As social media use increases so does your chance for theft

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Social media has really caught on in the last few years. Starting with MySpace, the ability to share, talk and friend other people on the internet has allowed users to branch out and have more fun online. Now services like Twitter, Facebook, Google Buzz and Foursquare continue to allow ...

Twitter resets accounts after offsite phishing

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Twitter is once again in the midst of a giant phishing attempt by an offsite entity. This morning, thousands of Twitter account holder were issued emails from Twitter saying that their account passwords had been reset. The email reads: Due to concern that your account may have been compromised in ...

Facebook Steps Up Defense Against ID Theft and Hacked Accounts

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Social media sites have become the hunting grounds for identity thieves and Facebook, with over 250 million users, is the largest target for most cyber criminals. As most users know Facebook has recently been hit with constant phishing attempts and worms designed to steal user's passwords. They range from official ...

Is Your Identity being Phished For? Be the One that Got Away

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Phishing has recently become a very popular sport on the internet. Although unlike regular anglers who spend their time trying to catch the next big fish, these finaglers are phishing for your credit card, identity information and other personal information. And they're getting scary good at it. Every day these people ...