Thieves – Phishing and Pilfering Your PII