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IN THE HEADLINES: Medical Identity Theft Soars
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● February 22, 2012
Imagine getting approval from your doctor to go ahead with the vital medical procedure that could change your life, only to have your insurance provider or hospital deny the procedure because you already owe them hundreds of thousands of dollars for procedures you never had? Welcome to the wake-up call that greets thousands of medical [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Phishing Scam Could Cost Couple Their Home
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● February 21, 2012
I’m sure you’ve seen or heard of a phishing scam by now – typically an email that looks like it comes from your bank asking you to confirm something sensitive like an account number, credit card number, or password. Even though they have become more sophisticated over the years, they still meet resistance from more [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: New Facebook Scams to Watch Out For
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● February 1, 2012
It’s been another busy week for Facebook scams, with all kinds of dangers to watch out for. And many of these scams are based on pitches for free gift cards that end up taking instead of giving. First up is the “One Free Amazon.com Gift Card (limited time only)” scam. This has been popping up [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: New Malware Being Developed Around Impressive Business Model
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● January 31, 2012
In yet another sign of how once-disorganized cybercrooks are evolving into professionally run businesses, crooks that develop and sell data stealing Trojans are now offering the kind of support that a legitimate software developer would be envious of. Security expert Brian Krebs recently reported on his blog about how the developer of one such Trojan, [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: 12 Things You Can Do to Avoid Banking Trojans
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 30, 2012
With the recent news of the emergence of new and even more potent forms of banking Trojans, it’s time to start taking this threat seriously. Banking Trojans are a highly sophisticated type of malware capable of attacking and emptying online bank accounts without leaving much of a trace; or much in your account. If you [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Data Breaches Off to a Great Start
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 27, 2012
The New Year is barely a couple of weeks old and already we’re seeing some brazen and possibly huge data breaches. Fans of the Huffington Post were greeted a couple of days ago with a Twitter message from the Post that said simply “Sorry about that, Twitterverse! We know we’ve been hacked and are working [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Celebrate Data Privacy Day
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 27, 2012
In case you didn’t know, January 28th is Data Privacy Day and an opportunity for consumers and businesses around the world to think more about the issues of privacy and the protection of data. The event has been running for a couple of years now, under the stewardship of the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA). [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Gangs Move Into Identity Theft
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 26, 2012
In what’s being widely seen as a very troubling pattern, law enforcement across the country are reporting that street gangs are making a notable shift off the street and into something even more shifty – identity theft. Police in Florida recently raised the alarm about a move by local gang members from traditional gang activities, [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Fake Landlords Can Lead to Fraud and Identity Theft
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 25, 2012
Consumers across the country are reporting a growing number of scams that trick renters into paying upfront fees for apartments that don’t exist or the advertiser of the apartment doesn’t have the right to rent it. Here’s how the scam works. The scammer will copy an ad for an apartment rental from a public site [...]
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