Archive for the ‘Identity Theft Risk’ Category
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Online threats are a real problem when you are trying to protect your identity. Cybercriminals constantly launch attacks that are designed to penetrate your digital defense and steal your personal and financial information.
More than 30,000 URLs are infected every day, and 80 percent of those infected are legitimate sites ...
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Friday, January 27th, 2012
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Monday, January 23rd, 2012
If you use social media websites, then you are familiar with the applications that are constantly popping up within them. The apps include everything from games to causes, and they all require access to your personal information. If you've ever gotten your official "indian name," then you've granted the owner ...
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Friday, January 20th, 2012
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
It seems, at first glance, that there is nothing new when it comes to identity theft. But if you scratch below the surface, you see that criminals are forever looking to find new and innovative ways to fool people into giving up their personal or financial information. These criminals are ...
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
More and more people are being duped each year as cybercriminals commit identity theft and tax fraud. But the IRS is fighting back.
The IRS has created a special section on its website specifically designed to aid tax fraud victims. The new section includes tips for taxpayers and a special guide ...
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Friday, December 30th, 2011
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Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
If you're like a lot of Americans, you scored some sort of new gadget for Christmas this year, like a new tablet, smartphone or GPS device. We've all become so reliant on these devices that we just can't live without them.
Neither can identity thieves. They count on the average consumer ...
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
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Monday, December 19th, 2011
One of the most common scams perpetrated by identity thieves is also one of the simplest: a phone call.
Phone-based scams occur when a person contacts a victim and asks for personal or financial information under the guise of saying the call is originating from the victim's bank or credit union, ...
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Monday, December 12th, 2011
If you received an e-mail which appeared to be from Amazon and calmed to include a holiday gift card, would you open it? Many people would. And that's exactly what those behind a new phishing campaign are hoping for.
The e-mails is tagged "your gift card order," and the message, ...
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Law enforcement personnel are warning consumers that this is the time of year when they get the most reports of cars and homes being broken into – mostly because people leave valuables in plain sight.
When out shopping, don't leave packages in the front or back seat, where they will tempt ...
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Monday, December 5th, 2011
Last week, a warning was issued regarding a Facebook worm that was spreading on the social network, tricking users into believing that they were clicking on a link to an image. Nothing new here, eh? Happens quite frequently.
The bad news in this instance is that the attack appears to still ...
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Thursday, December 1st, 2011
A new study suggests that hackers can infiltrate printers and extract personal information for illicit uses like identity theft, and that they can also direct the printer to catch on fire.
The research, conducted by Columbia University and funded by a government grant, suggests that millions of people could be ...
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Friday, November 18th, 2011
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